You can own the most magnificent apartment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, but unless you sell it right, a prospective renter could just as easily rent the second most magnificent apartment on the Upper East Side, owned by your property manager nemesis, Dr. Strangerent. So how do you ensure that it’s your lease [...]

Part IV in our ‘Going To College’ series! If you live with roommates for any length of time, chances are that you’ll run into your fair share of bad ones. Horrible roomies come in all shapes and sizes but they all share the ability to make your life miserable. Here are some tips and tricks [...]

Whatever the reason cited—the ban on DDT, increased international travel, or just bad luck—one thing is clear:  bed bugs are making a comeback in the U.S.  Like the pestilent, suited agents of The Matrix, these little insects can seem nearly impossible to destroy.  They lurk in your mattress or your baseboards. They feed on human [...]

What qualities do people look for in a roommate, landlord or tenant? Honesty, for sure; you want to know that you can trust the person with whom you share your home. Reliability goes without saying, too. A roommate who can’t keep up with their share of the rent or a landlord that doesn’t make repairs [...]

Summer is on and for many of us that means one thing: the promise of a hefty electricity bill. For those of us that live in the North or Northeast, it is starting to feel like those bills never go down! We’ve grown accustomed to the convenience of air-conditioned living in these modern times, but [...]

Part of having a stellar customer service team that keeps your renters happy is making sure your customer service representatives are happy, too. With all the hubbub about social media and a recession it’s easy for managers to forget to take care of their own people, but that’s exactly where managers should start. The blog [...]

What does rent control do? According to the California Apartment Association, rent control can discourage construction of new housing and investment in existing apartments precisely when it’s needed most. The issue is raised because in the case of Guggenheim v. City of Goleta, a 2009 case, a lower court ruled against the property owner. Because [...]

By MyNewPlace Guest Blogger, Ron Leshnower – About.com’s Apartment Living Expert! Summer is a time when many apartment dwellers see their expenses go up. Many people find the summer months an ideal time to take off from work for vacations with friends or family. The warmer weather also encourages folks to spend more time engaging [...]

The Pennsylvania Senate is considering a bill requiring carbon monoxide detectors in homes and apartments with heaters or appliances that use fossil fuel, or that have fireplaces or attached garages. A Pennsylvania mom whose daughter was killed by carbon monoxide in her sleep at 10 years of age, Dena Yeagley has been lobbying for the [...]

Is the apartment community you manage more than a few years old? Are you worried your place is being overshadowed by all of the new shiny places strutting their remote-controlled, flat-screened stuff all over the apartment listings? Don’t worry, you. Just ‘cause your building was around when student protests meant crowds in the streets, not [...]