This week the question for Ask Landlord Hank comes from a landlord asking about landlord references for his tenant applicant. Dear Landlord Hank, What should I be asking a prospective tenant’s landlord,...
Over the last year, both tenants and landlords have felt the pressure of the pandemic. Although the pandemic has resulted in late or partial payments and forced many landlords to...
Tenant screening is a must. Landlords that don’t screen their tenants run the risk of incurring hefty costs that could easily be avoided. In this article, we discuss many of...
Drive down just about any residential street in any city, and answer this question: Of all the homes you see, how many are owned by the occupants? Eighty percent? Seventy...
New protections for St. Paul renters are likely to be found unconstitutional, a judge wrote Monday as he ordered the city to stop enforcing its ordinance while a lawsuit is...
Self-employed renters naturally strike fear in a landlord’s heart. Sure, we admire their moxie. But what about paying the rent? What about the ebbs and flows of business? How can you...
While landlords have the final decision on which tenants to place in their rental properties, there are certain rules that must be followed. As part of the screening process, landlords can access...
We all strive to find a good tenant, so here are five signs that an applicant will be a good tenant for your rental property from Keepe, the on-demand maintenance and...
Daniel Neal’s former landlord ended up owing him money, but the owners of new apartments he inquired about renting didn’t give him a chance to explain why his name appears in New Jersey...
It’s not a controversial observation to note that the COVID-19 pandemic (and the related quarantine limitations and shutdowns) has presented an unprecedented series of operational and financial challenges for the...
