Wednesday, June 18, 2025

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.

Reasonable Accommodation vs. Modification And Who Pays?

When a potential tenant asks for a reasonable accommodation or a modification for your apartments, do you know the difference? The Grace Hill training tip of the week focuses on reasonable accommodation vs modification and what you...
Top 5 Apartment Maintenance Emergencies vs. Maintenance Requests

7 Common Maintenance Emergencies And What To Do

Maintenance emergencies are a nightmare for property managers and tenants so this week the maintenance checkup from Keepe will discuss how to handle 7 common maintenance emergencies. Most of the scenarios we will discuss present the possibility of...

Apartment Jobs In Maintenance Continue In High Demand

Apartment jobs in maintenance continue to be in high demand as leasing and property management jobs have leveled off, according to quarterly jobs report from The National Apartment Association Education Institute. The new jobs report...

Leaking Toilets Key To Saving Money And Water In Apartments

How to save money and water in apartments is the passion of entrepreneur Richard Lamondin Jr., who has founded a company to take on the challenge of both saving water and helping apartment owners, landlords...
Landlord Hank what do i do about second-hand smoke in my apartment?

Do You Have A Smoke-Free Policy That Adequately Protects Residents?

Have you thought about your smoke-free policy or no-smoking policy and whether it adequately protects residents who need a smoke-free environment? The Grace Hill training tip of the week focuses on this issue and new HUD rules...

Are LED Light Bulbs The Best Option For Your Rental Property?

LED light bulbs, whether replaced by the landlord or the tenant in your rental property, is the maintenance checkup from Keepe this week as we look at the pros and cons. Going green is also important for...
social media and tenant screening

Social Media Tenant Screening Risks And Fair Housing

Have you thought about using social media tenant screening as a way to checkout potential tenants on social media or checking on current residents on social media? The Grace Hill training tip of the week focuses on this...
small bathrooms in your rentals - 10 ways to make them look bigger

10 Ways To Make Small Bathrooms In Your Rentals Look Bigger and Better

Small bathrooms in your rental properties can be made to look bigger and keep tenants happier with small, affordable changes in this maintenance checkup from Keepe Being able to enjoy a spacious bathroom is on the wish...

Seattle, Phoenix, Denver Top Hot Spots For Apartment Jobs

Apartment jobs listings jumped up 18 percent in February over January, according to the apartment jobs report from the National Apartment Association Education Institute. The increase in the number of apartment job listings in February certainly...

Being An Ethical Landlord And Running A Profitable Business Are Not Mutually Exclusive

In this opinion piece, Heather Buch, owner of Preferred Northwest Property Management in Eugene, writes a guest blog this week saying that being an ethical landlord and running a profitable business are not mutually exclusive. By Heather...