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.

Washington Landlords Win Pothole Contest And Get Apartment Parking Lot Makeover Contest

Washington Landlords Win Pothole Contest And Get Apartment Parking Lot Makeover

Gwyn Desimone and Jim Miller have won the pothole contest for their apartment complex and get a parking lot makeover for their Dune Grass Apartment complex courtesy of NYS Enterprises Paving. Their complex is located...
5 Perfect Bathroom Upgrades for Your Rental Property

5 Perfect Bathroom Upgrades for Your Rental Property

This week, Keepe offers a look at 5 perfect bathroom upgrades for your rental property. No. 1 - Install a shower door Instead of a shower curtain, a shower door can immediately upgrade any bathroom. Shower...

How A No Pet Policy Can Be Discriminatory

The Grace Hill training tip of  focuses on the issue of how a no pet policy can be discriminatory when it involves potential tenants with disabilities. By Ellen Clark Landlord and property managers must make reasonable accommodations...
6 Sink and Garbage Disposal Maintenance Tips for Your Rentals

6 Sink and Garbage Disposal Maintenance Tips for Your Rentals

The maintenance checkup this week involves 6 sink and garbage disposal maintenance tips for your rentals- and your tenants - from Keepe because recently  has been getting many repair jobs concerning sink and bathroom...
Apartment elevator maintenance tips

Apartment Elevator Maintenance Checklist

The apartment elevator maintenance checklist is this week’s maintenance tip from Keepe. Elevators can be a complicated species of equipment, and signs of damage might be difficult to find, so here is a checklist to use. Regular...
How To Deal With The Most Common Pests In Rental Housing

6 Ways To Bug-Proof Your Rental Property

Here are 6 ways to bug-proof your rental property and keep your tenants happy which is this week’s maintenance tip from Keepe. Bugs are always an unwanted guest for your tenants and can create unsanitary...

Solving The Pet Pee Needs In An Urban High-Rise Apartment

How to solve pet pee needs in the middle of the night when you live in a high-rise apartment can be a real challenge. A San Diego start-up company has come up with a...
4 Air Conditioning Maintenance Best Practices For Summer

4 Air Conditioning Maintenance Best Practices For Summer

Here are 4 air conditioning maintenance best practices for the upcoming summer from rental property maintenance company Keepe. Air conditioning issues pose one of the top maintenance items in rental housing every year. Now is...
Are You Confused By Requests For Service, Emotional Support And Assistance Animals?

Are You Confused By Requests For Service, Emotional Support And Assistance Animals?

Consider the scenario where a prospective resident who is blind makes an accommodation request for her service dog or assistance animal to live in her apartment, even though your property doesn’t allow pets. Are...

The Pros And Cons Of Renting to College Students And Maintenance Tips

The how and why of renting to college students is a practice that deserves special attention and precautions and is the maintenance checkup from Keepe this week.   In most cases, properties located on or near college campuses are...