Gov. Murphy announced today that he has signed an Executive Order that will allow tenants to use the security deposit as a rent payment. Curious to know everyone's thoughts on this and how the EO will effect your busi...

Apparently, if you already have the cards they will still work, but you can't order any new ones. Just venting here because I built a plan for my new out-of-state property around this system and now I have to scram...

I recently had a property under contract that had tenants in place. They were there during our initial tour and again during our inspection/due diligence phase. 2 days before closing the seller mentions that it appear...

Hello, I hope everyone is well. My partner and I encountered a dilemma we've never experienced before. We really don't know how to move forward without consulting an attorney, so I decided to post our situation here i...

I had renters in my property for about 8 months and they signed a 2 year lease contract. Then they told me in November they needed to break their lease and had to move. Her husband is in the military and came down her...

Hello,I’m currently accepting applications for my very first rental property. It’s a 2 lvl condo, 2bed, 2bath. My questions is around what’s everyone experience with allowing cats and dogs in their rental properties? ...

TLDR landlords can't charge more than $300 for pet deposit effective January 1st and as far as rent, no more than $35 or 1.5% of the monthly rent, whichever is greater. There are a lot of other interesting tidbits in ...

One of my tenants apartment was robbed today. Someone broke the door to their unit and stole some stuff. I was told the cousin of one of my other tenants was staying in her apartment while she was out of town and that...

Hello again!As a new landlord, I am trying to figure out the "best" option for my tenants to pay rent each month. I have looked around BP and read some articles and have a few ideas for a system I would actually use.....

In Cincinnati Ohio, renters won’t necessarily need a cash security deposit anymore under a new law passed by Cincinnati City Council. This will help alleviate barriers to renting an apartment, the law says landlords m...