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Landlord Tenant Law and Standard Forms by State
State Landlord Tenant Law Alabama Click to View Alabama Landlord Tenant Law Alaska Click to View Alaska Landlord Tenant Law Arizona Click to View Arizona Landlord Tenant Law Arkansas Click to View Arkansas Landlord Tenant Law California Click to View California Landlord Tenant Law Colorado Click to View Colorado Landlord Tenant Law Connecticut Click to…
Read MorePM Opportunity: More People Are Renting than at Any Other Time Since 1965
More U.S. households are headed by renters than at any point since at least 1965. However, the top renter regret is not buying. More people are renting than at any other point in the past 50 years. In 2016, 36.6 percent of household heads rented their home, close to the 1965 number of 37 percent,…
Read MoreOwner’s Handbook Welcome from the President
Owner’s Handbook Introduction Welcome from the President A. Welcome from the President Thank you for choosing Crown to lease and manage your rental property. We appreciate your vote of confidence and will work hard to prove you made the right decision. This handbook is just one of the ways we’ve developed over the years…
Read MoreAtlanta NARPM Chapter Luncheon at the DoubleTree in Roswell Georgia
Thursday Luncheon — August 17th, 2017 DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Atlanta – Roswell 1075 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell,Georgia, 30076 TEL: +1-770-992-9600 FAX: +1-770-993-6539 About the Atlanta NAPRM Chapter The National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM) is the nation’s only professional organization specifically for those who manage residential properties. NARPM members demonstrate a high level of commitment to the…
Read MoreConfusing ‘Comfort Animal’ Laws Lead to a Three Year Landlord verses the Tenant Legal Battle
Diana Alton’s living room table is stacked high with Santa Claus figurines and other Christmas decorations, but until about three years ago the holidays were no cause for her to celebrate. That’s when her doctor told her to get a dog for emotional support. Alton, 65, still can’t work, but Scrappee Anne, her miniature schnauzer,…
Read MoreHow to Avoid Document Creep
This Month’s Training: Question: How Do You Avoid Document Creep? Managers too often make the mistake of loading up so much junk in their PMA’s they end up with a 10 page document (with type size 8 to make it all fit). Prospective owner’s croak on the overload. Our PMA has been 5 pages for the…
Read MoreThings You Need to Succeed in 2017 by Brian Birdy (NARPM Savannah Conference)
Brian Birdy is a national trainer with NARPM, a frequent speaker at local, state and national property management conferences, holds the CPM, RMP and MPM designation, is Vice President of Property Management, Inc and an instructor extraordinaire. During his workshop in Savannah, Georgia June 2017 we took notes and got his permission to post them…
Read MoreLate Fee Coupon
For 35 years we expected rent by the 1st, and charged a full late fee on the 2nd. Tenants didn’t mind that harsh policy because we offered them an annual get out of jail free card called a Late Fee Coupon. Watch the video to learn more. After watching the video, fill out the form to receive a free copy of the coupon we produced and used for years. We provide a PDF and an Excel copy so that you can reproduce it for your own use.
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Read MoreOwner’s Handbook Welcome from the President
Owner’s Handbook Introduction Welcome from the President A. Welcome from the President Thank you for choosing Crown to lease and manage your rental property. We appreciate your vote of confidence and will work hard to prove you made the right decision. This handbook is just one of the ways we’ve developed over the years…
Read MoreOwner’s Handbook Table of Contents
Owner’s Handbook The purpose of this manual is to communicate the policies, procedures, and practices that dictate how we intend to manage your property. It will serve as your guide to our management practices. Properly used, this document will enhance communication between us and make our ongoing relationship stronger and more transparent. The Owner’s Handbook…
Read MoreHow We Raised Our BBB Report From a C- to an A+
Video Explains How to Earn a Top Rating at BBB We can help your company get the public praise you deserve, despite the negative comments and experience of a few unhappy owners or tenants. This video explains how we did it. Get the Non-Disparaging Agreement as a Word DOC First Name:*Last Name:*Email Address:* Phone (optional)PhoneThis…
Read MoreNew Credit Reporting Rules Affects All Property Managers
Millions of consumers will wake up to a higher credit score this month, (as much as a 10 to 40 points improvement) through no fault of their own. Beginning in July, Equifax, Experian and TransUnion will no longer report public records on most civil judgments, such as evictions, money owed because of a lawsuit as…
Read MoreHUD Charges Atlanta Condo Association and Real Estate Agent with Discrimination for Refusing to Sell to Families with Children
This complaint was related to familial status – or it was related to a Condo’s covenants relative to fair housing law. In short, fair housing law trumps covenants. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today announced that it is charging an Atlanta condominium association, a local real estate company, and its agent with…
Read MoreWhy Listen to Robert Locke MPM, RPM
View Our Expanding Line of Products This is the part of our site where all the products, resources, videos, forms, manuals, handbooks, customized management agreements and leases, money-making ideas, CYA protections, checklists, service animal/comfort pet training and all you’ll ever need to run a safe and profitable management business. This is the “Mother Load”. It will take us…
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