Janet Portman

Q: I've always told my tenants that their rent check must be postmarked by the first of the month (rent is due the first). I've just hired a property manager,...

Q: I've always told my tenants that their rent check must be postmarked by the first of the month (rent is due the first). I've just hired a property manager,...

Q: The lease for our single-family house specifies that we will do "routine maintenance." The landlord claims that this includes fixing the roof and doing exterior painting. We had no...

Q: The lease for our single-family house specifies that we will do "routine maintenance." The landlord claims that this includes fixing the roof and doing exterior painting. We had no...

Q: Our landlord has begun posting on the property's website the names of tenants who violate "house rules." For example, people who park illegally or get talked to by management...

Q: Our landlord has begun posting on the property's website the names of tenants who violate "house rules." For example, people who park illegally or get talked to by management...

Q: My lease says I can keep one dog, but when my daughter enlisted in the military, she asked me to take her dog. I did, and the landlord knew...

Q: My lease says I can keep one dog, but when my daughter enlisted in the military, she asked me to take her dog. I did, and the landlord knew...

Q: I'm an apartment house manager. Last week, a couple of uniformed police officers came to the office and asked to be let into one of our residents' apartments. I...

Q: I'm an apartment house manager. Last week, a couple of uniformed police officers came to the office and asked to be let into one of our residents' apartments. I...