Landlords looking to protect themselves from disputes and potential lawsuits should consider giving each tenant a rent receipt after every payment. One critical issue is how different states legislate ...

Tenants might ask to make partial rent payments for all sorts of reasons. Sometimes their requests are harmless, like when splitting rent with roommates. Other times, their motives are more ominous ...

Monthly rent payments often consume a significant portion of household income, with many Americans spending more than 30 percent of their earnings on housing costs. As rental prices continue to climb, ...