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There's No Place Like Home Mar. 17, 2024
I didn't know how much I must have been hated as an apartment dweller. I lived in the same complex, ... Read More
Is This the Real Life? Is This Just Fantasy? Feb. 04, 2024
I gathered my thoughts in an adjacent room, filled with the light of the sun already mostly set on t... Read More
Rent Control Is a Disaster. Don't Let It Spread Across the Nation. Oct. 11, 2023
America's renters — more than one-third of the nation's households — are in for trouble.... Read More
Real As Rent Jul. 07, 2023
You don't know anything about poor, working and middle-class America until you try to rent an apartm... Read More
A New Contract Will Put the Vacancy Collaborative to the Test in St. Louis May. 19, 2023
After years of offering data and ideas to tackle local blight, the St. Louis Vacancy Collaborative's... Read More
Faux Protections for Colorado Tenants May. 15, 2023
Whenever politicians promise to flog landlords and protect tenants, you can bet it'll raise the rent... Read More
Heat Bringing High-Cost Utility Bills Oct. 02, 2022
Dear Annie: For the past two years, I've lived in my apartment complex without issues except for my ... Read More
Why You Should Never Be Late Paying Your Rent Jul. 21, 2022
Some days, my email inbox fills me with joy. And then there are the days that a message nearly break... Read More
Do Personal Guaranties Go on Forever? Jan. 25, 2022
"My partner and I bought a small business five years ago from the person who originally started it. ... Read More
To Keep Lawsuits Away, Think Like a Burglar Sep. 21, 2021
A reader asks: "I am a small landlord. I buy houses and rent them. My accountant says I do not need ... Read More
When Can Landlords 'Unreasonably Withhold' Consent? Sep. 14, 2021
"I am a small landlord who owns several commercial buildings. "One of my tenants — who runs a ... Read More
Whatever Happened to Property Rights? Jul. 06, 2021
I'm no lawyer, that's for sure, and so I don't have expertise on the intricacies of the law, but I a... Read More
CDC Should Stay in Its Lane May. 08, 2021
For an agency long vulnerable to mission creep, it was only a matter of time. A federal judge finall... Read More
Little Kids and Big Days Can Mean a Huge Mess Jul. 14, 2020
Dear Annie: I guess I need to be brought into 2020 on an issue of wedding etiquette. I lived for sev... Read More
How to Negotiate With Your Landlord or Franchisor May. 05, 2020
"I operate three hair styling salons as a franchisee of a big nationwide franchise. My state governm... Read More
March 10, 2020 Mar. 10, 2020
Dear Annie: I live in a rental space with my aunt and uncle. We enjoyed it until recently. Here's wh... Read More
December 19, 2019 Dec. 19, 2019
Dear Annie: I have tenants who are behind in their rent. I've let it slide because I've been preoccu... Read More
Prepare Yourself for Illegal Tactics Sep. 19, 2019
Q: I question our new manager's ethics. She has been on the job at our senior complex for only sever... Read More
Who Gets the House? Jun. 10, 2018
Dear Edith: I'm a widow, and I own my house free and clear. It's the main thing I own. I've recently... Read More
Think of Interest as Rent Sep. 25, 2016
Dear Ms. Lank: I inherited some money when my grandmother died last winter, and as you wrote in a re... Read More
