You’ve probably worked hard to maintain a rental property with clean floors, freshly-painted walls and appliances in good working order. When it passes from one tenant to the next, the landlord hopes that the tenant will keep everything in good running order. Part of that expectation means that you as the landlord may want to provide some specific tools to help keep the property in top-notch quality.

Pest control is a pain for tenants and landlords. With spring arrive, flowers and bugs are increasing. They are making their way into rental properties which is upsetting tenants and disrupting the lives of landlords. It’s one of those issues that can be confusing to the relationship because both parties may think the other party is responsible for handling this.

Can you have a pet when you rent your home or apartment? In most rental situations, you can have pets and it will only affect you financially. Landlords usually feel strongly one way or the other regarding pets. While some landlords are absolutely against having pets in their property for the mess they can cause, damage they can cause and other annoyances like noise and smell, other landlords feel that they are like children to an owner and they want them to be able to bring their family to a rental unit.