You may have enjoyed your stay very much and would like to write a review now that you have returned home. Unfortunately, Airbnb won’t allow you to write a review after 14 days. If you did not get a chance to write a review within the 14 days, there are other alternatives, but these do…

It may be tempting to try to hide a bad rental history when applying for a new apartment as a potential tenant. Generally, however, you want to be honest and transparent about any issues that may have occurred in the past. Hiding a bad rental history may cause problems in the future if your landlord…

It’s probably okay to sublet without getting caught, especially if subletting is allowed in your state. Subleasing is not illegal in some states. However, most leases have a clause that prohibits sublets. If a tenant subleases the property in violation of this clause, it is considered a material breach of the contract. This means that…

Your Airbnb guest won’t leave and you have another guest checking in. That can be annoying and inconvenient. Turns out several hosts have been in this situation, so there’s a way out that won’t hurt your Airbnb reputation. In my case, I had a reservation from a couple in the final minute. I was also…

Your Airbnb host falsely claiming damage and requesting money for damage is quite unfortunate. It could be that they are pulling a stunt to get money from you or the property is indeed broken but the previous guest was responsible for the damage. Whatever the situation, you can get out of it without paying for…

Is your landlord lying about damages? Perhaps, your former has decided to exaggerate and falsify the damages to prevent you from getting your security deposit back or your former landlord is threatening to send a damage claim to collections after you gave them your forwarding address. First, you need to be sure that you left…

The landlord sold house without telling me, is this proper? Unless the landlord has defaulted on an agreement, they do not have to tell you before selling their property. However, when a landlord sells their house, the new owner can’t evict you or change the terms until the lease ends, as long as you hold…

If you buy a house with tenants can you kick them out? Perhaps, you’re buying a house as an investment property or to use as your primary residence. The chance is that the property has tenants occupying it. As such, you need to consider a couple of things before you complete the purchase. In this…

You need to be able to prove illegal subletting by a tenant because a sublet without your permission can be dangerous to your property. The reason here is that the original leaseholder is disregarding their lease agreement, as well as undermining the screening process you follow to approve the right renter’s application. Your property is exposed…

This publication explains how to get around both pet and breed restrictions when renting. Finding an apartment that permits certain pets or breeds can be a big problem for pet owners. And even if you manage to locate an apartment without no-pet policies, breed restrictions might still be a setback. Pet & breed restrictions: what these…