Seattle City Council Caps Late Rent Fee Payment At $10
The Seattle City Council has passed an ordinance to cap late rent fees at $10, according to reports, frustrating many small landlords who opposed it.
The city council put in place the $10 cap on...
Landlords: Maintenance, Tenant Screening Are Biggest Struggles
Maintenance and tenant screening are the biggest struggles than landlords and property managers face on a day-to-day basis, according to a Zillow survey of more than 1,000 rental property owners.
Zillow surveyed first-time and repeat landlords...
Can You Detect Smoking in Furnace Filter?
Can you test a furnace filter to detect smoking and nicotine in your rental property is the question this week for Ask Landlord Hank. Remember Hank is not an attorney and is not offering legal...
How a “Renters Bill of Rights” Could Affect Housing Providers
Here are five principles in the proposed renters bill of rights and while it does not carry any mandate, landlords still need to be aware of what it contains.
By Scot Aubrey
Depending on where you...
Fair Housing Best Practices for Prospect Tours: Ensuring Compliance
Any disparity in how you conduct your prospect tours could leave you open for potential fair housing complaints so here are four fundamental areas to review for best practices.
By The Fair Housing Institute
As a...
The Changing Tides of Lease Renewal Improvement in Multifamily
Operators are now seeing that improving how resident communication is directly correlated to lease renewals and how long residents will choose to stay at their property.
By Andrew Ruhland
The tides of renewals may be changing,...
NOI Drivers Combat Rent Growth Decline: New Revenue Streams
Multifamily operators are finding new revenue streams by identifying new net operating income (NOI) strategies within day-to-day operations and things such as short-term leases and flexible stay.
By Doug Pike
A historic period of rent growth...
Replacing Social Perks with Tech Tools Attracts Modern Renters
Lease renewals are evolving and things like social perks are less important so what attracts modern renters to an apartment community so they stay longer?
By Andrew Ruhland
Community events and amenities that encourage social interaction...
Can I Limit the Number of People in My Rental?
Should I be able to limit the number of people in my rental if it is on a septic system is the question this week for Ask Landlord Hank. Remember Hank is not an attorney...
Burdened by ESA Fraud? Time to Reconsider Your Pet Policies?
Can emotional support animal (ESA) fraud in the rental housing industry be reduced by modernizing pet policies?
By Judy Bellack
Talk to apartment owners and operators about the issues plaguing their communities, and fraudulent emotional support...