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.

4 Outdoor Flooring Options For Your Rental Property

4 Outdoor Flooring Options For Your Rental Property

Outdoor flooring options for your rental property is the maintenance checkup from Keepe this week as we look at the pros and cons of four different types. Damaged or worn outdoor flooring, pavement and surfaces can be responsible...

Top 5 Apartment Maintenance Emergencies vs. Maintenance Requests

What are true apartment maintenance emergencies vs maintenance requests is this week’s maintenance checkup from Keepe to help guide property managers, What counts as an apartment maintenance emergency in an apartment property, one that requires...
Apartment Job Talent In High Demand In Seattle

Apartment Job Talent In High Demand In Seattle

Apartment job talent is in high demand in Seattle as jobs openings in the apartment industry continue to grow. Job listings for the apartment industry comprised nearly 36 percent of available real estate positions during...
How To Pick The Perfect Exterior Paint Color For Your Rental Property

How To Pick The Perfect Exterior Paint Color For Your Rental Property

As the weather improves this spring, it is time to consider changing or improving the exterior paint color for your rental property so here is a quick guide in this week’s maintenance checkup from Keepe. Choosing...

How To Handle Suspicious Documentation For Assistance Animals

The Grace Hill training tip of the week focuses on the documentation for assistance animals, service animals, and emotional support animals. By Ellen Clark If you suspect that documentation for assistance animals is suspicious, you may ask for more...
accommodating disabled tenants in your rental property and 15 tips to help

Accommodating Disabled Tenants In Your Rental Property

In accommodating disabled tenants it is important for a property manager to understand the laws pertaining to disability and accessibility for prospective disabled tenants. The maintenance checkup from Keepe this week involves 15 maintenance ideas...
Ultimate guide to assistance animals in rental housing

Can Tenants Have Multiple Service Animals Or Assistance Animals?

The Grace Hill training tip of the week continues the focus on the confusing issue of service animals, assistance animals and emotional support animals. By Ellen Clark By now you’ve probably figured out that complying with assistance animal requests is...
Apartment emotional support dog and nearby tenant with dog allergy

Confused Over Service, Assistance Animals And Emotional Support Animals?

The Grace Hill training tip of the week focuses on the confusing issue and definitions of service animal, assistance animals and emotional support animals. By Ellen Clark You probably hear the terms service animal, assistance animal, and...
A Rental Property Pool Safety Guide

A Rental Property Pool Safety Guide

As the weather starts to get warmer, it may be time to look at a rental property pool safety guide and what you need to know as this week's maintenance checkup from Keepe. And, a...
A Guide To 4 Types Of Flat Roof Systems

A Guide To 4 Types Of Flat Roof Systems

The maintenance checkup this week provided by Keepe focuses on a guide to flat roof systems for your rental property. Flat roofs can offer a clean look to an apartment building and add efficient space that tenants...