habitability

Playing the Landlord-Tenant Habitability Game: Dealing with Tenant Repairs while Rent Is Due

This is probably one of the most stressful conversations I have with property owners and landlords—individuals and property managers alike. Your tenant is complaining about mice, a broken sink, the light switches not working, mold growth, and a whole laundry list of items. These complaints might be occurring way before an eviction has ever started, [...]

By |2020-06-16T20:17:32-07:00July 2nd, 2017|Landlords, Property Managers|0 Comments

Three Key Tips to Dealing with Tenant Repairs

I get a lot of rolling eyes when I give my standard speech to landlords about dealing with tenant repair requests and habitability problems. I get questions, especially from landlords who are going through eviction proceedings, such as, “Do I have to go fix the broken item? The tenants haven’t paid rent in three months.” [...]

By |2020-06-16T20:17:34-07:00April 13th, 2016|Landlords, Property Managers|0 Comments