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 Actions Landlords Can Take to Support Residents Now

6 Actions Landlords Can Take to Support Residents Now

On behalf of the 40 million Americans who call an apartment home and the 17.5 million jobs the industry supports, the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) is suggesting six actions landlords can take to...
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Dear Landlord Hank: Who Pays for Bed Bug Removal?

In this week’s Ask Landlord Hank question he deals, again, with the bed bug removal question in rental property and who should pay the cost. Dear Landlord Hank: In the city of Aurora, Colorado, is it...
84% of Apartment Households Paid Full or Partial Rent in April

84% of Apartment Households Paid Full or Partial Rent in April

A rent survey finds that 84 percent of apartment households made a full or partial rent payment by April 12, according to the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) in its second survey of 11.5 million units of professionally managed apartment...
How Can You Get Tenants to Clean Regularly?

How Can You Get Tenants to Clean Regularly?

How can you get tenants to clean regularly is a challenge for many property managers, so this week maintenance company Keepe provides some ideas on how to get tenants to clean regularly in order...
Ask Landlord Hank: How Should We Handle An Already Slow-Paying Tenant Now?

Ask Landlord Hank: How Should We Handle An Already Slow-Paying Tenant Now?

In this week’s Ask Landlord Hank question he deals with how to handle an already slow-paying tenant in the COVID-19 environment. Dear Landlord Hank, We have a tenant who never pays her rent on time and who...
Nearly 25 Percent of Americans Couldn’t Pay Their April Housing Bill

Nearly 25 Percent of Americans Couldn’t Pay Their April Housing Bill

A new survey indicates that one in four Americans were not able to pay their April housing bill in full, according to Apartment List. The survey showed half of those respondents were able to make...
Rent-Deferral Payback Plan Guidelines

Rent-Deferral Payback Plan Guidelines & What You Need to Know During COVID-19

Selecting the right rent-deferral payback plan requires a clear, disciplined approach. By Ellen Calmas With April 1 in the rear-view mirror, the next big challenge for rental-housing operators is figuring out how to implement fair and...
5 Tips to Keep Your Rental Safe and Healthy During COVID-19 

5 Tips to Keep Your Rental Safe and Healthy During COVID-19 

Here are five tips to keep your rental safe and healthy during COVID-19 from a veteran property manager and owner. By Justin Becker In just a matter of weeks, the coronavirus pandemic has radically altered the...
Rental Households May Need $7-$12 Billion a Month During COVID-19 Closures

Rental Households May Need $7-$12 Billion a Month During COVID-19 Closures

Amherst Capital Management estimates that $7 billion to $12 billion in rental payment support is needed for rental households to assist hourly workers for every month of COVID-19 related closures, according to the company’s...
Ask Landlord Hank Does Tenant Still Have To Move?

Dear Landlord Hank: Does Tenant Still Have To Move?

In this week’s Ask Landlord Hank question he deals with a tenant who was supposed to move, but now with all that is happening cannot. Hank is a veteran property manager and landlord and...