Do Your Tenants Have A Plunger?
For the longest time it did not occur to me that my tenants did not move in with plungers… why would they? Unless you have taken on the responsibility for making sure a toilet or sink drain is flowing well, you probably do not own a plunger.
It has become evident [...]
Are Tenants Calling at 2:00 a.m.?
Perhaps a dozen or so years as a landlord has toughened my hide, but calls in the middle of the night still send my heart racing. It took me a few years to come up with a workable solution to tell tenants what they could and could not call me [...]
Security Deposit Deduction or “Pay Up Now”?
A situation arose recently with one of my rentals that I am hoping I handled well. This is a garden level apartment in a four unit building. When the building was remodeled an ejection pump was installed just for this unit to provide proper plumbing waste disposal. Our Lease/Rental [...]