I was outraged to see some of the quotes I heard back to do a termite/carpenter ant treatment just on the exterior of a house. I did some googling and came across a product that is relatively inexpensive compared to t...

Looking for guideance.    A section 8 tenant presented herself last month.  She was a 50's disabled woman whose's application listed a  service animal and an aide.   She claimed that her landlord did not maintain the ...

My friend is in a weird situation. Lets call him Frank. Frank's friend Todd lives in a rent controlled building. Frank moves in with Todd and the landlord put Frank on the lease through an addendum. The addendu...

The Illinois Manufactured Housing Association is currently fighting two bills in Illinois that would allow rent control law and regulations. We have stalled both bills temporarily.We will be putting on a Lobby Day on ...

With the new, more conservative supreme court, why hasn't there been any discussion of challenging Rent Control in the courts again?My understanding was that the last challenge was not accepted by the supreme court to...

Question: I wanted some feed back on how you landlords handle pest control. One of my renters has complained about big cockroaches and, now, mice. I paid to have the house treated for roaches about a month ago, and th...

Hi all-got a landlord question. I rent a single family home-we actually lived in the house, up til 2.5 years ago. Had a nice family move in when we moved out, and they had no pest issues for 2 years. A new tenant move...

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I recently heard Kathy Fettke talk about this on her podcast. I’ve yet to purchase my first rental property, though I am taking steps towards accomplishing that goal, and it’s one question I hadn’t ev...

Climate controlled storage is in short supply in my market area of Sioux Falls, SD. I am already a self storage operator with 177 units between 2 sites (small facilities with no onsite management) , but looking to red...

I am a firm believer that rent control creates slums, and contributes to the deterioration of property.  This is on my mind specifically this week as the Washington DC City Council is considering a bill to clamp down ...