Podcasts about regional district

We just bumped up our podcast library overnight!  Today's episode is a summary, about the 11 location-specific episodes we added into the My Life As A Landlord Library, which are LIVE NOW.  The summary today features Minnesota, Prince Edward Island, Washington DC, South Carolina, Kentucky, Illinois, Colorado, Yukon Territory, New Jersey, Queensland, Australia the Pacific Islands, a US Territory, which includes American Samoa, Guam and Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI).For each of these locations, there is an entire podcast dedicated to each State or Province.  In each one we explore the overview of the housing guiding document for each location, answering the same four questions:  1) What are the basics of the State or Province or Territories' Tenancy or Housing Document2) What are the nuances of this location – what is different that stands out?3) Some guidance about abandoned items left behind by a tenant in a rental in each State or Province4) Where to get help in your local area in that State or Province.  Today's episode is NOT all inclusive for any of these locations, mind you – you must research further in your specific area including your County, Regional District, Parish, City or any other Governing Body that involves your rental location, but today's summary episode will get you started!

Today's location-specific episode features Illinois.  We explore the overview of the housing guiding document called Illinois Tenancy Act.  Each of my location-specific podcasts is set up the same way answering the same four questions:  1) What are the basics of the Illinois Tenancy Act2) What are the nuances of this location – what is different that stands out?3) Some guidance about abandoned items left behind by a tenant in a rental inIllinois4) Where to get help in your local area in Illinois.  Then I'll go through what I call my “Bingo Card” of standard items I see most often in tenancy laws in different locations.  This episode is NOT all inclusive – you must research further in your specific area including your County, Regional District, Parish, City or any other Governing Body that involves your rental location, but today's episode will get you started!This episode includes resources for Illinois including:Landlord and Tenant Rights LawsYour Guide to Landlord-Tenant Law | Illinois State Bar AssociationApproved Statewide Standardized FormsCity of Chicago :: Residential Landlord and Tenant OrdinanceIllinois Landlord-Tenant Law Handbook 2025 - Attorney USIllinois Landlord Tenant Law Changes 2025House & Apartment resourcesUnderstanding Abandonment in Illinois Rental Properties | KSN Law FirmCan't Afford a Lawyer? | Illinois State Bar Association

Today's location-specific episode features Pacific Islands, a US Territory that includes American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI).  Each of my location-specific podcasts is set up the same way answering the same four questions:  1) What are the basics of the in this location2) What are the nuances of this location – what is different that stands out?3) Some guidance about abandoned items left behind by a tenant in a rental inPacific Islands, a US Territory4) Where to get help in your local area in Pacific Islands, a US Territory.  Then I'll go through what I call my “Bingo Card” of standard items I see most often in tenancy laws in different locations.  This episode is NOT all inclusive – you must research further in your specific area including your County, Regional District, Parish, City or any other Governing Body that involves your rental location, but today's episode will get you started!This episode includes resources for Pacific Islands, a US Territory including:CNMI Landlord and Tenant Rental Act of 2017Marianas Office - Micronesian Legal Services CorporationU.S. Affiliated Pacific Basin Jurisdictions: Legal, Geographic and Demographic InformationU.S. Territories: Guam and Other Pacific Islands Profile - SIECUSHome - American Samoa Bar AssociationSecretary of American SamoaAmerican Samoa Legal Aid: Justice for All

Today's location-specific episode features New Jersey.  We explore the overview of the housing guiding document called Truth-In-Renting Act New Jersey.  Each of my location-specific podcasts is set up the same way answering the same four questions:  1) What are the basics of the Truth-In-Renting Act New Jersey2) What are the nuances of this location – what is different that stands out?3) Some guidance about abandoned items left behind by a tenant in a rental in New Jersey4) Where to get help in your local area in New Jersey.  Then I'll go through what I call my “Bingo Card” of standard items I see most often in tenancy laws in different locations.  This episode is NOT all inclusive – you must research further in your specific area including your County, Regional District, Parish, City or any other Governing Body that involves your rental location, but today's episode will get you started!This episode includes resources for New Jersey including:Truth In Renting NJLandlord/Tenant | NJ CourtsNew Jersey Department of Community Affairs |Tenants' Rights in New Jersey: A Legal Manual for Tenants in New JerseyThe New Jersey Abandoned Property Statute -Get Help as a Renter or TenantLegal Services in New Jersey 

Today's location-specific episode features Yukon Territory.  We explore the overview of the housing guiding document called Yukon Residential Landlord and Tenancies Act.  Each of my location-specific podcasts is set up the same way answering the same four questions:  1) What are the basics of the Yukon Residential Landlord and Tenancies Act2) What are the nuances of this location – what is different that stands out?3) Some guidance about abandoned items left behind by a tenant in a rental in Yukon Territory4) Where to get help in your local area in Yukon Territory.  Then I'll go through what I call my “Bingo Card” of standard items I see most often in tenancy laws in different locations.  This episode is NOT all inclusive – you must research further in your specific area including your County, Regional District, Parish, City or any other Governing Body that involves your rental location, but today's episode will get you started!This episode includes resources for Yukon Territory including:Residential Tenancies ActThe new Residential Landlord and Tenancies Act | Yukon.caLandlords and tenants' responsibilities | Yukon.caYukon_Residential_LandlordTenant_Act_HANDBOOK.pdfResources - Law Society of YukonYukon Legal Services Society -Yukon Public Legal Education Association (YPLEA) | Yukon Law Line

Today's location-specific episode features Colorado.  We explore the overview of the housing guiding document called Colorado Landlord Tenant Laws.  Each of my location-specific podcasts is set up the same way answering the same four questions:  1) What are the basics of the Colorado Landlord Tenant Laws2) What are the nuances of this location – what is different that stands out?3) Some guidance about abandoned items left behind by a tenant in a rental inColorado4) Where to get help in your local area in Colorado.  Then I'll go through what I call my “Bingo Card” of standard items I see most often in tenancy laws in different locations.  This episode is NOT all inclusive – you must research further in your specific area including your County, Regional District, Parish, City or any other Governing Body that involves your rental location, but today's episode will get you started!This episode includes resources for Colorado including:C.R.S. Title 38, Tenants and LandlordsAttachment 10-Landord and Tenant Rights.pdfColorado Law Summary: Renters' RightsLeases and Renting Basics | Division of Real EstateC.R.S. 38-20-116 – Abandoned propertyA Comprehensive Guide to Storing Abandoned Tenant Property in Colorado RentalsLegal and Rent Assistance Resources for Tenants | Division of Housing The Colorado Bar > HomeLegal Help for Low-Income Coloradans | Colorado Legal Services

