This expanded mandate would, for example, make the current Emergency Rental Assistance Program, which was intentionally designed as a voluntary program, MANDATORY for landlords to participate in.

Our lease reads: “landlord or landlord’s agents may enter the premises in the event of an emergency, to make repairs or improvements, or to show the premises to prospective buyers or tenants.

Responses should be within 24 hours, faster if it's an emergency like lack of heat.

Make sure there is a clause in your lease that states the owner/manager has the right to enter at any time there is a health/safety emergency, so you can document, diagnose, and repair the emergency. 

I use a written letter that includes my name, contact information, instructions for paying rent, and instructions for contacting me for ordinary issues vs. true emergencies.

EMERGENCY!! 

Just be careful to keep some money aside for emergency.

Slum lords occur because owners do not respond quickly when tenants reach out for an issue because they do not want to be bothered except for emergencies and they attract tenants that are okay with the owner not doing anything.

Slumlords occur because owners do not respond quickly when tenants reach out for an issue because they do not want to be bothered except for emergencies and they attract tenants that are okay with the owner not doing anything.

In order to get a business license, you need an 12/7 emergency contact.