
Why Property Management in Aurora, IL is Easier
Here is why Property Management is easier in Aurora, IL…
For those that have owned rental property for 5+ years, especially when performing property management in Aurora, IL, the answer is simple…
SCREEN YOUR TENANT APPLICANTS
However, in order to screen your applicants, you need a solid foundation to assist you with screening your tenants. While our office tends to prefer the services of www.rentapplication.net, there are several platforms to assist landlords in making sure the tenant who occupies their home will not be the tenant that destroys their home.
So, what if a local community assisted landlords in their screening process by deterring criminals with felonies from living in particular community?
At the same time, what if that same community deterred landlords that deferred safety and habitability repairs on their rental property to be reprimanded for having tenants live in unsafe conditions?
How Aurora, Illinois Property Standards plays into the screening process…
Well, Aurora, Illinois city government, along with other city governments in the Chicagoland area that are considered to be “home rule” tend to fall towards self-governance (to a mild degree) and have the ability to establish rules and regulations when it comes to establishing safe communities.
Property Standards Registration Fee and Inspection
This typically looks like an annual registration fee to allow the landlord to rent their home, an inspection of the rental property, and proof that criminal background checks were performed on all applicants 18+ years of age.
Tenant National Felony Background Checks
By performing these “background” checks or at least pretending to perform the background checks, this deters tenants that may create trouble (so long as they have had a felony on their background) from living and applying in the community. And…Aurora, IL is no exception. Having implemented this policy years ago, tenant applicants with criminal backgrounds tend to focus on neighboring communities in terms of a place to live. Thus, more attractive tenants live in Aurora, IL than neighboring communities.
Inspection of Rental Property for Safety Issues
Furthermore, scumlord landlords that expect to run their property into the ground also are deterred from buying in the Aurora, IL community. The reason being…the City of Aurora Property Standards department won’t let them run a rental home with safety and habitability issues without being scolded. This means repairs must happen within 30 days, or if a seasonal dependant repair, be rectified the following spring/summer season.
For property managers, this means homes in better repair and tenants that have gone
through their own screening process to make the job easier.
While this doesn’t mean that Aurora, Illinois is this mecca of perfect tenants and landlords, it does mean that there is some justification to have rental home regulations in place at a Village level. At the same time, one notable drawback is that tenants with felonies on their background may be excluded from participating in a community they want to live in and are “pushed” to a neighboring community.
We are interested in learning what experiences you have had as a landlord or property manager in communities with rental regulations is place. Leave your comment or opinion, below, and teach us what you know.