Have y’all heard about pet poop DNA testing? According to a recent study from PetScreening.com and J. Turner Research, 84% of multifamily tenants reported pet waste as their top concern.

Corporate multifamily complexes have been using services to identify chronic wayward poopers, which helps reduce the amount of waste on your rental’s lawn… Read more

That’s a good question! I paid for the hotel because it felt like the right thing to do, especially since the repairs took a hot minute and the tenant only stayed the first night. I would imagine I legally had to do it, but I don’t have a great free legal resource I could tap into 😐

My tenant’s ceiling fell in two weeks ago in the middle of the night, and they went to stay in a hotel out of fear. They only stayed one night. Now they’re saying they want to deduct the cost of the hotel they stayed in from rent next month!! Granted, it’s taken over two weeks to resolve the issue, but still.

Hey John!

It sounds like you have a solid plan of action to handle accommodation and modification requests. I’d love to expand on steps two and three.

For step two, I recommend getting in touch with your local HUD office (or the HUD office local to your rental for remote landlords) and asking what kind of documentation you can request to…

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Did you know that over half of Fair Housing complaints relate to disability discrimination?

Many of these issues arise when a tenant has an accommodation or modification request, and the landlord isn’t sure what to do next.

What process do you follow when an accommodation or modification request is made?

Hello hello!

My name is Krista, and I’m your Senior Content Education Manager – which is a long way of saying that research + education are my passions.
I spearhead our monthly webinar series and co-host the Be a Better Landlord + Adventures in Landlording podcasts alongside the Director of Education and Community, Jonathan Forisha.

I can’t wait…

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