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.

6 Community Maintenance Tips For Exceptional Tenant Experience

6 Community Maintenance Tips For Exceptional Tenant Experience

6 community maintenance tips for exceptional tenant experience to go above and beyond. By Kris Servidio Senior Associate Director of Facilities and Support Mark-Taylor Residential The dedicated everyday work of maintenance and service teams at a multifamily community...
How To Winterize Your Pacific Northwest Rental Property

How To Winterize Your Pacific Northwest Rental Property

How to winterize your pacific northwest rental property using this checklist heading into winter. By Phil Schaller It's that time of the year again. Winters aren’t too harsh here in the Pacific Northwest, but it’s still...
How to Rent a Pest-Free Home to Your Tenants

7 Pest Preventative Maintenance Steps For Rental Housing

The maintenance check up this week, provided by Keepe, asks whether you are taking the pest preventative maintenance you need in your rental housing to protect your investment and your tenants. From mice to ants and cockroaches, pest infestations can...
5 Steps To Take Care Of Your Rental Property Heating System In Winter

5 Steps To Take Care Of Your Rental Property Heating System In Winter

Here are 5 steps to take care of your rental property heating system in winter and protect your investment and your tenants, the  maintenance check up provided by Keepe. You get a sudden phone call...
How Do You Keep Tenants From Going Overboard With Holiday Lights?

How Do You Keep Tenants From Going Overboard With Holiday Lights?

Can tenants go overboard with holiday lights especially in a multifamily property is the question for Ask Landlord Hank this week. Remember Landlord Hank is not an attorney and is not giving legal advice. Dear Landlord Hank:...
Can I Evict Tenants for Drilling Holes in Exterior Walls? Ask Landlord Hank

Can I Evict Tenants for Drilling Holes in Exterior Walls?

The question this week for Landlord Hank is whether a landlord can evict tenants for drilling holes in an exterior wall. On his page,  Ask Landlord Hank answers questions from other landlords and property managers...
Rental Property Maintenance: 6 Items to Troubleshoot in Your Crawl Spaces

Property Maintenance: 6 Items to Troubleshoot in Your Crawl Spaces

This rental property maintenance tip offers 6 items to look for to troubleshoot in your crawl spaces under your rentals. By Phil Schaller Crawl spaces are great for storage, but because humans don’t frequent this area...
Technology Adoption Doesn't Have To Leave Disengaged Employees

Technology Adoption Doesn’t Have To Leave Disengaged Employees

Technology adoption in the multifamily industry does not have to leave disengaged employees in its wake after multifamily operators had to move quickly with technology adoption due to the pandemic. By Elizabeth Francisco President, ResMan The days...
How to Combat the Apartment Industry’s Uptick in Fraud

How to Combat the Apartment Industry’s Uptick in Fraud

An increasingly digital world invites more fraud and how to combat the apartment industry's uptick in fraud has become a primary concern. By Paul Willis It's become one of the most striking—and most unwelcome—trends in...
Landlord Hank Parent Died and Left a Rental to Sell; How Do I Get the Tenant Out?

Parent Died and Left a Rental to Sell; How Do I Get the Tenant...

The question this week for Landlord Hank is about inheriting a rental to sell and how to get the tenant out to put rental on the market. On his page,  Ask Landlord Hank answers questions...