So, I have an apartment and 2 months ago there were suddenly biting gnats appearing. We have no idea how they originate. For a month the tenant tried to deal with them herself, put her plants outside, wiped down the a...

So just bought a 4-plex, it has 2 vacancy’s and 2 poorer tenants that are leased through an agency. Just got the keys a few days ago, so I cleaned the one unit a little, ended up seeing some German cockroaches, so wi...

Hello! I just got a call from a new tenant this morning. She moved in two months ago and the apartment was clean. She told me today that she’s dropped $100 trying to get rid of roaches, bedbugs, and springtails (which...

I am rehabilitating an apartment and it has fleas.  The prior tenant had 4 cats so I have had to rip out most of the floor.  In the past, in a different apartment, I hired an exterminator to address the fleas issue.  ...

5 Things That Get Landlords in Trouble in MichiganBuying a house and renting it out sounds simple. Really--it is—but the government, as usual, steps in and mucks things up. The following are five things that the RPO...

I have a condo with a long term tenant, In April she complained that she has bed bugs in her unit. So I had an exterminator come out and he did the heat treatment to treat the bud bugs well yesterday while picking up ...

I was wondering what are some of your favorite provisions you have included in your contract that aren't typical provisions?

Something that helps me is I have a provision in my lease that describes the paint brand,...

HI i just signed a lease with a tenant husband and wife to rent my singer family home for one year. They came twice before signing lease and checked everything inside and out.  I was nice enough to let them move in a ...

My tenants (12 guys- a Sober Living home) told me rats were in the garage...where they keep 5 fridges. On inspection, I saw there was a lot of food dribbles and spills from the fridges and the outer door was left open...

I have one tenant keep reporting bed bugs, approximately every 2 months. The first time, we sent pest control company, the company found there are few bed bugs in the sofa and did the spray. She visited the other apt ...