Today's location-specific episode features Queensland Australia, which is my first non-North American location.  We explore the overview of the housing guiding document called The Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008.  Tenancies in Queensland have different rules based on different types of rentals including “general” tenancies for apartments or houses, then another tenancy type for moveable homes (like in a RV known as a caravan), and then a different type for roommate/shared accommodations.Each of my location-specific podcasts is set up the same way answering the same four questions:  1) What are the basics of the The Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 20082) What are the nuances of this location – what is different that stands out?3) Some guidance about abandoned items left behind by a tenant in a rental in Queensland Australia4) Where to get help in your local area in Queensland Australia.  Then I'll go through what I call my “Bingo Card” of standard items I see most often in tenancy laws in different locations.  This episode is NOT all inclusive – you must research further in your specific area including your County, Regional District, Parish, City or any other Governing Body that involves your rental location, but today's episode will get you started!This episode includes resources for Queensland Australia including:Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008Queensland tenancy laws | Residential Tenancies AuthorityForm-18a-General-tenancy-agreement.pdfOverview of the 1 May 2025 Tenancy Law Changes – What you need to know – Tenants QueenslandTenant Rights in Queensland: A Comprehensive Guide - aussierentlaws.comQSTARS | Renting in QueenslandAbandoned property and goods | Residential Tenancies AuthorityREIQ | Trash or treasure? - Best practice for dealing with abandoned goods

Today's location-specific episode features Kentucky.  We explore the overview of both of the housing guiding documents, one called Kentucky Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (URLTA) and the other is a Barren River Area District Rental Guidance.  Each of my location-specific podcasts is set up the same way answering the same four questions:  1) What are the basics of the Kentucky Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (URLTA)2) What are the nuances of this location – what is different that stands out?3) Some guidance about abandoned items left behind by a tenant in a rental in Kentucky4) Where to get help in your local area in Kentucky.  Then I'll go through what I call my “Bingo Card” of standard items I see most often in tenancy laws in different locations.  This episode is NOT all inclusive – you must research further in your specific area including your County, Regional District, Parish, City or any other Governing Body that involves your rental location, but today's episode will get you started!This episode includes resources for Kentucky including:Kentucky Revised Statutes - Chapter 383Rental Housing - Kentucky Attorney GeneralBarren River Area Renter's HandbookKentucky Revised Statutes - Chapter 393AKentucky Legal Aid - Free Legal AssistanceCivil Legal Aid Programs - Kentucky Court of JusticeLegal Aid Programs in KentuckyKentucky Landlord Law – Stephen L. Marshall, PLLC

Today's location-specific episode features Washington DC.  We explore the overview of the housing guiding document called Code of the District of Columbia Tenant Bill of Rights.  Each of my location-specific podcasts is set up the same way answering the same four questions:  1) What are the basics of the Code of the District of Columbia Tenant Bill of Rights2) What are the nuances of this location – what is different that stands out?3) Some guidance about abandoned items left behind by a tenant in a rental inWashington DC4) Where to get help in your local area in Washington DC.  Then I'll go through what I call my “Bingo Card” of standard items I see most often in tenancy laws in different locations.  This episode is NOT all inclusive – you must research further in your specific area including your County, Regional District, Parish, City or any other Governing Body that involves your rental location, but today's episode will get you started!This episode includes resources for Washington DC including:Chapter 32. Landlord and Tenant. | D.C. Law LibraryChapter 35. Rental Housing Generally. | D.C. Law LibraryTenant Bill of Rights | otaTenant Rights and ResponsibilitiesResources for Tenants | Attorney General Brian SchwalbUniversity of the District of Columbia School of Law Housing and Consumer Law Clinic Housing Lawdcra-housing-code-checklist.pdf

Today's location-specific episode features Canadian Province Prince Edward Island.  We explore the overview of the housing guiding document called Prince Edward Island Residential Tenancy Act.  Each of my location-specific podcasts is set up the same way answering the same four questions:  1) What are the basics of the Prince Edward Island Residential Tenancy Act2) What are the nuances of this location – what is different that stands out?3) Some guidance about abandoned items left behind by a tenant in a rental in Canadian Province Prince Edward Island4) Where to get help in your local area in Canadian Province Prince Edward Island.  Then I'll go through what I call my “Bingo Card” of standard items I see most often in tenancy laws in different locations.  This episode is NOT all inclusive – you must research further in your specific area including your County, Regional District, Parish, City or any other Governing Body that involves your rental location, but today's episode will get you started!This episode includes resources for Canadian Province Prince Edward Island including:Residential Tenancy ActHome - Residential Rental PropertyStatutes and Regulations | Government of Prince Edward IslandResidential Tenancy Act proclaimed | Government of Prince Edward IslandResidential Tenancy RegulationsAfter a year under P.E.I.'s Residential Tenancy Act, both tenants and landlords want changes | CBC News

Today's location-specific episode features Minnesota.  We explore the overview of the housing guiding document called Minnesota Landlord-Tenant Laws.  Each of my location-specific podcasts is set up the same way answering the same four questions:  1) What are the basics of the Minnesota Landlord-Tenant Laws 2) What are the nuances of this location – what is different that stands out? 3) Some guidance about abandoned items left behind by a tenant in a rental in Minnesota4) Where to get help in your local area in Minnesota.  Then I'll go through what I call my “Bingo Card” of standard items I see most often in tenancy laws in different locations.  This episode is NOT all inclusive – you must research further in your specific area including your County, Regional District, Parish, City or any other Governing Body that involves your rental location, but today's episode will get you started!This episode includes resources for Minnesota including:Table of Contents - Landlords & Tenants Landlords and Tenants Housing | LawHelp Minnesota Tenants' Rights in Minnesota | LawHelp MinnesotaReferences and Resources - Landlords & Tenants 

Today's location-specific episode features South Carolina.  We explore the overview of the housing guiding document called South Carolina Residential Landlord and Tenant Act.  Each of my location-specific podcasts is set up the same way answering the same four questions:  1) What are the basics of the South Carolina Residential Landlord and Tenant Act2) What are the nuances of this location – what is different that stands out?3) Some guidance about abandoned items left behind by a tenant in a rental inSouth Carolina 4) Where to get help in your local area in South Carolina.  Then I'll go through what I call my “Bingo Card” of standard items I see most often in tenancy laws in different locations.  This episode is NOT all inclusive – you must research further in your specific area including your County, Regional District, Parish, City or any other Governing Body that involves your rental location, but today's episode will get you started!This episode includes resources for South Carolina including:South Carolina Residential Landlord and Tenant ActCode of Laws - Title 27 - Chapter 35- - PROPERTY AND CONVEYANCESLandlord & Tenant Law in South Carolina - SC Appleseedsc-landlord-tenant-law-2012.pptCode of Laws - Title 27 - Chapter 18- - PROPERTY AND CONVEYANCES - Abandoned PropertySouth Carolina Legal Services10 Things to Know Before you RentGet Legal Help - South Carolina Bar

The agriculture stewardship organizations CleanFarms and the Peace River Regional District are renewing a successful agricultural plastics recycling program. Since 2021, a recycling partnership between Cleanfarms and the PRRD has diverted more than 55 tonnes of used grain bags and baler twine from local landfills.

