Dan Costantino
1 of 3 roommates wants to break the lease.
I have 3 tenants in a unit. It is a high rent producing unit. One of the tenants emailed me to see if I could 'work with her' because she found a house she wants to buy. The lease isn't up until the end of June. I hav...
Andy S.
Service/ESA Animal in New Jersey
I came to realize that for service animals or ESAs the NJ/Federal law does not permit charging any deposit or rent. However putting my landlord hat on, I see this as a nuisance to a landlord. An animal is animal and i...
Ryan Swan
Big Changes to Zillow Rentals
Zillow is committed to growing the most robust rentals marketplace and providing an exceptional shopping experience to renters. To further this mission, we’re updating how we manage rental listings. By moving to Zi...
Lorien Rollins
Pet Fee at Move In & Pet Rent Monthly
In my experience managing apartment communities, we have charged renters a pet fee (nonrefundable) at move in AND a monthly pet rent. I'm renting my SFH for the first time and am unsure how to charge the future renter...
Renier Walters
Management Fees Question
I bought a duplex in Aug 2021. One of the units has been vacant all this time (currently March 2022) with a tenant about to move in after the management company's construction crew completed their renovations. In th...
John Mano
Zillow No Longer Free to List Rentals
Just found out that Zillow/Trulia now charges $9.99/wk to list rentals. Evidently this started back in June. I have had great success listing all my rentals through Zillow but going from free to $9.99/wk is a bit of...
Justin Reader
What’s your policy on cats?
What is your policy on cats in a rental & why do you stand for your policy?Thank you!
Emily Holbrook
Property management fees -- do these look average/fair?
Hello,I recently purchased my first rental property -- a 3/1 SFH in Detroit. These are the fees my property management company supplied in its contract. I'm curious if these seem reasonable/fair. Any thoughts are appr...
David P.
Should I charge for pets
It's been about a year since I have purchased my 1st rental property with existing tenants. tenant has 2 small dogs.. I didn't charged for having them but now I'm reconsidered to charge a monthly fee they do pick up a...
Connie Murphy
Tenant damage to appliances and pool deck
this is my first rental (my personal home that I'm renting) so the house is much nicer than what a typical rental would be. That said, I am getting a premium on my rent ($1.90/sqft). Anyway, found out my tenants had...