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.

How To Deal With The Most Common Pests In Rental Housing

How To Deal With The Most Common Pests In Rental Housing

Pests in rental housing can be a real headache for property managers so here is a guide to the common pests and how to deal with them. When you start thinking about pest control as...
Rent Payment Issues Primarily Send Property Managers To Court

Rent Payment Issues Primarily Send Property Managers To Court

It’s simple economics when rents go up, rent payment issues go up, because it becomes harder for people to afford leasing an apartment. By Ellen Calmas For for most typical renters, working class families, recent college graduates,...
Smart Home Automation For Multifamily

Smart Home Automation For Multifamily

Sponsored Blog Sean Miller President, PointCentral Smart Apartment Control is a subset of the worldwide Internet of Things (IoT) movement, in which products are constantly being introduced that allow the remote control of components in a home...
How to Maintain Clean Sliding Door Tracks For Your Rental Property

How to Maintain Clean Sliding Door Tracks For Your Rental Property

How to clean and maintain sliding door tracks is the rental property maintenance checkup this week provided by Keepe. Has dirt built up in the tracks of your sliding doors? Dirt can easily build up in sliding...
Bad Rental Apartment Floor

Ways to Cover Up a Bad Rental Apartment Floor

A bad rental apartment floor can be an issue for many property managers so here are some ideas to help. By Tracey Clayton If there’s anything that can put you off of a decent rental property,...
Slow Down Your Decision Making To Avoid Unconscious Bias

Slow Down Your Decision Making To Avoid Unconscious Bias

The Grace Hill training tip this week asks if you are too quick to judge sometimes and could that lead to unconscious bias in your housing decisions? By Ellen Clark Shortcuts can be based on social norms and...
Efficient HVAC Systems For Multifamily Homes

Efficient HVAC Systems For Multifamily Homes

Which type of HVAC system is best for your rental property is the rental property maintenance checkup this week provided by Keepe. The type of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) system that you install in your...
6 Ways To Save Water With The Right Landscaping At Your Property

6 Ways To Save Water With The Right Landscaping At Your Property

Saving water with the right landscaping is the rental property maintenance checkup this week provided by Keepe. How to save water with the right landscaping at your property is becoming more and more important. Drought, water restrictions and increasing water...
Assistant Property Manager Jobs In Demand NAA Jobs Report Says

Assistant Property Manager Jobs In Demand In Seattle NAA Jobs Report Says

The latest National Apartment Association jobs report spotlights the need for the assistant property manager position. Over 9,600 rental housing jobs were available during November, accounting for 34 percent of the broader real estate sector,...
Prepare Your Property And Your Residents For Winter Storms

Prepare Your Property And Your Residents For Winter Storms

Preparing your property and residents for winter storms is the rental property maintenance checkup this week provided by Keepe. Prepare your rental property by being aware of these weather guidelines, and take proactive measures to...