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Alberta Landlords and Tenants Working Together For Success

Friday, October 6th, 2017

Alberta landlords Alberta Tenants Win Win Campaign

Alberta Landlords are Looking for Good Tenants. Alberta Tenants are Looking for Good Landlords and Nice Properties. Let’s Work Together and Communicate To Make a “Win Win” Situation for Everyone!

We keep reading about complicated and dramatic landlord and tenant issues in Alberta. But being a landlord or a tenant really should be simple shouldn’t it?

Let’s look at it this way. Someone invests in a product. They want to attract good clients so they make sure the product is high quality. On the other hand, there are clients out there looking for a high quality product. When they meet if they both have what the other wants, the transaction is made and both sides are happy.

This is the way it should be for Alberta rental properties. Landlords invest in a nice rental property and advertise it. Tenants are looking for a good rental, see it, and both sides meet. If both sides see what they want the landlord offers the rental unit to the tenant and they sign the lease. It sounds so simple right?

Unfortunately while it sounds simple, in reality it’s not always like that. The Alberta Residential Tenancy Dispute Resolution Service is busy and that is because there are landlords and tenants who are in conflict, fighting each other. We also see lots of bad stories in the news about problems between landlords and tenants.

In some cases it’s good tenants who are having problems with their landlord. We have had politicians accusing landlords of gouging good tenants when the vacancy rates were low and the economy was strong.

In many other cases it’s a good landlord getting ripped off and hurt by bad tenants. For example, this Calgary landlord is out tens of thousands of dollars because the system failed her when manipulated by tenants who were unethical and out to do no good.

Alberta Has A Lot of Good Landlords

Alberta has a lot of hard working people who want to invest in rental properties here. These are people who likely rented themselves at one point and want to invest in nice properties that they themselves would have wanted to live in. Landlords are people who are investing their hard earned money back into the province because they believe in a bright future here. Alberta landlords are important stake holders and play an important role in the success of our province.

Landlords and Tenants Need To Communicate With Each Other

Many of our landlords members think the best way landlords and tenants can create a “win win” situation is for us to communicate with each other.  Not at “hearings” or in the “media”, but with some frank and friendly talk between landlords and tenants.  Let’s get to know each other better and learn what both sides are looking for these days.

We know you are our future “customers” and we want to make sure we are the “best landlords” we can be and we have the “best rental rental properties we can have”. We want to be the best Alberta landlords you have ever had! Let’s work together to make this happen!

What Do Good Alberta Tenants Want? Let Us Know

Good Alberta landlords are always looking for good paying tenants. So we want to hear from all the tenants out there. We are asking you to “help us, so we can help you.”

1. What types of things are most important for you when choosing a rental?

2. Is there anything about a rental that would be a big turn off?

3. Is there anything particular that would lead you to choose a rental over another?

4. What are the ways you find potential places to rent?

5. How important is it for the rental ad to have pictures?

6. Is there anything particular that makes a rental ad stand out to you?

7. What are you looking for in a person who will be your potential landlord?

8. Is important for you to rent from an experienced landlord?

9. What types of questions do you have for landlords to show they are professional?

10. Is there anything you would do to improve the Alberta rental industry?

Tenants can write in to us at tenantexperiences@groupmail.com and let us know your answers to these questions or about anything else to improve the Alberta rental industry. We won’t edit or censor anything and are looking for your side of things.

Alberta Landlords and Tenants Working Together For Success

Both landlords and tenants play an important role in the success of our province. Let’s work together to make things better and improve the Alberta rental industry for years to come.

Alberta Landlords – Get Leases, Applications and More in our Rental Kit!

Saturday, November 17th, 2012

November 16th, 2012

 

 

Now Alberta Landlords Can Get All the Leases, Applications and Other Documents You need in our Rental Kit!

Whether you are a first time landlord planning to self-manage your first investment property or a seasoned pro who wants to protect yourself.

Whether you are a based in busy downtown Calgary, in Edmonton, Lethbridge or your property is far away from any urban centre.

Being a landlord in Alberta is getting more complicated by the year and you need proper tools to succeed.

We spoke a couple of weeks ago about how members of the Alberta Landlords Association can get premium credit checks with Equifax for only $10/check.

Now we will introduce you to the Alberta Landlords Association Rental Kit.

As we grow and more people come to Alberta for work and a better quality of life, it’s great for landlords because it means more renters. However, with the influx of lots of great people, there are also some tenants who will cause you grief. These tenants will break leases, leave you with a big clean up bill or worse.

It’s important you use proper documents and services to protect yourself in case things go wrong.  Landlords who use professional documents will make sure ‘Tenants from Hell’ know they are dealing with an experienced and professional landlord.

Become and ALA member and get access to online documents you can download 24/7! 

Documents include:

1. Leases

2. Applications

3. Pet Rules

4. Condition Reports

5. Notice of Entry

…and much more.  Everything is designed in compliance with the Alberta Residential Tenancies Act.

 

Be a landlord aiming for success yet prepared for anything. Use proper leases, applications and more and find great tenants and make your rental business a huge success! Become a member of of the Alberta Landlords Association for only a one time fee and all the documents you will ever need.