Monday, October 14, 2024

Management & Maintenance

This department of Rental Housing Journal is your source for property management and maintenance information. Whether you’re an independent landlord, portfolio manager, on-site community manager, leasing agent or apartment maintenance professional, the site is dedicated to bringing tips, best practices and information to help make your job easier and keep you up to date and educated.

Can I adjust the rent if a new tenant is added to the lease is the question from a landlord this week for Landlord Hank.

Can I Adjust the Rent if A New Tenant Is Added To The Lease?

Adding a new tenant to a lease is a question that comes up from time to time. In this week’s Ask Landlord Hank question he discusses the issue or adjusting the rent and the...
Here are 8 reasons to use property management software for maintenance requests to improve communication between landlords and tenants.

8 Reasons To Manage Rental Maintenance Requests With Software

Here are 8 reasons to manage rental maintenance requests with property management software to improve communication between landlords and tenants. By Eli Secor One of the most stressful parts of being a landlord is getting a...
Getting tenants to change filters is a challenge in itself but what happens to the furnace filter when tenants are smoking?

Can Smoking Turn A Furnace Filter In My Rental Yellow?

Getting tenants to change filters is a challenge in itself but what happens to the furnace filter when tenants are smoking? In this week’s Ask Landlord Hank question he deals with the furnace filter issue and...
Leasing efficiency means finding ways to avoid missing leads that come in to busy property managers by leveraging automation tools.

How To Enhance Leasing Efficiency With Automation Tools

Leasing efficiency means finding ways to avoid missing leads that come in to busy property managers by leveraging automation tools. By Kevin Juhasz The multifamily housing industry has witnessed a significant shift in consumer behavior, one...
Multifamily online reputation management is crucial to protecting reviews and distinguishing a rental property in the competitive space.

The Budgeting Benefits of Reputation Management

Multifamily online reputation management is crucial to protecting multifamily reviews and distinguishing a rental property in the competitive space. By Kendall Pretzer Reputation management has emerged as a crucial aspect of multifamily operations, encompassing strategies and...
Use of marijuana and fair housing laws and property managers

The Use Of Marijuana – A Fair Housing Challenge

Marijuana use in rental housing presents a fair housing challenge for property managers who need to navigate the legal complexities in federal and state laws. By The Fair Housing Institute Navigating the legalities of marijuana use...
A landlord needs one of her currently occupied 3-bedroom apartments to keep maintenance on-site in her apartment complex.

Landlord Needs 3-Bedroom Unit to Keep Maintenance On-Site

A landlord needs one of her currently occupied 3-bedroom apartments to keep maintenance on-site in her apartment complex. That is the question this week for Ask Landlord Hank. Remember Hank is not an attorney and...
A landlord is asking what is her responsibility for upstairs tenants doing drugs and disturbing the downstairs tenant

Problem: Upstairs Tenants Doing Drugs

A landlord is asking what is her responsibility for upstairs tenants doing drugs and disturbing the downstairs tenant. That is the question this week for Ask Landlord Hank. Remember Hank is not an attorney and...
Think of your rental criteria as frequently asked questions for those applying to rent your property and are they written down?

Your Rental Criteria and The Power of Three

Think of your rental criteria as frequently asked questions for those applying to rent your property and are they written down? By David Pickron Early on in my investing career I flew by the seat of...
Dear Landlord Hank: Running Children Upstairs Disturbing Downstairs Tenant What Do We Do?

Running Children Upstairs Disturbing Downstairs Tenant What Do We Do?

The problem is back, again, with tenant complaints about noisy, running children. In this week's Ask Landlord Hank question he deals with children upstairs distributing downstairs tenant and offers some advice. Remember Hank is...