Tiny homes on wheels are technically not allowed as permanent housing - but that hasn't stopped some people in rural B.C. communities from living in them, because they're affordable and don't leave a big footprint. Now, local government officials in several island communities say they've found a way to make them legal. On this week's episode, we hear about the solution that representatives from Islands Trust and the Regional District of Nanaimo recently shared with local governments from across B.C.

Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents -What does the Comox Strathcona Waste Management Service update mean to Cortes residents? Rates will go up. You may be paying more if you have a project that requires a bin to remove a lot of waste, like from a construction site or a rennovation. There may be some money for the free store. There are actually 33 proposed actions, but at this point it is not clear how many will apply to us. Sarah Willie, Manager of Solid Waste Planning and Policy Development will be at this Friday's Mansons Public Market, September 19, to talk about it. Sarah Willie: “We're a service of the Regional District and our main goal is in waste diversion and also the management of that garbage and that recycling further along. We're managing the landfills, transfer stations, the depots across the service area. We operate the Cortes Depot and recycling and transfer station and we're also a big part of the Quadra upgrades that are coming up. We've got bins there right now and we've procured some land in order to build a recycling depot.” “We're in the middle of a 10-year update of our solid waste management plan. This plan is really big-picture thinking. How are we gonna achieve that diversion increase over the next 10 years? Are we gonna preserve our landfill space? And providing opportunities for people to have input into that process. “We're in step three now of a four-step process. We've been out to community a couple times over the past few years, getting from folks the goals of this process, introducing them to what we do for their community. Sometimes it's a little bit behind the curtain. Now we're at the point where we've got some strategies and some actions that have been informed by our public and technical advisory committee, as well as our board of directors. “So we've got 33 actions and eight strategies that we've grouped together and we're bringing them to the public. We'd like to hear their input and thoughts on whether we've hit the mark. So we've got a number of events across the whole region coming up. One specifically, we wanna make sure folks are aware of, and that's on Friday, September 19th. We'll be joining the Cortes Island Farmer's Market from noon till three. We'll have a tent set up there. Myself and my colleague Lindsay will be there to introduce the concepts to folks and to answer any questions. “We've also got a lot of online opportunities for engagement. Up until October 16th, you can go to www.cssw.ca/swmp — that stands for Solid Waste Management Plan — and complete our online survey for a chance to win a hundred dollars in groceries.”

Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents -Cortes Island will have a public meeting on its proposed Bylaw changes on Monday, Sept 8th, 5pm at Manson's Hall.  “This is a chance for folks to weigh in on the proposed draft. We're really looking at a ‘yes' or ‘no' decision on this zoning bylaw. There's almost two years of community consultation and input, and this is what staff have produced and the best, happy medium for what folks are asking for,” explained Mark Vonesch, Regional Director for Cortes Island. “The public hearing will be a chance for people to express their opinions and their thoughts. Those will get recorded and added to the public record. It's important that folks show up whether you're opposed to or in support of this new zoning bylaw. People who show up make the decisions, and this is an opportunity to have your voice heard. If you can't make the meeting, you can email planning@srd.ca and that will also be included in the public record.” Sadhu Johnston, Executive Director of the Cortes Housing Society, added,  “The Housing Society took a number of positions that we were advocating for with the Regional District.” “The first thing we were advocating for is larger cottages and additional dwelling units on existing properties. There are lots of people on Cortes have a second or third cabin on their land, and they're out of compliance with the current zoning. That makes people uncertain in their living environments. If you're renting a cabin from somebody and that cabin is technically illegal, that creates insecurity. Many people on Cortes rely on that type of housing. “The Housing Society was encouraging what used to be called cottages in the zoning bylaw. They were only 60 square meters — about 500 square feet and really too small for a family to live in - as a second house on a property. We were encouraging for that to be bigger and the SRD has made that change. Now that secondary unit, the accessory dwelling unit (ADU), can be 110 square meters.” “The new density rules allow for multiple dwelling units on a single lot. Depending on the zoning type, more than one ADU is now permitted. That can provide passive income for island property owners, and also create additional rental units. These can't be subdivided or sold, so by nature they provide important rental housing. This proposed bylaw really addressed our concern about larger cottages and additional dwelling units on existing land. “I think the best opportunity for us to get more housing on Cortes is not to build up in the northern part if the island or to develop new sites, but to use properties that already have houses, driveways, electricity, septic, and wells — and enable them to add one or more additional homes. “The previous bylaw had a maximum of three dwellings per lot in the RR1 (Rural Residential 1) and R1 (Residential 1) zones, and they've removed that maximum. There's a new tiered system that allows up to five dwellings in R1 and RR1, and up to six dwellings in RU1 (Residential Urban 1), depending on lot size. Basically, this allows one or two additional houses on existing lots. “They didn't go as far as the Housing Society was thinking would be helpful, but they did go quite far in allowing additional houses on existing lots.

Today's location-specific episode features North Dakota.  We explore the overview of the housing guiding document called North Dakota Landlord Tenant Laws.  Each of my location-specific podcasts is set up the same way answering the same four questions:  1) What are the basics of the North Dakota Landlord Tenant Laws, 2) What are the nuances of this location – what is different that stands out?, 3) Some guidance about abandoned items left behind by a tenant in a rental inNorth Dakota, and 4) Where to get help in your local area in North Dakota.  Then I'll go through what I call my “Bingo Card” of standard items I see most often in tenancy laws in different locations.  This episode is NOT all inclusive – you must research further in your specific area including your County, Regional District, Parish, City or any other Governing Body that involves your rental location, but today's episode will get you started!This episode includes resources for North Dakota including:North Dakota Century Code t47c16North Dakota Attorney General | Tenant RightsLandlord-Tenant Law in North Dakota Fact Sheet 7.2021.pdfMicrosoft Word - Landlord Tenant Handbook.docx Legal Services of North DakotaEviction-for-Tenants-Informational-Guide.pdfMicrosoft Word - Your Rental Home TURN THIS ONE IN.docxYour Rental Home Toolkit

We just bumped up our podcast library overnight!  Today's episode is a summary, about the 10 location-specific episodes we added into the My Life As A Landlord Library, which are LIVE NOW.  The summary today features Nevada, Pennsylvania, Alberta, Nunavut, Quebec, West Virginia, North Dakota, Iowa, Arkansas and ArizonaFor each of these locations, there is an entire podcast dedicated to each State or Province.  In each one we explore the overview of the housing guiding document for each location, answering the same four questions:  1) What are the basics of the State or Province or Territories' Tenancy or Housing Document, 2) What are the nuances of this location – what is different that stands out?, 3) Some guidance about abandoned items left behind by a tenant in a rental in each State or Province, and 4) Where to get help in your local area in that State or Province.  Today's episode is NOT all inclusive for any of these locations, mind you – you must research further in your specific area including your County, Regional District, Parish, City or any other Governing Body that involves your rental location, but today's summary episode will get you started!

