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How Bad Tenants Find New Landlords
Talk to any group of landlords and you’re bound to hear horror stories about professional tenants who rip off one landlord after another, leaving behind a trail of trashed rentals and serious financial losses. How
Read More »Landlord’s stuff taken by tenant
When a Blenheim man decided to move flat, he took all the landlord's property as well as his own, police say. Jason William Patchett, 21, a landscaper of Blenheim, moved into a fully furnished flat
Read More »Landlords cost alert to tenants going bust
A LEGAL firm has warned that hundreds of commercial landlords across Cumbria could be left counting the cost if their tenants go bust. Experts at Carlisle-based solicitors Cartmell Shepherd say landlords must take steps to
Read More »5 Signs That Your Tenant is Dealing Drugs
Drug-dealing tenants can be the downfall of any landlord. You risk lawsuits, criminal liability, property seizure, astronomical clean-up costs, plus federal, state and local fines. We all read about the horror stories of rental-property
Read More »Landlord Arrested For Finding Tenant’s Drug Stash And Reporting It To Cops
File this under “No good deed goes unpunished.” REX, Ga. —A man and his wife were arrested after telling police about drugs they found in a rental property they own.
Read More »West LA man allegedly kills landlord in apparent murder-suicide
Police say a dispute between a tenant and his landlord led to an apparent murder-suicide in West Los Angeles. Police were called to the 2400 block of Colby Avenue just after midnight Saturday where they
Read More »How to Prevent Common Landlord Liabilities
There are a number of conditions on a rental property that can increase a landlord’s risk of income loss. Landlords have a duty to prevent injuries in and around their rentals.
Read More »The Importance of Reference Checks During Tenant Screening
You know what you’re supposed to do after you receive a prospective renter’s application for your rental property: perform a thorough and consistent tenant screening. Some of you may be rolling your eyes or
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