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Insights for property portfolio operators.
Practical articles on recovery strategy, compliance, and portfolio operations for property owners and operators.
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Recovery strategy
How to Choose a Collection Agency for Property Management
Vetting an agency on certifications, state licensing, data security, contingency fees, rental specialization, and complaint history before you sign.
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Compliance
Can a Debt Collector Text or Email a Tenant About Rent? Regulation F's Digital Rules
The opt-out requirement, reasonable procedures for email and text, limited-content messages, and how the time and harassment limits carry to digital channels.
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State guide
Rent Collection Laws in Oregon: What Landlords & Property Managers Need to Know
Agency registration with DCBS, the six-year vs. one-year limitations split, ORS 646.639, wage-garnishment floors, and the 31-day deposit rule.
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State guide
Rent Collection Laws in Utah: What Landlords & Property Managers Need to Know
The 2023 repeal of collection-agency registration, the six-year vs. four-year limitations split, wage-garnishment caps, the 30-day deposit rule, and late-fee limits.
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Compliance
What Hours Can a Debt Collector Legally Call a Tenant?
The 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. local-time window, the inconvenient-time-or-place limit, workplace calls, and how the rules apply to a resident who has moved.
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Compliance
Arizona Debt Collection Laws: What Landlords & Property Managers Need to Know
Licensing, the Consumer Fraud Act, Proposition 209's garnishment limits, security deposit rules, and the statute of limitations.
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Compliance
What Is Regulation F? A Property Manager's Plain-English Guide
The CFPB's 2021 debt collection rule, explained in plain English: what it covers, who it applies to, and how it changed the FDCPA.
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Compliance
Statute of Limitations on Rent Debt: A State-by-State Guide
How long a landlord can sue over unpaid rent in Arizona, Oregon, Texas, Utah, and Washington, and why placement timing matters.
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Recovery strategy
How Much Do Collection Agencies Charge? Contingency Fees Explained
Typical contingency fee ranges by account age, flat-fee models, and what a landlord can legally pass to a resident.
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Compliance
How Often Can a Debt Collector Contact a Tenant? Call-Frequency Rules
Regulation F's 7-in-7 rule, what counts as an attempt, and what happens when a collector goes over.
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Recovery strategy
Should Landlords Hire a Collection Agency for Unpaid Rent?
Compare the real cost of eviction, the risk of DIY collection, and when a compliant recovery partner pays for itself.
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Compliance
What Happens When Unpaid Rent Goes to Collections?
The notice requirements, contact rules, credit-bureau reporting, and how long a rent collections placement typically takes.
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Compliance
FDCPA and Regulation F Rules for Rent Collection
Validation notices, contact-frequency limits, digital communication rights, and what happens when a collector violates them.
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Recovery strategy
How to Collect Unpaid Rent After a Resident Moves Out
The walkthrough, itemized statement, demand notice, and when to place the account with a collection agency.
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Recovery strategy
Eviction Judgment Collection: Recovering What the Court Didn't
Why a judgment isn't a payment, the enforcement tools that turn it into money, and when to place it with an agency.
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Recovery strategy
In-House Collections vs. Outsourcing to a Specialist Agency
The real cost of in-house collection, how recovery rates compare by account age, and when outsourcing pays for itself.
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Compliance
What Texas Property Managers Should Know Before Hiring a Collection Agency
The surety-bond requirement, the Texas Debt Collection Act, statute of limitations, deposit rules, and why Texas bars wage garnishment.
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