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Landlords, like parents, have many tried-and-true procedures that have acquired the golden patina of habit. Receiving a monthly paper rent check from tenants is one and wrought with hazards. Switch to iManageRent. You can pay rent online and set up reoccurring payments. It is easy and free! Email reminders arrive in your personal electronic inbox a few days before the rent is due.  You will avoid the, “Gosh, I almost forgot to pay the rent” panic. Convince your do-it-yourself landlord to switch to iManageRent by using the language he/she knows best: receipt of accurate and timely rent payments.  (more…)

Many landlords suffer monthly anxiety awaiting timely tenant rent payments to provide sufficient cash to pay the mortgage. This tension often increases when the landlord considers an out-of-town vacation or business trip between the 28th and the 10th of the month. Powerlessness, defined as the inability to control outcomes, may drive the landlord to hover over his/her tenants, experience nervous moments by the post box, and suffer long lines at the bank. The solution for the stressed landlord desperately needing an out-of-town break is clear: iManageRent. (more…)

The lease or contract document between the tenant and landlord outlines specifically when tenant rent payments are due.  Sometimes the due date can be open to interpretation. Does a postmark date count as rent payments having been made even though the check may be delayed by the U.S. Postal Service, weather delivery issues, or vagaries of scheduling?  Do partial rent payments count toward timeliness? What about last month’s precedent?  If accepted late by the landlord in the past, does that change the rent payments rule? (more…)

Unlawful Detainer is the act of retaining possession of property without legal right. The term unlawful detainer ordinarily refers to the conduct of a tenant who is in possession of an apartment or leased property and refuses to leave the premises upon the expiration or termination of the lease. Typically, the landlord wishes to evict the tenant for not paying the rent or for endangering the safety of the other tenants or the landlord’s property. Read more here…

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Despite the most recent series of storms one must remember, the Governor has declared a drought emergency for the State of California. At this point the Governor has suggested that everyone voluntarily cut back on water usage by 20%, and there are no mandatory restrictions in place yet. In an effort to bring everyone’s awareness to water usage in their building. The tips below are just a few ways that residents can begin taking water-saving measures on a daily basis.

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