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By Property Management Law Solutions A Florida property manager may be days away from recovering possession when an unexpected notice arrives: the tenant has filed for bankruptcy. At that point, the eviction does not necessarily end. But the rules can change immediately. Federal bankruptcy law can temporarily stop an eviction, prevent collection of past-due rent, and limit what the landlord can do next. Whether the case can move forward depends largely on when the bankruptcy was filed and how far the eviction had already progressed. “The biggest mistake is assuming bankruptcy either ends the eviction or changes nothing,” said Tim Baldwin, managing attorney at Property Management Law... Read more
Fire safety in an apartment building can easily become something that gets pushed into the background. The fire alarm company comes in. The sprinkler contractor does the...
Multifamily operators are under increased pressure to retain existing residents as inventory levels rise across major markets. With more units available, renters...
Multifamily owners are leaning harder than ever on rent and deposit concessions to protect occupancy in a tougher refinancing climate, but that strategy is quietly...
The apartment industry spends enormous amounts of time discussing occupancy, conversion rates, resident satisfaction, and operational efficiency. Yet one of the biggest...
Insurance coverage gaps in rental property range from lost of rent insurance to actual cash value and replacement cost differences. A major insurance coverage gap that landlords don’t think about until it’s too late is loss of rent coverage. Even if your property is fully protected against wind, fire, water damage etc. full-time landlords rely on rental income, and when the property becomes uninhabitable, that rental income disappears for the entire time period while the repairs are being made. Loss of rent coverage pays out that income for the time repairs are going on and provides an extra safety net for landlords. Loss of rent insurance gap There are limits: it’s only covered for a... Read more
When rent growth is slow, property managers reset priorities. In 2025, rent growth was essentially flat. One reliable third-party source (Yardi Matrix) reported that...
Fall Is in the Air, Is Your Property Ready? With fall in the air, sudden temperature drops and even an early snowfall can sneak up with little notice. Now is the time to...
Administrative & Procedural Readiness Proper hurricane preparation begins well before high-wind warnings are issued. Boards and managers should do a bit of...
Resident feedback has always been valuable, but the way prospective renters engage with it and interpret it is changing rapidly. Today’s renters are savvy...
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