Posts in category 'Tenant Tips'

                In the world of property management, one of the biggest sources of stress (for owners, property managers and tenants) is settling security deposit disputes. In this feature, we'll offer simple strategies for making it through the move-out process satisfactorily, and without losing your deposit.

                However, before we begin, we want to stress that when or if security deposit disputes arise, your property manager at Signature Realty & Management is just serving as an agent or bridge between you as the tenant and the owner of your rental property. While we can work to help communicate between the two of you, we have no authority to make the final calls or decisions. Ultimately, our best course of action is to prepare you for...

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There's nothing worse than facing a summer with a broken (or even just struggling) air conditioning unit. Ask any one of our property managers, and they'll list it as the most popular complaint of the season. The good news is that there are several steps that you can take as a renter to avoid having issues with your air conditioning unit. As it turns out, a little bit of TLC goes a very long way.

In this article, we'll focus on eleven simple steps that you can take to help keep your air conditioner in tip-top condition. Most of these can easily be added to your Google or another calendar program to keep the reminders front and center.

1. Change air filters regularly. In most cases, this means once each month. In some instances (and with certain specialty filters) these intervals might be 60 or even 90 days. If in doubt, revisit the terms of your l...

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