Property Management News

In 2010, the eco-friendly town of Boulder, Colorado passed an ordinance requiring all rental property owners to obtain an energy audit, and to make any suggested improvements to the energy efficiency of their rental properties. The rules were dubbed SmartRegs. Now, the city is reporting that local landlords collectively have spent over $1 million dollars to date to comply with the SmartRegs. According to the report,  the city is ahead of schedule in audits and updates. The goal is complete compliance by 2019. Landlords whose rentals licenses are coming up for renewal must schedule the SmartReg inspection, at a cost of $120. From there, the landlords are directed on energy updates using a... Read more

When an elderly woman from Harlem got wind of the Occupy Wall Street movement nearby, she saw an opportunity. As she explained to a news reporter, she traveled to the neighboring Occupy Wall Street ‘headquarters’ where a number of protests were milling around. There, this veteran activist and former nun recruited protesters to ‘occupy’ her apartment building, which she claimed was being neglected by her landlord. Over the next few days, she told the protesters who sat in her living room how her landlord refused to replace the boiler, and would not allow access for maintenance workers to make repairs. Eager to champion her cause, a dozen or so protesters holed up... Read more