Most property management companies want to do what is easiest and, supposedly, tried-and-true in regard to lawn care. That means that the vast majority if not all of the other…
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Recent additions to federal laws about fair housing have made it so that people with mental or emotional disabilities can force a landlord to make exceptions to No Pet policies…
Though there is no legal requirement in Colorado that landlords provide window shades, all of my clients have agreed to provide window coverings or curtain rods. Most provide simple slatted…
There is a lot of hysteria about mold and I believe most of it is unfounded. Mold that causes reactions in some people does indeed exist. However most mold is…
I have a sheet I give all new tenants called “Basic Things All Renters Should Know” that helps explain things like how to reset a breaker or a garbage disposal….
Bad tenants are inevitable. No matter how well I vet applicants sometimes a tenant’s bad behavior can’t be foreseen. I’ve had two sets of tenants who, in hindsight, I regretting…
I take very seriously my responsibility to be fair and reasonable about charges out of a security deposit. One important document for a new tenancy that helps this effort is…
I dislike garbage disposals with a burning passion. They seem to be mostly a phenomenon in the United States. But dear ones, life elsewhere without a garbage disposal is just…
When an apartment or house is coming on the market for rental there are a few things I do to make sure that it is priced accurately for the market…