Property Management News

By Dean Richmond, Senior Director of Marketing at Nextivity, Inc.We love our cellphones so much that research finds that the average American spends more than five hours a day using them. Power-user millennials trend higher, averaging almost six hours a day on their cellphones. Millennials are so attached to their cellphones that a recent study found that they would rather give up their car than their phone.This expectation for constant cellular connectivity means it is no longer optional to provide strong, reliable cellular coverage inside your apartment buildings. As the owners of an Arizona-based apartment complex discovered, spotty coverage and “dead zones” in your...Read more >

Texas renters will now be given more information to help fight off evictions, thanks to a new order issued by the Texas Supreme Court.The court on Thursday evening put forward new statewide rules for enforcing a national eviction moratorium ordered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC order has been in place for two weeks — but it doesn’t automatically halt evictions, and many renters don’t know they can stop their eviction from happening.But under the new guidelines — part of the court’s 25th emergency order amid the coronavirus pandemic — when a renter receives a citation, they’ll also get information about their rights under the moratorium, a...Read more >