Oregon Passes $150 Million Landlord Compensation Fund
The Oregon State Legislature special session passed a $150 landlord compensation fund that provides up to 80 percent of rent due for landlords, but requires them to forgive the remaining 20 percent.
The legislature also...
Legalized Marijuana and Its Impact on Your Rental Properties
Fellow landlord David Pickron offers his views on legalized marijuana and its impact on your rental properties.
By David Pickron
The 2020 elections will go down as one of the most memorable for our great country.
Along...
2020 Report: Rent Fell, Pandemic Kept Renters From Moving
An analysis of actual rental prices and applications shows a 10 percent drop in rental applications in the 2020 rental season, as the pandemic motivated renters to stay in their apartments, according to RentCafe.
RentCafe...
Portland, Seattle Among Cities With Most Apartment Jobs Openings
More than 13,300 apartment jobs openings were available in October’s edition of the National Apartment Association’s Education Institute Jobs Snapshot, accounting for 40.4 percent of the broader real estate sector.
Portland and Seattle, along with...
Tenant Smelling Marijuana in Apartment Hallway; What Can We Do?
This week we have another marijuana question for Ask Landlord Hank this time about the smell of marijuana in an apartment hallway reported by a tenant. Remember Landlord Hank is not an attorney and...
Knowing the Difference between Routine and Emergency Maintenance Requests
Being a responsible property manager means responding to your tenant’s emergency maintenance and repair requests promptly, so here are some tips from Keepe, the on-demand maintenance and repair company.
Every property manager’s priority is to...
Tenant Just Moved Out of No-Smoking Rental and It Reeks of Marijuana
This week the question for Ask Landlord Hank is about how to deal with a tenant who moved out of a no-smoking rental that now reeks of marijuana. Remember Landlord Hank is not an attorney...
COVID-19: How it Changed the Multifamily Leasing Industry
How the Covid-19 pandemic has significantly changed the multifamily leasing industry and the means by which apartments are marketed and leased.
By Karen Dwyer
Mark-Taylor Properties
Apartment searching as we know it has changed dramatically.
As the manager...
Seattle Rents Declined Sharply Over The Past Month
Seattle rents declined 5.6 percent over the past month, and have decreased sharply by 16.4 percent in comparison to the same time last year, according to the latest report from Apartment List.
This is the...
Washington Courts Launch Eviction Resolution Program
King County Superior Court has established an Eviction Resolution Program (ERP) that will require problem-solving steps in situations involving non-payment of rent so that there will be no need to file an eviction case,...