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.

7 Ways To Build A Sense of Community In Your Apartment Building

7 Ways To Build A Sense of Community In Your Apartment Building

How to build a sense of community in your apartment building has become a more important job for many property managers in the multifamily industry. Here are 7 ways to potentially build a sense...
easy affordable maintenance projects to update your rental property

20 Easy, Affordable Maintenance Projects To Update Your Rental Property

Easy affordable maintenance projects that improve the look and feel of a rental property can make it feel welcoming and really help when it comes to landing that next tenant, the maintenance checkup from...

Which Cooktop Is Best For Your Rental Property?

The pros and cons of which cooktop is best for your rental property - gas, electric, smoothtop or induction -  is the maintenance checkup from Keepe this week. Cooktops are easily the most important component...
How to Choose the Right Baseboards for Your Rental Property

How to Choose the Right Baseboards For Your Rental Property

A good way to impress tenants and perhaps get a nice rent increase is to upgrade the baseboards for your rental property to give it a nicer look and that is the maintenance checkup...
4 Things To Check In A Chimney Inspection In Your Rentals

4 Things To Check In A Chimney Inspection In Your Rentals

The importance of a chimney inspection in your rental property is the maintenance checkup this week provided by Keepe. A chimney inspection, including cleaning and inspecting your chimney flue, should be done regularly to prevent chimney...

Millennials’ Expectations Driving Maintenance Changes

A study by a new company found millennials’ service expectations in apartments and rental homes are driving changes in both property maintenance and maintenance staff and the tools used to perform their jobs. By John...
Apartment Maintenance Technician Jobs In High Demand In Portland And Seattle

Apartment Maintenance Technician Jobs In High Demand In Portland And Seattle

This month’s jobs report from the National Apartment Association (NAA) shows that apartment maintenance technician jobs in Portland and Seattle had the highest demand across the country. The need for people to fill apartment-maintenance technician...
septic systems and rental property

How to Educate Tenants On Septic Systems

How to help tenants understand septic systems and what it takes to maintain them to avoid problems is the maintenance checkup this week provided by Keepe. If your rental property has a septic system, you must...

HUD Charges Landlords With Discrimination Against Combat Veteran With Assistance Animal

Landlords who refused to waive the pet deposit for the dog of a combat veteran with an assistance animal have been charged with discrimination and violating the Fair Housing Act, by the U.S. Department...
Upgrades That Can Lead To Rent Increases

Upgrades That Can Lead To Rent Increases

Property managers and landlords are always looks for the types of upgrades that can lead to rent increases so here are some ideas. By Lucas Bergman It’s in your best interest, as a landlord, to keep...