Osprey Property Management

JUNE 6, 2025

Lease enforcement is one of the most important responsibilities a property manager has. However, when lease terms are ignored or handled inconsistently, problems escalate quickly. When done right, it protects your rental investment, minimizes risk, and helps maintain positive tenant relationships.

Lease Agreement

Bay Property Management Group

JULY 17, 2025

Managing a rental property comes with more work than most people expect—advertising vacancies, answering calls, showing units, and sorting out lease paperwork. Instead of juggling it all, many landlords turn to leasing agents for help. But what does a leasing agent do, how much do they charge, and is hiring one worth it in 2025?

Lease

Yardi Breeze

MAY 12, 2025

Having trouble finding simple lease agreement templates you can trust? The internet is full of free lease agreements, and theyre easy to find. But how can you be sure that a free lease agreement is legally compliant without hiring an attorney to review it? An attorney can always prepare lease documents for you.

Lease Agreement

Real Property Management Chicago

JUNE 6, 2025

Lease renewals and rent adjustments are one of the most challenging aspects of property management. As a result, it’s crucial to understand how to handle lease renewals and rent adjustments reasonably to make long-term profitability. What’s the Best Way to Handle Lease Renewals?

Lease

Buildium

MAY 29, 2025

Todays property managers can build entire operations that are fully digital, from lease signings to vendor payments to team coordination. Leasing tasks (screenings, approvals, follow-ups) follow a standardized digital checklist. What Is Digital Property Management? Why Go Digital? They also want visibility.

Property Management

Bay Property Management Group

APRIL 8, 2025

Not every rental situation comes with a formal lease. But it does raise a big question: What rights do tenants have without a lease? but lack lease-specific rights like fixed-term tenancy. Having a written lease is crucial for both landlords and tenants, ensuring clarity, legal safeguards, and fewer conflicts.

Lease

Buildium

JUNE 10, 2025

A rent roll is a record of rent revenue for all of your properties with valid leases. For example, they can look for issues such as high turnover and vacancy rates and use the information to improve leasing processes. What Is a Rent Roll? It shows you all the information having to do with rent for each unit you manage or own.

Rent

Buildium

JUNE 9, 2025

As a comprehensive property management platform, it includes a dedicated set of tools for handling maintenance from intake to resolution—alongside a complete roster of other features for property accounting , rent collection , leasing, and more. They will be prompted to assign a vendor to the job. That’s where Buildium comes in.

Property Maintenance

Buildium

JUNE 26, 2025

Collecting a traditional security deposit has always just been a part of the leasing process. Security deposit alternatives are financial programs that replace the traditional lump-sum deposit with a more flexible option—usually smaller monthly payments spread out over the lease term. What Are Security Deposit Alternatives?

Tenant

Buildium

APRIL 23, 2025

Its a great way to speed up leasing cycles and expand your pool of potential tenants. Lease Management Automation Managing leases and lease renewals can be challenging, especially as your portfolio grows. Fortunately, AI can read and extract critical information from leases for you in seconds.

Property Management

American Apartment Owners Association

MAY 16, 2025

When the Fair Housing Act (FHA) comes up, the conversation typically centers around leasing, advertising, or resident interactions. In addition, regular training for office and maintenance staff helps reinforce the importance of equitable treatment and teaches teams how the FHA applies beyond leasing. It begins with consistent service.

Maintenance

American Apartment Owners Association

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

O pt im ize s Lease Management: Property management software allows digital storage of leases and related documents. Whether you need to track finances, collect rent, or manage leases, Innago provides an intuitive, all-in-one solution to streamline operations and maximize efficiency. Innago securely stores leases digitally.

Property Management Software

InveServe

JULY 9, 2025

But before you go looking for commercial real estate in the San Gabriel Valley, you must first have a solid understanding of how leasing works for commercial properties. This guide will introduce you to key terms and definitions, elements of a commercial lease, and common mistakes to avoid.

Commercial Property

RL Property Management

MARCH 25, 2025

Because even small screening and lease agreement mistakes can cost you thousands in lost rent, legal fees, and property damage, not to mention time, stress, and lost sleep. And all too often, it starts with a rushed screening decision or a poorly written lease. A well-written lease is your safety net. Then someone messages you.

Lease Agreement

Buildium

JUNE 16, 2025

For example: Instead of waiting for a team member to remember to send a lease renewal notice, your workflow sends it exactly 90 days before lease expiration. Examples: A lease is signed, a payment is late, a tenant submits a request. We won’t focus on specific tools here. It’s like building a self-moving assembly line.

Property Management

Rental Housing Journal

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

” Every employee, from leasing agents to maintenance workers, and every contractor who interacts with residents needs proper training on: What constitutes illegal harassment under the Fair Housing Act. How to handle resident interactions professionally and respectfully.

Contractors

Beach Front Property Management

APRIL 2, 2025

If the noise complaints are unresolved, it can lead to lease violations, disputes among residents, and even legal consequences if they conflict with local noise ordinances. Property managers must ensure that the lease specifies designated quiet hours based on local noise ordinances. Key Strategies to Handle Noise Complaints 1.

Rental Property

American Apartment Owners Association

JUNE 18, 2025

Introducing new staff to the realities of property management goes beyond reviewing lease terms and daily operations. Recognizing Hoarding as a Potential Disability In the property management setting, hoarding may first present as a lease violation. This documentation serves multiple purposes.

Compliance

Buildium

JULY 16, 2025

Expand Knowledge and Build Skills Certification programs cover topics such as fair housing laws, leasing strategies, maintenance oversight, financial management, and tenant relations. Benefits: Enhances leasing success and tenant engagement, boosting occupancy. It shows your dedication to professionalism and ongoing education.

