Richmond Landlord & Rental Property Blog

Mice and Rat Problems in a Richmond Rental: What to Check and Report

If you see a mouse or rat in your Richmond rental, find possible droppings, notice gnawing, or hear scratching or movement, start with what you actually observed. Some signs are less certain than they first appear.PMI James River has had scratching reports that turned out to be b...

Cockroach Problems in a Richmond Rental: What to Do First

If you see a cockroach in your Richmond rental, start by looking at the pattern. One large roach near an exterior door can be a different situation from repeated smaller roaches around a kitchen or bathroom.Clean up food and water sources, use sticky monitors to see where activit...

Ant Problems in a Richmond Rental: What to Try First

A few ants or a visible ant trail in your Richmond rental can often be handled with simple household steps. Start by removing the food or water attracting them, clean up the active trail, and check where the ants are traveling.If they return, a household ant bait labeled for the ...

Pest Control in Richmond Rentals: What to Try and When to Report It

Seeing a pest in your Richmond rental does not always mean the same response. An ant trail, a single spider, repeated cockroaches, suspected mice, and possible bed bugs all call for different first steps.For most ordinary household pests, start with the basics: remove accessible ...

Why Is My Richmond Rental So Humid or Full of Condensation?

If your Richmond rental feels unusually damp or condensation keeps coming back, start with normal ventilation and the location of the moisture. A fogged mirror after a shower is different from water that keeps appearing on a wall, floor or ceiling.This guide covers the safe check...

What Should I Do About Mold, Mildew or a Musty Smell in My Richmond Rental?

A small isolated patch of mildew or mold on a hard, washable surface can often be handled with ordinary surface cleaning. If it returns, stays wet, involves porous, soft, swollen or damaged material, or you have a musty smell that continues, submit a maintenance request.This guid...

Moisture, Mold & Indoor Air Problems for Richmond Renters

If your Richmond rental feels damp, develops condensation, smells musty, or has visible mold or mildew, start with the symptom you can actually see or smell. This guide covers moisture-related indoor air problems and helps you choose the right safe first step.The important first ...

No Power or Partial Power in a Richmond Rental

If the power goes out in all or part of your Richmond rental, first determine how much of the property is affected. A neighborhood outage, a whole-home outage, one dead circuit, and one dead outlet have different next steps.Before troubleshooting, stop if you notice smoke, a burn...

Outlet & GFCI Problems in a Richmond Rental

A dead outlet does not always mean the outlet itself has failed. The cause may be a wall switch, a tripped GFCI somewhere else on the circuit, a tripped breaker, or the device you plugged in. Start with the simple checks below only when the outlet is dry, intact, and showing no e...

Circuit Breaker & Fuse Problems in a Richmond Rental

Circuit breakers and fuses protect electrical circuits by interrupting power when a circuit is overloaded or another electrical problem occurs. A resident can usually perform one normal breaker reset or replace one ordinary accessible screw-in plug fuse. If the protection trips o...