by Andrew Swensen | May 18, 2026 | Local Policy Update, Owner Education
This is the weekly Central Ohio landlord policy update. Five featured items get the full treatment below, followed by a quick-hits section covering the rest of the municipal activity worth tracking this week. The cost of staying ahead of a new ordinance is almost...
by Peter Lohmann | May 11, 2026 | Owner Education, Property Maintenance, Property Management Education
Central Ohio winters leave fingerprints on a rental property. The damage is rarely dramatic, but it’s almost always cheaper to find in May than to repair in August. TL;DR Spring maintenance on a Columbus rental property comes down to two passes: an exterior...
by Andrew Swensen | May 11, 2026 | Local Policy Update, Owner Education
This is the weekly Central Ohio landlord policy update. Five featured items get the full treatment below, followed by a quick-hits section covering the rest of the municipal activity worth tracking this week. Most of this activity happens in rooms landlords do not...
by Peter Lohmann | May 8, 2026 | Fair Housing, Local Policy Update, Owner Education, Tenant Screening
Section 8 has dominated housing headlines for the past year. Some predicted the program would be eliminated. Others warned of voucher cuts and forced tenant terminations. The reality, as of May 2026, is more nuanced (and more important for Columbus landlords to...
by Peter Lohmann | May 7, 2026 | Owner Education, Rent Collection, Rental Price
You found a tenant. You agreed on rent. Now the lease is sitting in front of you, and the clauses you do (or don’t) include over the next thirty minutes will decide what happens when something goes wrong eighteen months from now. TL;DR A Columbus rental lease...
by Peter Lohmann | May 4, 2026 | Local Policy Update, Owner Education, Rental Market Guide
This was a heavy week for landlords with property anywhere from Plain City out to Lancaster. Five suburbs moved consequential housing-related items, and another eight took action worth knowing about. The headline: Plain City is preparing to shift from complaint-driven...