Apartment Management

MRI Software

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Lease audits play a crucial role in ensuring accuracy and efficiency in multifamily property management. They help landlords uncover discrepancies, verify compliance with lease terms, and maintain better financial control over their property. What is the purpose of lease audits?

Lease

Real Property Management Chicago

JULY 3, 2025

When checking rental history, keep an eye out for potential red flags, like overdue payments, property damage, and other lease agreement violations. Tenant screening is one of the most critical steps in rental property management; nevertheless, it’s simple to slip up and make costly issues down the line.

Tenant

Buildium

MAY 29, 2025

Keeping up means learning about the latest proptech trends shaping how we manage, lease, maintain properties, and engage tenants. They also analyze tenant preferences and tailor messages and offers accordingly, encouraging longer leases and happier communities. This shift cuts down delays and reduces network load.

Property Management

Buildium

JUNE 16, 2025

Leases, renewals, maintenance records, inspection reports, and regulatory forms pile up quickly. Files are tagged and organized automatically by lease term, resident name, or property address. One major benefit is automating lease signing and renewals. Residents enjoy easy access to their lease and payment history.

Property Management

Buildium

JULY 16, 2025

Managing apartment buildings means juggling leasing, maintenance, accounting, resident communication, owner relations, and countless other tasks. All-in-One vs. Modular All-in-one software combines leasing, accounting, maintenance, communication, and other capabilities into a single package. This guide breaks all of that down.

Property Management Software

BetterWho

MARCH 7, 2025

A well-crafted playbook ensures: Consistency Standardized processes help every team member handle tenant inquiries, maintenance requests, and lease management the same way. Lease Renewal Rates A key indicator of how well tenants are managed. Vacancy Rates Helps assess leasing team performance. The solution?

Property Management

Bay Property Management Group

APRIL 3, 2025

You may have missed a rent payment or violated your lease, and now the issue has escalated. Incorrect Notice Period Landlords must follow PAs legal notice timeframes (10, 15, or 30 days) unless lease terms state otherwise. paying overdue rent or fixing a lease violation) to, the notice will no longer be valid.

Landlord

Buildium

JUNE 16, 2025

The platform automates everything from online rent payments and late fee enforcement to lease renewals and tenant onboarding. ShowMojo: Leasing Automation for Faster Scheduling For many property managers, leasing is where the most time is lost—especially during the scheduling phase.

Property Management

Buildium

MARCH 19, 2025

Property management software makes messaging more intuitive through communication platforms (think mobile apps and tenant portals ), automated reminders for upcoming rent due dates, and easy access to lease agreements and other important documents. Tenant Screening Finding reliable tenants is the first step in a smooth leasing experience.

Property Management Software

Buildium

MAY 29, 2025

Heres what sets a virtual property management company apart: No physical office space Fully remote teams (local or global) Cloud-based operations for leasing , payments , maintenance , and communication Heavy use of digital automation and outsourced vendor networks Some virtual companies handle hundreds of doors across different regions.

Property Management

Buildium

MAY 29, 2025

You may have heard that proptech stands for property technology, covering digital tools transforming how properties operate, lease, and maintain themselves (for more on the basics, we recommend our post, “What is Proptech?” ” )But proptech goes far beyond simple tools or apps. What Makes Proptech Different?

Property Management

Yardi Breeze

JULY 16, 2025

E-signature functionality now available to all users Digital lease signing capabilities is now available to Breeze and Breeze Premier clients! Previously limited to Breeze Premier, this will let thousands more users utilize digital signatures to simplify and speed up the digital leasing process.

Electronics

Buildium

JUNE 16, 2025

From leasing to maintenance to finance, they allow property managers to work more efficiently by replacing manual effort with automated execution. Document and E-Signature Automation Tools Leases, disclosures, move-in checklists, inspection forms—document-heavy workflows are a huge part of property management.

Property Management

Bay Property Management Group

JUNE 18, 2025

And in many places, it’s not just annoying… it could be a lease violation. They’re often included in lease agreements and backed by local noise ordinances. Yes, they are, especially when the landlord outlines them in the lease agreement. In most cases, quiet hours are part of the community rules or lease policies.

Apartment

Buildium

MAY 29, 2025

Leasing and Marketing: Shorter Vacancies, Simpler Processes Before: Signs, Phone Tag, and Piles of Paper Leasing was time-consuming. Signing leases meant scheduling in-person meetings and organizing paperwork. Something broke, and you scrambled to fix it. You called vendors one by one. Follow-ups slipped through the cracks.

Property Management

Authority Property Management

MARCH 7, 2025

In California, landlords can sell a property even if it has an active lease. In most cases, the lease agreement dictates what happens next: Fixed-Term Lease: If your tenant has a lease with a set end date (such as a one-year lease), the new owner must honor it. But is it possible? The short answer yes!

Lease

Buildium

JUNE 16, 2025

From leasing and maintenance to inspections and bookkeeping, we’ll walk through how these systems are changing the way property managers work. Automated Leasing Systems Leasing is one of the most process-heavy parts of property management, involving listings, lead response, showings, screening, and lease signing.

Property Management

Buildium

JUNE 16, 2025

Leasing and Tenant Onboarding Leasing often involves dozens of small steps, most of which follow a predictable pattern. Generating leases instantly and send them out for digital signatures. Trigger move-in emails and checklists once the lease is signed. Tenants expect quick answers. Owners want instant access to data.

Property Management