Whether the rental unit is in between tenants or your current tenant keeps bringing you mail for a previous resident, it’s annoying to deal with mail from former tenants with no forwarding address. When people move, they are supposed to provide the United States Post Office with their new address. Here’s what to do with…
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Landlords need to decide about occupancy limits for apartments before they start to advertise for a vacancy. That’s because they will get a number of applicants with families or groups of different sizes. They need to know occupancy limits so they ensure the property is the right fit for the right applicants. Why Are Occupancy…
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If you’re currently screening tenants and a tenant applicant doesn’t have an email address it can make things difficult. An article from September 2016 finds that 13% of Americans don’t use the internet. When running a background check many services fall under the, “tenant involvement” category. This means you’ll need a tenant applicant’s email address in…
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2018 Community Initiatives 6/23/18 – Ride For Roswell Eric Worral and Rich Fronczak (RentPrep Marketing Director & Business Development Manager respectively) will be riding in the Ride for Roswell. They will be riding the 65-mile route as Team RentPrep. All funds raised will go towards cancer research at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute. Feel free to…
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We have all had that roommate that we just can’t quite get along with, and the stress of going home every day to a living situation that you dread can quickly wear you down. You really wish that roommate would move out so that you could find a new roommate that you get along better with,…
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Haunted houses are fun when you seek them out around Halloween, but what about when the unexpected happens in your own home? Depending on where you stand on the spectrum of belief in the paranormal, it may really matter to you whether you choose a living situation where things go bump in the night. While there is no…
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One of the most common sources of tension between landlords and tenants comes from the different opinions on landlord access to the rental unit and a tenant’s right to privacy. Landlords feel that since they own the property, they should have frequent access in order to perform a range of tasks to keep the property…
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Tenants have a right to live in a rental unit in peaceful enjoyment, but when cooking smells from the neighbors seem to infringe upon that enjoyment, what are landlords required to do about the complaints? Are Cooking Smells a Nuisance? Cooking smells can be pungent and powerful, especially when strong spices are used, such as…
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Whether you want to thank your tenants for taking care of your property, or are simply filled with the spirit of the season, giving Christmas gifts to tenants can be a lovely gesture. It’s a nice way to build goodwill and hopefully encourage longer tenancies. However, deciding on exactly what to give tenants can become…
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As more people become aware of the dangers of secondhand smoke, keeping your property smoke-free is more than just controlling a nuisance—it’s protecting the health and well-being of other tenants and neighbors. But how far can landlords go to control smoking on their rental property? Most states support a landlord’s right to designate his or…
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