For Landlords

RELIABLE HOME RENTALS & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT is a full service rental agency that wants to provide more than just a tenant to our property owners. Reliable Home Rentals & Property Management currently manages properties in Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford and Sackville Nova Scotia as well as immediate surrounding areas.We want to provide year round service and peace of mind to our clients while giving them the time to enjoy their own lives. RELIABLE HOME RENTALS & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT will gladly remove the burden of :

  • Rent Collection.
  • Arranging for Repairs, supervision of contractors.
  • Inspecting the home both at the start and end of tenancy.
  • Delivering notices.
  • Receiving calls from tenants.

Tax Deductions:

Fees paid to RELIABLE HOME RENTALS & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT are likely tax deductable! For information on Nova Scotia tax regulations contact your tax accountant.

Useful Landlord Links:

Glossary of common rental terms

FAQ’s pertaining to landlord-tenant issues.

Forms and Applications -Renting Residential Property

Accounting:

To ensure that you have proper documentation of any expenses you incur as a landlord RELIABLE HOME RENTALS & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT will provide you with two options:

1. Rents collected and made payable to RELIABLE HOME RENTALS & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT are deposited in a trust account in which all expenses will be paid including property management fees, and the balance deposited to your bank account on the first banking day each month. A detailed statement of income and expenses will be prepared on a monthly or quarterly basis and forwarded to you

Or;

2. You hold and deposit the rent cheques and in the event maintenance and repairs are required, we will contact you, provide an estimate and invoice you for same. RELIABLE HOME RENTALS & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT would ask in this case to be provided with post dated cheques for the monthly management fee (plus HST).