Given that I’ve been a landlord since I bought my first rental house at age 19, I was surprised to realize recently that I’ve never written about rent controls. Here’s the quick primer: rent controls are laws established by government, typically a municipality,...
One of President Biden’s early executive orders extended the temporary national moratorium on evictions for nonpayment of rent that began on September 4, 2020. The moratorium is intended to help renters struggling to make rent payments because of the economic impact...
Watch this video on YouTube In a recent column on ways to share an unneeded stimulus check, I suggested you could consider giving it to someone struggling to pay their rent. Initially, I added, “Doing so will benefit both the renter and the landlord.” Upon...
Watch this video on YouTube If lawmakers in several states and cities have their way, the traditional security deposit for housing rentals may become a relic of the past. If you’ve ever rented a house or apartment, you’ve almost certainly paid a security...
Watch this video on YouTube The call I recently received from a distraught client dealt with a disturbing question I’d never heard in all my 45 years of owning and selling real estate and my 35 years in financial planning. “Rick, my tenant committed...
