New laws in California signed into effect by the Governor in September 2014 now give tenants rights to install charging stations for their electric vehicles. If tenants follow the letter of the law, a landlord is required to approve the installation and it could...
More people are becoming landlords, whether because they are interested in investing in real estate, or because they need to lease a home they cannot sell. Lack of landlord experience often leads to mistakes that can be very costly. From choosing the wrong appliances...
The North Carolina General Assembly is considering a new bill that will clear up some of the “gray areas” in disputes between tenants and landlords involving bedbugs. Under current guidelines, it’s difficult to sort out who is responsible when the bedbugs bite: is it...
A landlord recently wrote a letter to the editor of her local newspaper, complaining that tenants had trashed her rental property. They left food and garbage everywhere, along with a garage full of old TVs, mattresses and appliances for the landlord to dispose of. She...
A Missouri appeals court ruled that an apartment owner did not do enough to eradicate bed bugs and must return a tenant’s rent. The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s decision and ordered the apartment owner to return the tenant’s rent of $405. The...
