A rental fee covers the cost of renting your vacant apartment or house; it is a cost of doing business for a property owner.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of allowing pets? While we love our furry pals, as a property owner, there are things to consider before allowing renters to have a pet, or three.

As the owner of private property, you can, and should, ban smoking of any kind.

We get asked this question a lot, and the answer is simple, even though the job is not, professional experience is valuable. Are you prepared to field calls and emails all day, nights, weekends, and holidays (24/7)?

If there is damage to the property beyond "normal use" wear, you absolutely can deduct the repair costs from the security deposit. Here is how to set things up so that option is available to you.

Upon signing a lease agreement, you are most likely to expect your tenant to stay for the entire term agreed upon. The fact is that most tenants stay even longer, often renewing for a few years. However, there are times when life throws someone a curveball, and they must break their lease.

Property ownership can be a solid generator of income and shines as a long-term investment. However, just like every other type of investment, there are risks, and along with that comes varying degrees of concern, anxiety, or fear. Here are the three most common landlord concerns.

We believe that a lease is much better as it keeps tenants in a legally binding contract for the full lease term, which can be up to a year or longer.

We work with many landlords who do not live in the Boston area.

May, June, August, and September are usually the best rental months. July is generally a little quieter…

We recommend landlords collect a security deposit of one month’s rent instead of last month's rent in advance. The security deposit better protects the landlord.

We wanted to let everyone know what we at CJL Rentals are doing to keep everyone safe, and still conduct business under the present circumstances.