Can Tenants Dictate When I Need To Enter My Rental?
When a landlord needs to "enter my rental" to fix or prevent a maintenance problem how much notice is required for tenants is this week's question. On his page, Ask Landlord Hank answers questions from...
6 Ways To Trash Your Apartment Waste Management Issues
The maintenance checkup this week provided by Keepe focuses on the challenges of apartment waste management and trash.
Whether you manage a single apartment complex or multiple high-rise apartment buildings, your waste and recycling systems should...
I Hate to Say I Told You So, but ‘Renter-Protection’ Policies Aren’t Working
A vice president of residential rental operations and veteran property manager writes about why renter protection policies are not working.
By Cory Brewer
I have spent a lot of my time this year trying to get...
A Step-by-Step Maintenance Guide to Unclog a Dryer Vent
This rental property maintenance guide offers step-by-step instructions on how to unclog a dryer vent in your rental property.
By Rental Riff
Dryer vents can be hazardous if not maintained properly. Your guide to a clear...
Fair Housing and Sexual Harassment – Staff and Resident Relationships
What needs to be done to avoid fair housing sexual harassment complaints involving staff, residents and vendors from the Fair Housing Institute.
By The Fair Housing Institute
What is sexual harassment in fair housing? Sexual harassment...
Rental property maintenance: How to troubleshoot a broken garbage disposal
Since garbage disposal problems are at the top of many rental property maintenance lists, here is how to troubleshoot a broken garbage disposal.
By Phil Schaller
Garbage disposals are my company’s No. 1 maintenance request. Here...
What Drives Your Management Style?
As you manage the tenants of your properties remember you aren’t managing properties, you are really managing relationships with people.
By Scot Aubrey
As the end of summer looms, I am looking back fondly on all...
7 Mold Preventative Maintenance Steps For Kitchens And Bathrooms
Hot and humid summers can breed mold especially if your tenants are not keeping things clean, so here are mold preventative maintenance checkup items, provided by Keepe. Knowledge about what causes mold growth and...
Should I Turn On The Utilities and Power For New Tenant Moving In?
Should you turn on the utilities for a new tenant coming from out of state is the question for Ask Landlord Hank this week.
Dear Landlord Hank,
I have someone moving in on Saturday and coming here from out...
3 Ways To Prevent Costly Roof Maintenance On Rental Property
Now is a good time to do your rental property roof maintenance checkup before the weather starts to turn this fall. Remember, repair crews are backed up due to the pandemic and it is...