Reviewing Your Rent Registry
How to look up property info on the Rent Board Registry Continue Reading
Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted12/14/2022
Landlord Best Practices
Tips, tools, and how-to guides
Practical guidance for handling everyday landlord responsibilities—communication, documentation, notices, forms, and decision-making strategies to help you stay organized and avoid common mistakes.
To Gift or Not to Gift: The Pros and Cons of Tenant Gift Giving
The winter holidays are upon us, and whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or Yule, gift giving is a customary practice. You’ve selected the perfect presents for your loved ones, you’ve bought gifts of appreciation for your mail carrier and UPS delivery person, but do you... Continue Reading
Postedby Tiffany Van Buren
Date posted12/1/2022
Best Practices for Dealing with Problem Tenants
As rental housing providers, we do our absolute best to only execute leases with solid, responsible, and reasonable applicants. Unfortunately, even the most intensive tenant screenings cannot predict changes in a seemingly perfect tenant’s behavior. It can be difficult not to react to... Continue Reading
Postedby Tiffany Van Buren
Date posted10/1/2022
Welcome Your New Tenant with a Welcome Basket
Let’s face it; moving is stressful for everyone, your new tenant included. Think about it--they packed all their belongings into boxes, stacked those boxes into a vehicle, and transported them x number of miles to reach your place. By the time they’ve finished unloading the vehicle,... Continue Reading
Postedby Tiffany Van Buren
Date posted09/1/2022
Screening Applicants: Contacting Landlord References -Don't Skip this Critical Step
Oftentimes, you’ll have an applicant who looks “good on paper”. They have a high credit score, steady employment, and meet your income requirements, but is this information alone enough to gauge whether they are a good tenant? The short answer is NO, and that’s where the... Continue Reading
Postedby Tiffany Van Buren
Date posted08/1/2022
Writing a Vacancy Ad: Be Careful What You Say!
The summer rental season is in full swing and if you’ve received a notice of intent to vacate from a tenant, the time to start marketing is now. During last week’s member education session, “Fair Housing and Reasonable Accommodations for Rental Housing Providers”, attorney... Continue Reading
Postedby Tiffany Van Buren
Date posted07/1/2022
Preparing a Rental for Marketing: Taking Your Unit from Drab to Fab on a Budget
Preparing a unit for re-rental can be a costly affair, but it doesn’t have to break the bank. Small improvements are improvements, nonetheless. Here are a few budget-friendly upgrades that can take your rental unit from “Blah” to “Ahhh!” without draining your... Continue Reading
Postedby Tiffany Van Buren
Date posted06/1/2022