Property Management Blog

Should You Give a Tenant a Rent Credit for a Repair?
By Grow Property Management - Thursday, July 23, 2026

Should You Give a Tenant a Rent Credit for a Repair?

Should a rental property owner give a tenant a rent concession when something breaks at the property? From my perspective, not necessarily. And often, the answer would be no. Here’s the situation that came across my desk recently. We have a property owner who wants to give his...
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Why Tenants With Bad Attorneys Hurt Everyone (Including Themselves)
By Grow Property Management - Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Why Tenants With Bad Attorneys Hurt Everyone (Including Themselves)

Tenants with attorneys can cause problems for the landlord — but honestly, they cause even bigger problems for the tenants themselves. And I want to talk about why. First, let me be clear: do I think tenants should have attorneys? Yes, absolutely. If a tenant is facing an evic...
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Philadelphia Rental License Penalties: What Happens If You Skip It
By Grow Property Management - Friday, July 3, 2026

Philadelphia Rental License Penalties: What Happens If You Skip It

Hi, Joe White here from Grow Property Management in Philadelphia. If you’re renting out a property in this city without a rental license, you’re rolling the dice — and the downside is a lot bigger than most landlords realize. I’m talking about $300-per-day fines, and in t...
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Philadelphia Property Management Fees in 2025: Real Costs, Hidden Charges & How to Compare
By Grow Property Management - Friday, July 3, 2026

Philadelphia Property Management Fees in 2025: Real Costs, Hidden Charges & How to Compare

Hi, Joe White here from Grow Property Management in Philadelphia. I get this question almost every week from owners in Fishtown, South Philly, and the suburbs: how much do property managers actually charge in Philadelphia — and what am I really going to pay once everything is a...
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What Happens to the Tenant When a Rental Property Is Sold?
By Grow Property Management - Thursday, July 2, 2026

What Happens to the Tenant When a Rental Property Is Sold?

Vanessa submitted a question in the comments section of one of my videos asking what’s going to happen with her tenancy. Her rental property has been sold, and she’s concerned about what happens next. Does she have to move out? Does the new owner get to change the terms? Does...
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Can a Tenant Move In Before the Lease Start Date?
By Grow Property Management - Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Can a Tenant Move In Before the Lease Start Date?

So I had a tenant reach out to us recently about a property she’s set to move into. Her lease start date is sometime in July. As of right now, it’s June 23rd. And she’s telling us that since the lease doesn’t specifically prohibit her from moving in early, we can’t stop...
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Philadelphia’s Due Cause Law: You Can’t Just End a Lease
By Grow Property Management - Saturday, June 27, 2026

Philadelphia’s Due Cause Law: You Can’t Just End a Lease

As promised, here’s more information on the new Philadelphia rental property owner and landlord laws. This next one isn’t really that new — to the best of my knowledge it’s been on the books for a while — but it’s been reintroduced and I think every Philadelphia landl...
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Old City Property Management: What Landlords Need to Know
By Grow Property Management - Saturday, June 27, 2026

Old City Property Management: What Landlords Need to Know

Is Old City a good rental property investment? And what does it actually mean to own or manage a rental property in Old City, Philadelphia? That’s what I want to get into today, because we manage a lot of properties in this neighborhood — I’d argue my company might be the m...
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How to Find Good Contractors for Your Rental Properties
By Grow Property Management - Thursday, June 25, 2026

How to Find Good Contractors for Your Rental Properties

So I’m sitting on my deck right now writing this, and I have to keep my voice down. Why? Because the building right behind me — a larger Philadelphia real estate brokerage — has a roofing crew up on their roof right now, and these guys are loud. They also happen to be a per...
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New Philadelphia Security Deposit Law: What Landlords Must Know
By Grow Property Management - Monday, June 22, 2026

New Philadelphia Security Deposit Law: What Landlords Must Know

There are a bunch of new Philadelphia landlord-tenant laws on the books right now, and if you own rental properties in this city, you need to know them. I own a property management company here in Philadelphia, so I’m going to break these down one at a time — starting with th...
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