Today's location-specific episode features Nevada.  We explore the overview of the housing guiding document called Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 118A - Landlord Tenant Laws.  Each of my location-specific podcasts is set up the same way answering the same four questions:  1) What are the basics of the Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 118A - Landlord Tenant Laws, 2) What are the nuances of this location – what is different that stands out?, 3) Some guidance about abandoned items left behind by a tenant in a rental inNevada, and 4) Where to get help in your local area in Nevada.  Then I'll go through what I call my “Bingo Card” of standard items I see most often in tenancy laws in different locations.  This episode is NOT all inclusive – you must research further in your specific area including your County, Regional District, Parish, City or any other Governing Body that involves your rental location, but today's episode will get you started!This episode includes resources for Nevada including:NRS: CHAPTER 118A - LANDLORD AND TENANT: DWELLINGSLandlord-Tenant-Handbook-NLS-April-2022.pdfNevada Landlord Tenant Laws (2025): Renter's Rights & FAQsEvictions & Housing - Civil Law Self-Help Center

Today's location-specific episode features Pennsylvania.  We explore the overview of the housing guiding document called Pennsylvania Landlord and Tenant Act.  Each of my location-specific podcasts is set up the same way answering the same four questions:  1) What are the basics of the Pennsylvania Landlord and Tenant Act, 2) What are the nuances of this location – what is different that stands out?, 3) Some guidance about abandoned items left behind by a tenant in a rental inPennsylvania, and 4) Where to get help in your local area in Pennsylvania.  Then I'll go through what I call my “Bingo Card” of standard items I see most often in tenancy laws in different locations.  This episode is NOT all inclusive – you must research further in your specific area including your County, Regional District, Parish, City or any other Governing Body that involves your rental location, but today's episode will get you started!This episode includes resources for Pennsylvania including:Act of Apr. 6, 1951,P.L. 69, No. 20 Cl. 68 - THE LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT OF 1951Know Your Rights as a Pennsylvania Renter | Tenants' RightsKnow-Your-Rights-as-a-Renter-in-PA-English_2023_DIGITAL.pdfBack to Basics: Landlord Tenant Law - Pennsylvania Association of Realtors®Understanding Landlord/Tenant Law in Pennsylvania : Housing, Landlord/Tenant Rights : Legal Topics : What We Do : North Penn Legal ServicesPennsylvania Landlord Tenant Laws (2025): Renter's Rights & FAQsAct of Jul. 5, 2012,P.L. 1091, No. 129 Cl. 68 - LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT OF 1951 - DISPOSITION OF ABANDONED PERSONAL PROPERTYHomepage | Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network

Today's location-specific episode features Province of Alberta.  We explore the overview of the housing guiding document called Alberta Residential Tenancies Act.  Each of my location-specific podcasts is set up the same way answering the same four questions:  1) What are the basics of the Alberta Residential Tenancies Act,2) What are the nuances of this location – what is different that stands out?, 3) Some guidance about abandoned items left behind by a tenant in a rental inProvince of Alberta, and 4) Where to get help in your local area in Province of Alberta.  Then I'll go through what I call my “Bingo Card” of standard items I see most often in tenancy laws in different locations.  This episode is NOT all inclusive – you must research further in your specific area including your County, Regional District, Parish, City or any other Governing Body that involves your rental location, but today's episode will get you started!This episode includes resources for Province of Alberta including:Residential Tenancies Act - Open GovernmentLandlords and tenants – Rights and responsibilities | Alberta.caRTA HandbookAbandoned Goods: What Alberta Landlords Can Do With Property Left Behind - RecourseHome - Legal Aid AlbertaBed Bug Guides

Today's location-specific episode features Canadian Territory of Nunavut.  We explore the overview of the housing guiding document called Nunavut Residential Tenancies Act.  Each of my location-specific podcasts is set up the same way answering the same four questions:  1) What are the basics of the Nunavut Residential Tenancies Act, 2) What are the nuances of this location – what is different that stands out?, 3) Some guidance about abandoned items left behind by a tenant in a rental in Canadian Territory of Nunavut, and 4) Where to get help in your local area in Canadian Territory of Nunavut.  Then I'll go through what I call my “Bingo Card” of standard items I see most often in tenancy laws in different locations.  This episode is NOT all inclusive – you must research further in your specific area including your County, Regional District, Parish, City or any other Governing Body that involves your rental location, but today's episode will get you started!This episode includes resources for Canadian Territory of Nunavut including:RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT, Official Consolidation of | LegislationNunavut Rental Office | Government of NunavutNunavut Tenant Rights & Responsibilities: Complete Guide - tenantrights.ca

Today's location-specific episode features the Canadian Province of Quebec.  We explore the overview of the housing guiding document called Civil Code of Quebec.  Each of my location-specific podcasts is set up the same way answering the same four questions:  1) What are the basics of the Civil Code of Quebec, 2) What are the nuances of this location – what is different that stands out?, 3) Some guidance about abandoned items left behind by a tenant in a rental inCanadian Province of Quebec, and 4) Where to get help in your local area in Canadian Province of Quebec.  Then I'll go through what I call my “Bingo Card” of standard items I see most often in tenancy laws in different locations.  This episode is NOT all inclusive – you must research further in your specific area including your County, Regional District, Parish, City or any other Governing Body that involves your rental location, but today's episode will get you started!This episode includes resources for Canadian Province of Quebec including:Rights and Obligations of the Lessor and Lessee | Gouvernement du QuébecTribunal administratif du logementQuebec Summaries of Decisions corpiq.com/en/news/1397-what-to-do-with-belongings-left-behind-in-a-rental-unit-after-a-move-.html

Today's location-specific episode features West Virginia.  We explore the overview of the housing guiding document called West Virginia Code Chapter 37 Real Property.  Each of my location-specific podcasts is set up the same way answering the same four questions:  1) What are the basics of the West Virginia Code Chapter 37 Real Property, 2) What are the nuances of this location – what is different that stands out?, 3) Some guidance about abandoned items left behind by a tenant in a rental inWest Virginia, and 4) Where to get help in your local area in West Virginia.  Then I'll go through what I call my “Bingo Card” of standard items I see most often in tenancy laws in different locations.  This episode is NOT all inclusive – you must research further in your specific area including your County, Regional District, Parish, City or any other Governing Body that involves your rental location, but today's episode will get you started!This episode includes resources for West Virginia including:West Virginia Code | §37Home & Apartment Archives - Legal Aid WVRenters' Rights Brochure.pdfWest Virginia Landlord Tenant Laws (2025): Renter's Rights & FAQsAbandoned Personal Property in Rental Housing - Legal Aid WVCharleston, WV Specific:  LandlordTenantResponsibilitiesHandbook_000.pdf

