You’d think the answer to this question is straightforward because traditionally, landlords share most of the maintenance and repair responsibility, but could a landlord really…
Landlord insurance is different from homeowners insurance. The difference is primarily based on the amount of time a tenant will be renting the property. For…
A tenant’s credit score is not impacted by an eviction lawsuit. When a landlord obtains a credit report from a tenant screening service such as RealSerious.com that uses…
Landlord insurance is a little different from your standard homeowner’s policy you are accustomed to having on your primary residence. The difference is that a…
Before you can have a tenant removed from a rental property, you have to start by giving proper notice. Without it, you can’t begin the court process…
Watch the three minute video by American Landlord titled “The Best Tenant Screening Services” to learn about the different types of accounts and ordering options…
For purposes of this discussion, we will be focusing on the needs of home-based landlords (not professional companies). The small landlord has been given limited…
Bed bug infestations are something no landlord or tenant ever wants to have to deal with. They bite, their tiny, and their tough to completely…
If you allow tenants to have pets in order to broaden your applicant pool, you need to keep in mind the need to protect yourself…
Income verification (as well as employment verification) is not a very reliable tool when screening a tenant for the very reason that jobs are changed…
A tenant who uses drugs or deals drugs can be a significant liability to your investment property, neighboring tenants, and community. Based on actual law…
Before a landlord signs a lease and hands over the keys to their rental property, there are essential steps every landlord may want to follow…
When hiring a property manager or contractor to maintain a rental property, it’s not a good idea to just hand over the keys and write a check…
The most important thing to keep in mind about a sublet situation is that the subletting tenant has absolutely no responsibilities to you. If the…
HUD, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, released new guidance on April 4, 2016 regarding the Fair Housing Act and how it should be…
It may seem unfair to some, but tenants actually have more flexibility without recourse when it comes to choosing which landlord they do business with…
Surprisingly, many landlords just aren’t suspicious of their clean cut applicants. While it is imperative to give every applicant the benefit of the doubt, it’s…
There are many who claim the act of Googling applicants by searching for their online activities is a double-edged sword that may prove to be…
You should never let an applicant furnish their own credit report. There is no federal law prohibiting a landlord from obtaining one as long as…
If you’re an absentee landlord (one that owns rental property out-of-town), you may need to travel to it once in a while for any number…
Every so often a tenant will leave something behind (sometimes its a lot of stuff). So what do you do? Throw it out? Sell it?…
No good person ever really wants to reject or refuse service to anyone – whether it’s a bank, employer, insurance company or whatever. If the…
Commonly referred to as “no hit” or “no record,” this is when the credit bureaus do not have any information on file for your applicant.…
While you may have heard of radon gas before, chances are you probably don’t know much about it. Basically, radon is a radioactive gas that…
To begin, the short answer is, “yes.” But there is no mandatory federal or state law requiring the disclosure of asbestos like the ones with…