Landlord harassment is making intimidating situations by a landlord on a rental property with the goal of forcing the tenant to vacate the unit. The landlord opt to do this when he does not want to go over the legal procedure of evicting the tenant or even face any impediments to eviction wherein there is […]

  Many families like to have a dog or a cat around for security purposes or for companionment. However, not every landlord allows families to have pet in their rental unit. Finding a place where the whole family and your pet are welcome to live is quite nerve wrecking. Here are some tips on how […]

Have you ever wondered why your landlord is asking and requiring you to pay for pet rent even though you had already paid for a pet deposit? Listed below are some of the reasons as to why pet rent is asked by the landlord. Is it legal to ask for pet rent? As long as […]

A tenant will be affected in several ways when the landlord or owner decides to put his investment property on the market.  However, if a fixed agreement was signed between the tenant and the landlord, the landlord cannot evict the tenant just because he decided to sell the property. The tenant can still continue to […]

After a certain period of time, landlords can increase the rent on their rental apartment. We all know that rent is not that cheap in most areas and increase in rent normally cause a sting on the tenant. If you are a landlord, raising the rent on your property may be the only way for […]

Black mold by definition is a harmful toxin that infiltrates a home and can cause illness and distress to the unwary residents of the house. It will spread continuously throughout the place once it makes its way into the walls and other places that has moist in it if not treated quickly. There are several […]

One of the responsibilities of the landlord to its tenant is to make sure that the tenant will not cause too much noise that can disturb their other neighbors. If you look into the lease agreement there is a clause there for “Quiet Enjoyment” in every residential and commercial rental properties. Tenants have the right to occupy […]

As a landlord, you are actually giving a stranger key to your own property.  It is really very important for a landlord to take extra time to select the right tenant to live in his rental unit in order to protect his investment property. There are ways to differentiate tenants from the good ones to […]

The landlord has the very right to use and serve his tenant a three day notice of eviction or a three day notice to pay given that the tenant had done the following: Pay his monthly rent on time. Break one or more clauses on the lease agreement. Damaged the rental property. Caused nuisance to […]

It can become very difficult for someone who had filed for a bankruptcy to buy a new mobile phone most especially trying to rent an apartment to live. On the other hand, even if you had a bankruptcy in your record, you can still try to get a lease; how difficult it would be depends […]