Today's location-specific episode features Iowa.  We explore the overview of the housing guiding document called Iowa Landlord and Tenant Act.  Each of my location-specific podcasts is set up the same way answering the same four questions:  1) What are the basics of the Iowa Landlord and Tenant Act, 2) What are the nuances of this location – what is different that stands out?, 3) Some guidance about abandoned items left behind by a tenant in a rental inIowa, and 4) Where to get help in your local area in Iowa.  Then I'll go through what I call my “Bingo Card” of standard items I see most often in tenancy laws in different locations.  This episode is NOT all inclusive – you must research further in your specific area including your County, Regional District, Parish, City or any other Governing Body that involves your rental location, but today's episode will get you started!This episode includes resources for Iowa including:562A.pdfIowa Legislative Guide to Landlord-Tenant LawLandlord tenant lawTenant rights, duties, and remedies :: Iowa People's Law LibraryLandlord and Tenant Law Questions and Answers - Iowa Legal AidIowa Find-A-Lawyer

Today's location-specific episode features Arkansas.  We explore the overview of the housing guiding document called Arkansas Landlord Tenant Laws.  Each of my location-specific podcasts is set up the same way answering the same four questions:  1) What are the basics of the Arkansas Landlord Tenant Laws, 2) What are the nuances of this location – what is different that stands out?, 3) Some guidance about abandoned items left behind by a tenant in a rental inArkansas, and 4) Where to get help in your local area in Arkansas.  Then I'll go through what I call my “Bingo Card” of standard items I see most often in tenancy laws in different locations.  This episode is NOT all inclusive – you must research further in your specific area including your County, Regional District, Parish, City or any other Governing Body that involves your rental location, but today's episode will get you started!This episode includes resources for Arkansas including:Arkansas Landlord/Tenant HandbookLandlord And Tenant Rights - Arkansas Attorney GeneralLandlord/Tenant Law - Landlord/Tenant - Arkansas Law Help at Legal Aid of ArkansasACAAA – Helping People. Changing Lives.

Today's location-specific episode features Arizona.  We explore the overview of the housing guiding document called Arizona Residential Landlord Tenant Act (ARLTA).  Each of my location-specific podcasts is set up the same way answering the same four questions:  1) What are the basics of the Arizona Residential Landlord Tenant Act (ARLTA), 2) What are the nuances of this location – what is different that stands out?, 3) Some guidance about abandoned items left behind by a tenant in a rental inArizona, and 4) Where to get help in your local area in Arizona.  Then I'll go through what I call my “Bingo Card” of standard items I see most often in tenancy laws in different locations.  This episode is NOT all inclusive – you must research further in your specific area including your County, Regional District, Parish, City or any other Governing Body that involves your rental location, but today's episode will get you started!This episode includes resources for Arizona including:FOR LANDLORDS - Arizona Residential Landlord-Tenant Law - LibGuides at University of Arizona Law LibraryLandlord_Tenant_Act_May-2023_1.pdfArizona Residential Landlord Tenant Act (ARLTA) Legal Info SheetLandlord/Tenant Disputes & Eviction Actions33-1370 - Abandonment; notice; remedies; personal property; definitionFree and Reduced Cost Legal Aid Agencies/Resources in ArizonaArizona Foundation for Legal Services and EducationAmerican Bar Association for Arizona

The Mount Underwood fire burning south of Port Alberni on Vancouver Island has forced the evacuation of up to 300 people from a campground. CBC's Maryse Zeidler gives the latest on the rapidly-growing fire. Meanwhile, the wildfire burning west of Osoyoos Lake in the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen continues to burn, but the B.C. Wildfire Service says the blaze is now considered held. CBC's Tiffany Goodwein takes us live near the site of the fire.

Today's location-specific episode features Maine.  We explore the overview of the housing guiding document called Maine Landlord Tenant Laws.  Each of my location-specific podcasts is set up the same way answering the same four questions:  1) What are the basics of the Maine Landlord Tenant Laws, 2) What are the nuances of this location – what is different that stands out?, 3) Some guidance about abandoned items left behind by a tenant in a rental inMaine, and 4) Where to get help in your local area in Maine.  This episode is NOT all inclusive – you must research further in your specific area including your County, Regional District, Parish, City or any other Governing Body that involves your rental location, but today's episode will get you started!This episode includes resources for Maine including:Maine-Rental-Housing-Guide-PDFMaine Landlord Tenant Laws Title 14, Chapter 710: RENTAL PROPERTYLandlord-Tenant Issues | Maine State LegislatureMaine Consumer Rights When You Rent An Apartment: Microsoft Word - MECLG_14_Chapter 2003.doc The Full Guide on Maine Landlord Tenant Law, Rights, & Regulations - Azibo Landlord Obligations - InformationRights of Maine Renters: Unsafe or Unfit Housing | Pine Tree Legal Assistance

Today's location-specific episode features the Great State of Alaska.  We explore the overview of the housing guiding document called The Alaska Landlord & Tenant Act.  Each of my location-specific podcasts is set up the same way answering the same four questions:  1) What are the basics of the The Alaska Landlord & Tenant Act, 2) What are the nuances of this location – what is different that stands out?, 3) Some guidance about abandoned items left behind by a tenant in a rental in the Great State of Alaska, and 4) Where to get help in your local area in the Great State of Alaska.  This episode is NOT all inclusive – you must research further in your specific area including your County, Regional District, Parish, City or any other Governing Body that involves your rental location, but today's episode will get you started!This episode includes resources for the Great State of Alaska including:The Alaska Landlord & Tenant Act  The Alaska Landlord & Tenant Act: what it means to youHousing | AlaskaForms by Topic & Number (A - I) - Alaska Court SystemHousing Issues - Alaska Court SystemContact the Closest Alaska Legal Services Corporation OfficeLawyer Referral Service – Alaska Bar Association

