I have a tenant who's awesome!  She takes care of the place, pays on time, and doesn't cause any issues.  She is a dream tenant!  My only complaint is that she runs the AC at 68 during the day and turns it to 64 at ni...

Curious how other landlords try to set up a way for emergency access to your properties. I am thinking of situations where there is a bad tenant who changes locks without letting you know, changes garage door PINs, re...

I have a 3 unit building and all utilities are being paid by tenants. The tenants do keep it very warm but also pay for it. I have a large 3 bedroom apt and the tenant ran up a $500 electric bill! It is baseboard heat...

Every time my tenant would leave, they would turn their heat off (hwbb) to save money. I told them not to do that because you’re not really saving that much AND the cost of a frozen or ruptured pipe is WAY more that w...

Hello, BP community!Reaching out for advice on how to handle the following situation: My tenant turned off his heat for the weekend—temperatures are in the low 50s nowadays, as low as high 20s at night—while away on v...

Hi all,I am wondering if I need to compensate the tenants in this situation and I am looking for your advice:Wednesday: Tenants called and informed the furnace was not working.Thursday (today): The technician evaluate...

have a multifamily property with a single boiler hot water baseboard heat. Each apartment has a pop top valve with a thermostat. In one studio apartment the heat sporadically stops working. Once 2 years ago the pipe b...

Need advice for a current situation.A resident told me today that they can no longer live in the house they are renting from me because the main floor of the house is too cold.We have had a professional look at the fu...

I have a few general questions about central AC and some specific ones about pets.I have a tenant who's complaining that her electric bill is too high.  Her monthly electric bill is around $150.  She said she spoke to...

Temp is going to below zero for a few days here. I've got unoccupied properties with the utilities on. How do you prepare for when it gets this cold?Leave the heat on and sinks dripping?Turn off the water at the meter...