The Virginia REALTORS® Legal team discusses what you need to know when opening a branch office.

Cate and Jon discuss what landlords can (and cannot) do when letting their tenants select television providers for rental units.

Laura and Jessica answer a grab bag of property management-related questions.

Jessica and Laura discuss what you need to know as a licensee managing your own rental property.

This week, the Virginia REALTORS® legal team gets spoooooky with stories of property management nightmares! Cate and Jon discuss unauthorized animals, disappearing tenants, and abandoned property. Tune in and listen…if you dare!

This week, the Virginia REALTORS® legal team continues Property Management Month with a discussion of how to deal with defaulting tenants. Jon and Cate talk about the different ways in which tenants can default under a lease, and how the VRLTA allows you to handle those situations. They talk about failure to pay rent, unauthorized animals, and criminal activities on the property. Finally, they answer some real questions from the Legal Hotline.

This week, the Virginia REALTORS® legal team continues our Property Management series with a look at tenant move out inspections. Cate and Jon talk about the notice requirements for tenant move out and how they affect your deadlines to conduct the move out inspection. They discuss the benefit of using a move out inspection form, and they tell you what you should do if you discover additional damage after the move out inspection.

This week, the Virginia REALTORS® legal team continues Property Management Month by discussing the eviction process. Jon and Cate talk about what notice is required to tenants before beginning the eviction process, as well as the legal steps necessary to obtain a writ of possession. They also answer some legal hotline questions and discuss how property managers can limit their risk during the eviction process.

This week, the Virginia REALTORS® legal team begins property management month with a discussion of the tenant application process. Cate and Jon discuss application fees, who needs to sign the lease, and what you can (and cannot) ask as part of the application process. They also talk about Fair Housing issues that often come up in the tenant selection process. Finally, they discuss best practices to help you limit your risk.