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Evicted tenant accused of smashing windows at Rock Hill apartment
An employee at an apartment complex on East Main Street in Rock Hill believes a former tenant broke the window of one of the buildings. The woman said residents have told her that a man
Read More »Tenant leaves house in a mess
Erculine Mapp is so horrified at the state in which a tenant left her rental house that she wants to know what rights landlords in Barbados have. Mapp was shocked to discover the condition of
Read More »Checking a Prospective Tenant’s Credit Report
It is common practice to check prospective tenants' credit reports before approving them for your rental property. This can greatly reduce your risks of accepting troublesome tenants, and can alert you to potential problems
Read More »It’s landlords who need protection from tenants
In view of many years as an accountant managing rented offices and residential properties in a property investment company and also from my own experiences dealing with tenants, I must respond to the letter
Read More »A guide to tenant screening and what you need to know
The need for a place to stay is basic. Not everyone can afford to buy a property, however, so people use renting as a long or short term alternative. As part of the rental
Read More »How to Screen a Prospective Tenant for Your Rental Property
For a landlord who has plans of selling their home in the future it is important that you preserve not only the value of your property but its good condition. And this can only
Read More »Dismembered bodies and gunned-down landlords: Reminders to screen tenants
A thorough tenant screening would have revealed red flags for Luka Rocco Magnotta - who allegedly dismembered a human body in his Quebec apartment and sent a foot to the Federal Conservatives - and
Read More »Prevent Tenants Misusing Your Property
Your success as a landlord depends not on sitting around idly while the rent money rolls in, you need to invest wisely and take proactive measures to protect your investment. Once tenants are handed
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