Today's location-specific episode features the US Territory of Guam.  We explore the overview of the housing guiding document called Guam's Landlord and Tenant Rental Act of 2018.  Each of my location-specific podcasts is set up the same way answering the same four questions:  1) What are the basics of the Guam's Landlord and Tenant Rental Act of 2018, 2) What are the nuances of this location – what is different that stands out?, 3) Some guidance about abandoned items left behind by a tenant in a rental inthe US Territory of Guam, and 4) Where to get help in your local area in the US Territory of Guam.  This episode is NOT all inclusive – you must research further in your specific area including your County, Regional District, Parish, City or any other Governing Body that involves your rental location, but today's episode will get you started!This episode includes resources for the US Territory of Guam including:Guam's Landlord and Tenant Rental Act of 2018 Title 21 - Ch. 48 Guam Landlord and Tenant Rental Act of 2018Consumer Resources | Guam Real Estate CommissionGUAM HOUSING AND URBAN | GUAM HOUSING AND URBANRENEWAL AUTHORITY

Today's location-specific episode features Florida.  We explore the overview of the housing guiding document called Florida Residential Landlord Tenant Act.  Each of my location-specific podcasts is set up the same way answering the same four questions:  1) What are the basics of the Florida Residential Landlord Tenant Act, 2) What are the nuances of this location – what is different that stands out?, 3) Some guidance about abandoned items left behind by a tenant in a rental inFlorida, and 4) Where to get help in your local area in Florida.  This episode is NOT all inclusive – you must research further in your specific area including your County, Regional District, Parish, City or any other Governing Body that involves your rental location, but today's episode will get you started!This episode includes resources for Florida including:Florida Residential Landlord Tenant Act Landlord/Tenant Law in Florida / Consumer Resources / Home - Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer ServicesRights and Duties of Tenants and LandlordsStatutes & Constitution :View Statutes : Online Sunshine6 Tenant Rights That All Florida Tenants and Landlords Need to Know | About Florida LawThe 2024 Florida Statutes (including 2025 Special Session C)Residential Landlord-Tenant  | Florida RealtorsChapter 705 - 2021 Florida Statutes - The Florida Senate

Today's location-specific episode features the Canadian Province of Saskatchewan.  We explore the overview of the housing guiding document called The Residential Tenancies of Saskatchewan.  Each of my location-specific podcasts is set up the same way answering the same four questions:  1) What are the basics of the Residential Tenancies of Saskatchewan, 2) What are the nuances of this location – what is different that stands out?, 3) Some guidance about abandoned items left behind by a tenant in a rental inCanadian Province of Saskatchewan, and 4) Where to get help in your local area in Canadian Province of Saskatchewan.  This episode is NOT all inclusive – you must research further in your specific area including your County, Regional District, Parish, City or any other Governing Body that involves your rental location, but today's episode will get you started!This episode includes resources for Canadian Province of Saskatchewan including:The Residential Tenancies of Saskatchewan  Tenancy Agreements | Residential Renting and Leasing | Government of SaskatchewanTenant rights and landlord rights in SaskatchewanThe Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 https://publications.saskatchewan.ca/api/v1/products/23011/formats/29464/downloadThe Residential Tenancies Regulations, 2007 https://publications.saskatchewan.ca/api/v1/products/23014/formats/29469/download https://pubsaskdev.blob.core.windows.net/pubsask-prod/114786/Housing-Application-R-14A-01-20-FILLABLE.pdf Landlords, Tenants, and Housing Discrimination - Saskatchewan Human Rights CommissionOffice of Residential Tenancies in Saskatchewan:  888-215-2222 or ORT@gov.sk.ca Legal Aid Saskatchewan

Today's location-specific episode features the State of Tennessee.  We explore the overview of the housing guiding document called Landlord-Tenant Act in Tennessee.  Each of my location-specific podcasts is set up the same way answering the same four questions:  1) What are the basics of the Landlord-Tenant Act in Tennessee, 2) What are the nuances of this location – what is different that stands out?, 3) Some guidance about abandoned items left behind by a tenant in a rental inState of Tennessee, and 4) Where to get help in your local area in State of Tennessee.  This episode is NOT all inclusive – you must research further in your specific area including your County, Regional District, Parish, City or any other Governing Body that involves your rental location, but today's episode will get you started!This episode includes resources for State of Tennessee including:Landlord-Tenant Act in Tennessee Ultracode.pdfHHW_LAS_TN_URLTA_Renters_Rights.pdfDepartment of Health; Healthy Homes Renters Info:  RentersTENNLandlordTenantBrochure.pdfyour-rights-as-a-tenant-under-the-uniform-residential.pdfTennessee landlords have rights when tenants abandon the premises | Spragins, Barnett & Cobb, PLC Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee & the Cumberlands.  1-800-238-1443 or go to www.las.org.   Tennessee Consumer Affairs Division:  615-714-4737 (Consumer hotline) or email:  consumer.affairs@state.tn.us or website www.tn.gov/consumer Legal Aid of East Tennessee www.laet.org (Bradley, Blount, Hamilton, Knox, Sevier, Sullivan, and Washington Counties).  

Today's location-specific episode features US State of Oklahoma.  We explore the overview of the housing guiding document called Oklahoma Statutes Title 41. Landlord and Tenant..  Each of my location-specific podcasts is set up the same way answering the same four questions:  1) What are the basics of the Oklahoma Statutes Title 41. Landlord and Tenant Act., 2) What are the nuances of this location – what is different that stands out?, 3) Some guidance about abandoned items left behind by a tenant in a rental inUS State of Oklahoma, and 4) Where to get help in your local area in US State of Oklahoma.  This episode is NOT all inclusive – you must research further in your specific area including your County, Regional District, Parish, City or any other Governing Body that involves your rental location, but today's episode will get you started!This episode includes resources for US State of Oklahoma including:Oklahoma Statutes Title 41. Landlord and Tenant.  os41.pdfWelcome to Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma's guide to free legal help in Oklahoma.Landlord & Tenant - Rights and Duties | Welcome to Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma's guide to free legal help in Oklahoma.What are Your Rights and Duties as a Tenant? - Oklahoma Bar AssociationWhat are Your Rights as a (Residential) Landlord? - Oklahoma Bar AssociationTenant Demand Letters | Welcome to Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma's guide to free legal help in Oklahoma.

