Good evening BPers. I recently joined BP and this is my first post.I just became a landlord on my first buy & hold. I know that in the state of NJ (and some other states) tenant has to be notified by landlord in 3...

That you are increasing rent!The tenant takes great care of the property, has been there 2 years and I haven’t raised rents but definitely need to. She only contacts me when it’s a big thing happening and she usually ...

So I received this certified letter in the mail... crazy that it costs almost $7 to send. The mainman said he had like 30 to send around the neighborhood.The building in question is across the street, one old house on...

Hey! Does anyone have a good letter to notify tenants that a property is soon to be listed?

Hello,I purchased my first house a year and a half ago. Property has 2 extra units on it. A year later an inspector came over telling me not only none of the units is legal but there is an open citation on the propert...

I have an applicant with a service animal that is interested in my property, which is a 4-unit building that doesn't allow pets. I understand that a service animal is not a pet, but I do not want the other tenants in ...

Tenant in sfh has not paid rent in three months and PM cannot contact them. Neighbor says tenants have moved out of house. House is basically empty with some odds and ends left behind. Can I just assume tenants have m...

Hello fellow landlords!I'm having some work done to the chimney of my property later this week and wanted to poll this group as to whether or not this is something I should notify the tenants about.  I'm still learnin...

A tenant just notified me that she has bed bugs. I checked the lease and realized that I made a major mistake. I check marked the wrong box stating that the landlord pays for bed bug removal. While meeting a pest cont...

I have a new tenant that moved into our rental at the start of the month.  Listed on the lease agreement was herself and three kids, no one else.  Within a few days of move-in I start receiving calls and texts from ou...