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A landlord is responsible for protecting their investment from anything that could lead to loss of value or damage to it. Landlord liability is anything that a landlord can be held liable for from harm or injury caused to or by tenants or by violations of the warranty of habitability, which demands that a tenant has rights to a livable state. Landlords are not automatically liable for all injuries tenants suffer at their rental properties. Tenant's injuries are generally the landlord's respon...

The security provided by gated communities is the main reason why most people prefer to move into these communities. However, if we look at the current situation of the security offered by these gated complexes, the scene is pretty much like this: "The main gate of a community is out rightly the most chaotic and the busiest section. Apart from the residents, there is house-help staff, maintenance staff, service providers and guests who walk in and out of the community on a d...

Before we jump into how a community management application can prove to be beneficial to a real estate business, let's see what community management is. Using a variety of channels and platforms, landlords and property managers can better their housing experience for tenants and themselves using community management. Through constant interaction between owners and all related stakeholders, most likely over a digital channel, community management enables owners and property managers to bett...

There isn’t an up-to-date, universal definition of residential experience but there is a range of services and functions that have traditionally been seen as a part of enhancing residential experience in a housing society/property.   Rental property ownership and profiting from it involve many labor-intensive and expensive tasks, such as preparing the property for rent, advertising the vacancy, showing the property, maintenance, screening t...

Your job as a property manager is demanding. In addition to advertising vacancies, managing accounts, overseeing leases, operating within a budget, processing legal documents and rent, and maintaining a physical office, you have to do a lot of other things.  While juggling those responsibilities is no easy task, you can make it easier by using the right tools. You can easily automate key processes and streamline operations with a property management software program.  But firs...

Managing a rental property can be financially rewarding if you've been in the income property business for a while. While managing a property is rewarding, it also requires a substantial time and effort commitment. The decision of whether or not to hire a property manager to take care of your rental properties is one of the most important decisions a real estate investor has to make.  Is it possible for you to manage your properties independently? Some people do this quite e...