Today's location-specific episode features Canadian Province of Newfoundland and Labrador.  We explore the overview of the housing guiding document called Newfoundland and Labrador Residential Tenancies Act.  Each of my location-specific podcasts is set up the same way answering the same four questions:  1) What are the basics of the Newfoundland and Labrador Residential Tenancies Act, 2) What are the nuances of this location – what is different that stands out?, 3) Some guidance about abandoned items left behind by a tenant in a rental inCanadian Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, and 4) Where to get help in your local area in Canadian Province of Newfoundland and Labrador.  This episode is NOT all inclusive – you must research further in your specific area including your County, Regional District, Parish, City or any other Governing Body that involves your rental location, but today's episode will get you started!This episode includes resources for Canadian Province of Newfoundland and Labrador including:Newfoundland and Labrador Residential Tenancies Act Landlord & Tenant - Digital Government and Service NL landlord-guide-for-landlords-tenants.pdfAbandoned Items Guidance Canadian Province of Newfoundland and Labrador landlord-pdf-section-16-personal-property-after-termination.pdfHousing, Legal Aid, Arbitration, Mediation, and any other helpful links in Canadian Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Contact - Digital Government and Service NL

Today's location-specific episode features US Territory of Puerto Rico.  We explore the overview of the housing guiding document called Puerto Rico Landlord-Tenant Relationships Governed Under Commonwealth's Civil Code.  Each of my location-specific podcasts is set up the same way answering the same four questions:  1) What are the basics of the Puerto Rico Landlord-Tenant Relationships Governed Under Commonwealth's Civil Code, 2) What are the nuances of this location – what is different that stands out?, 3) Some guidance about abandoned items left behind by a tenant in a rental inUS Territory of Puerto Rico, and 4) Where to get help in your local area in US Territory of Puerto Rico.  This episode is NOT all inclusive – you must research further in your specific area including your County, Regional District, Parish, City or any other Governing Body that involves your rental location, but today's episode will get you started!This episode includes resources for US Territory of Puerto Rico including:Rental Laws and Tenant Rights in Puerto Rico – State Regs TodayWhat You Need to Know about Renting in Puerto Rico - Relocate to Puerto Rico with Act 60, 20, 22Eviction - Poder Judicial de Puerto RicoInternal Revenue Service:  Introduction to Puerto Rico Acts 20 and 22Puerto Rico | HUD.gov / U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)Department of Housing 

Today's location-specific episode features New Mexico.  We explore the overview of the housing guiding document called New Mexico Uniform Owner Resident Relations Act.  Each of my location-specific podcasts is set up the same way answering the same four questions:  1) What are the basics of the New Mexico Uniform Owner Resident Relations Act, 2) What are the nuances of this location – what is different that stands out?, 3) Some guidance about abandoned items left behind by a tenant in a rental inNew Mexico, and 4) Where to get help in your local area in New Mexico.  This episode is NOT all inclusive – you must research further in your specific area including your County, Regional District, Parish, City or any other Governing Body that involves your rental location, but today's episode will get you started!This episode includes resources for New Mexico including:New Mexico Legal Aid Renter's Guide  nmhealth.org/publication/view/guide/278/ New Mexico Uniform Owner Resident Relations Act  New Mexico Uniform Owner Resident Relations Act (NM-UORRA) - 20192024 New Mexico Statutes Chapter 47 - Property Law - Article 8 - Owner-Resident Relations New Mexico Statutes Chapter 47, Article 8 (2024) - Owner-Resident Relations :: 2024 New Mexico Statutes :: U.S. Codes and Statutes :: U.S. Law :: JustiaResource Guide:  Landlord-Tenant Law New Mexico  Landlord-Tenant_Resource-Guide.pdf  

We just bumped up our podcast library overnight!  Today's episode is a summary, about the 10 location-specific episodes we added into the My Life As A Landlord Library, which are LIVE NOW.  The summary today features New Mexico, Puerto Rico, Newfoundland/Labrador, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Alaska, Saskatchewan, Maine, Florida, and Guam [6 US States, 2 US Territories and 2 Canadian Provinces]For each of these locations, there is an entire podcast dedicated to each State or Province.  In each one we explore the overview of the housing guiding document for each location, answering the same four questions:  1) What are the basics of the State or Province or Territories' Tenancy or Housing Document, 2) What are the nuances of this location – what is different that stands out?, 3) Some guidance about abandoned items left behind by a tenant in a rental in each State or Province, and 4) Where to get help in your local area in that State or Province.  Today's episode is NOT all inclusive for any of these locations, mind you – you must research further in your specific area including your County, Regional District, Parish, City or any other Governing Body that involves your rental location, but today's summary episode will get you started!

