Property Management Blog

Ensuring Fairness in Tenant Screening: A Guide for Landlords

As landlords, we shoulder a significant responsibility in shaping the experiences of our tenants, and this begins with the tenant screening process. Adhering to fair housing laws is not just a legal obligation; it is a cornerstone of ethical property management. Violating these l...

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Expert Pet Screening Guidance for Atlanta Property Owners: A Must-Have for Successful Property Manag...

As a nation of animal lovers, it's no surprise that pets are cherished members of many households across the country, with a recent National Pet Owners survey revealing that 67 percent of households nationwide include pets—a number that continues to rise. While the comp...

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Understanding and Managing Emotional Support Animals in Residential Leases: A Comprehensive Review

Navigating the world of rental properties can be intricate, especially when the situation involves emotional support animals (ESAs). With shifting legal landscapes and varied definitions, property managers, landlords, and tenants alike need to understand their rights, responsibil...

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Don't Skip Tenant Screening: Insight From an Atlanta Property Management Company

Finding (and keeping) the best renters means real estate investors in Atlanta rental properties can never take a break from thorough and fair tenant screening practices- even during tough times. We know it's challenging to lose renters (or income that renters can't p...

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Should Landlords Allow Pets in Their Houses for Rent in Georgia?

As a property owner, you're always looking at pros and cons. After all, doing additional updates on your property, like adding a patio or replacing old appliances, involves an outlay of cash, and some amount of risk. But these upgrades could result in a higher renta...

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Fair Housing - Children

Most people realize that discriminating based on things like race and gender are prohibited by law. However, we sometimes get requests from clients to not rent to people who have children. From their perspective, this is a reasonable request because they believe that children cau...

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Remaining Rent from a Skipped/Evicted Tenant

We occasionally get asked by our clients if a tenant is responsible for rent after they’ve been evicted or skip out mid-lease. The simple answer is “yes.” However, as with most things where the law is involved, the simple answer doesn’t really give you the...

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Tenant Supplied Credit Reports

If you’ve been a landlord for a while, you’ve probably encountered a tenant applicant who wanted to provide you with a copy of his credit report rather than you running a report yourself. The conversation usually goes like this:“I just had my credit report run t...

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Tenant Prospects in a Hurry

If you’ve been renting properties for a while, then you’ve probably run into tenant prospects who call wanting to move in almost immediately. There are several reasons that you should be very wary of any prospective tenant who is in such a hurry:They’re frequent...

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ALWAYS screen. No exceptions.

Sometimes a tenant prospect comes along who tries to avoid the usual screening process, and there is some sort of circumstance that tempts you to accept his or her request. Perhaps the tenant is offering to pay six months’ rent up front, or perhaps you’ve been waiting...

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