A Sermon for Rogation Sunday St. James 1:22-27 by William Klock I was out on my gravel bike this week, riding the trails through Merville and Black Creek and down to Williams Beach.  At one point I had to stop to take a picture.  I was riding down this narrow corridor with walls of little yellow flowers on both sides.  It was really beautiful.  But just a short way down the trail I ran into a big group of people cutting it all down.  I had a stop and wait for a minute so they could get their cart off the trail.  One of the women asked how my ride was going.  I said I was having a great ride.  It was a beautiful day.  I pulled out my phone and showed her the picture I'd just taken of the trail.  I thought it was beautiful, but she scowled at it.  “We'll get there tomorrow morning,” she said, “Ugh!  Vile stuff, but we'll get it!”  (And, sure enough, when I rode through again a few days later the walls of scotch broom were gone.)  I was kind of disappointed, but I'm sure the “broom busters” were happy, because they really, really, really hate scotch broom. The funny thing is—I notice this most places they cut it down—is that when they're done, there's usually still scotch broom as far as the eye can see—on the other side of a fence.  It's like that where I was riding my bike.  They cut it all down on Regional District property, but they can't touch the private property on the other side of the fence.  And later in the summer, I'll be riding my bike down the trail and in the heat of the day I'll hear the seed pods popping open and scattering their seed on both sides of the fence.  And next year the scotch broom will be back.  To me the whole thing seems pointless, but these folks envision an island scoured clean of scotch broom and so they come back year after year after year to cut it down wherever they can get to it.  Even though that island scoured clean of broom will never be. As I rode later in the week and saw the trailsides devoid of broom, but acres and acres of yellow flowers on the other side of the fence it got me thinking about the theme of our Eastertide scripture readings.  (I know, you think I'm just out there riding my bike, but I'm out there praying and meditating on scripture and putting sermons together in my head.)  We began Easter with the theme of hope.  Jesus' resurrection meant something to the disciples.  It wasn't just a miracle.  It was the evidence, the proof that God's new creation had begun and that Jesus is king.  That's what lit a fire under them to go out and announce the good news to Jerusalem, to Judaea, Samaria, and to the whole world—even though it eventually got them all killed.  This theme of resurrection life carries all through Eastertide and we meet it here again today.  We could run with either the Gospel or the Epistle, but I'm going to go with the Epistle—this lesson from St. James that begins with those familiar words: Be people who do the word, not merely people who heart it and deceive themselves.   Brothers and Sisters, the good news of Jesus' resurrection from the dead ought to give us a vision of the world set to rights—of sin and death defeated and cast forever into hell, of no more trials and no more tears, and of new life with nothing to separate us from the presence of God.  When we look at the mess and the darkness around us that hope might sound crazy—like an island scoured clean of scotch broom—but the fact is that God has done the hard part already.  He gave his son to take up our flesh, to die, and to rise to life again.  The rest is just his people—us—going out to preach and to do that good news and to let his word and his Spirit spread and grow his new creation.  So don't just hear the word.  Go out and do it.  Don't just long for God's kingdom, go out and be it. It also helps to understand that for the Jews, speaking Hebrew, to hear and to obey were inextricably linked together.  The Hebrew word for “hear” is a call not just to the ears, but to the heart, and to hear is to respond, whether it's for the Lord to hear the cries of his people in their bondage and to come to their deliverance or for Israel to hear the word of the Lord and to take it to heart and do it.  When Moses and the Prophets announced, “Hear the word of the Lord!” it wasn't just a call to listen, but to obey—to do.  We have a word in English that we don't use anymore that is very similar: hearken.  Don't just hear, but take note, take what you hear to heart.  Do it. Brothers and Sisters, words are important—and the word of God especially so.  As I've said so many times, God's word brings life.  By his word he created life in the beginning and when we were mired in sin and in slavery to death, he heard our cries for deliverance and sent his word again, this time in human flesh, in Jesus, to die and to rise from death so that we might know life again.  This is at the core of Easter and so, these last two Sundays of Eastertide we read from St. James' epistle about the power of God's word to bring us life and to transform us.  But first he contrasts God's word with our words, which are so often spoken in anger or spoken, not to heal or to give life, but to hurt.  This is in the first chapter of James.  Our Epistle begins at verse 22, but I want to back up a bit into last week's Epistle, to verse 19.  Here's what James writes: So, my dear brothers [and sisters], get this straight.  Every person should be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger.  Human anger, you see, doesn't produce God's justice.  (James 1:19-20) “Be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger.”  How many times would that have saved you a world of hurt if you'd only heard and obeyed? Now, there can be a place for anger.  So often we get angry because the world isn't what we know it should be.  Sometimes—a lot of the time—that's just our pride being hurt or our selfishness being tweaked, but when we see real wrongs being done, when we see real injustice in the world, there is a place for just and righteous anger.  Godly anger over sin and injustice is often precisely what we need to get us up and out into the world to help the needy or the hurt, to stand up for the defenceless, or otherwise to speak out and to work for wrongs to be righted.  St. Paul writes in Ephesians 4:26, “Be angry” but then there's an “and”, a big “and”: “and do not sin.”  Deal with what needs dealing with and “do not let the sun go down on your anger,” because that “gives opportunity to the devil”.  If you're angry because your pride has been hurt, put a stop to it right there.  Swallow your pride and move on.  If you're angry because something is truly wrong, use that anger productively to set things right, but do not sin in the process.  Two wrongs won't make things right.  And righteous or not, don't let your anger fester.  Deal with it one way or another, because simmering anger is fodder for the devil and for all sorts of sin.  We all know that from experience.  Let your anger simmer and before too long you're thinking about payback and revenge and neither of those things have any place in the Christian life.  That was our lesson two Sunday's ago: As he has vindicated Jesus, so the Father will one day vindicate us.  We don't need to vindicate ourselves. In short, James says, “Human anger doesn't produce God's justice.”  In other words, your anger is not what will set this broken world to rights.  I know it always seems like it will at the time, but it won't.  Just consider: You think your anger will set things right so you lash out at that other person.  And now what are they thinking?  They're thinking the same thing: All the situation needs is a little bit of their anger to fix it so they lash out at you.  And all it all does is make everything worse.  Brother and Sisters, James reminds us to instead be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger.  God is the one who will bring justice to the world and right the wrongs.  If we have been wronged, God will vindicate us.  The best thing we can do is to respond with the gospel and the Spirit.  Where the world is broken, where relationships are broken, we should be asking ourselves how we can bring to bear the things that God's Spirit gives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.  Our anger won't help God make things right.  And so James warns: So put away everything that is sordid, all that overflowing malice, and humbly receive the word which has been planted within you and which has the power to save your lives.   Do you see what he did there?  More often than not, when we get angry, it's because our pride has been hurt and that kind of anger tempts us to lash out—it tempts us to respond to a hurt or a wrong with some kind of sin.  Insults, brawling, that sort of thing.  In contrast, James says that when our pride is threatening to take control of us, we need instead to meekly receive—to hearken to—the word that God has implanted in us.  If this were St. Paul, he'd be reminding us to put off the old man and to put on the new.  The pride and anger are the old man talking, but in Jesus and the Spirit God has made us new.  James puts it in terms of the word by which God has forgiven us and made us a new creation.  I think James had Isaiah 55:10-11 in mind when he was writing this.  That's where the Lord, through the Prophet, says: For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven          and do not return there but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout,          giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth;          it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose,          and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.   This is one of my favourite passages in all of Scripture.  When I get frustrated with my own sin and my own shortcomings and my own failures to be faithful to God, I remember what he says about his word here.  And as a pastor, when I'm discouraged with ministry and when it seems like nothing is happening or people aren't maturing or when I see sin and shortcomings and failures to be faithful in the church, again, I come back to what the Lord says about his word here and I go back to the word, because God's word is the source of life.  Nothing I can do will bring the life of God to myself or to other people—only his word can do that—and he promises through Isaiah that his word always accomplishes what he purposes and it always succeeds in that for which he sends it forth.  So I preach his word to myself and I preach his word to you and trust him to cause it to bear fruit in me and in you, because he says that that is what he will do.  God's word is life. So, Brothers and Sisters, don't let God's word go in one ear and out the other.  James writes, “Be people who do the word, not merely people who hear it and deceive themselves.”  Don't just listen to the word.  Don't just read it.  Hear it, Brothers and Sisters.  Hearken to it.  Do it.  If it helps, read your Bible with your finger in your ear to remind you not to let it go in one ear and out the other.  These are God's words and they are life!  Too often we come to church and hear the word or we sit down at home and read the word, but we don't actually hear it, we don't let it sink in, we don't let it take root like a seed, and so we don't become doers of the word, letting it make a difference and transform us.  If we just let the word go in one ear and out the other we're in danger of deceiving ourselves.  We think, “I've read the Bible or I've listened to it in church and I've done my duty,” but Friends, if the word doesn't take root in our hearts and minds, if it doesn't make a difference, we miss out on the life of God.  He promises that his word will accomplish what he purposes—that it will make a difference, that it will bring new life—but first we have to hear it, not just listen, but hear it, take it in, obey it, and let it change us. James uses an illustration here.  Look at verses 23-25: Someone who hears the word but does not do it, you see, is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror.  He notices himself, but then he goes away and quickly forgets what he looked like.  But the person who looks into the perfect law of freedom, and goes on with it, not being a hearer who forgets but a doer who does the deed—such a person is blessed in their doing.   You walk past a mirror, have a look, then walk away and forget.  In one ear and out the other.  That's not how we should approach God's word.  And how do we know if we're really letting God's word take root and grow in us?  We know it's growing in us when we go from being mere hearers to being actual doers of that word.  When we don't just know in our heads that truth is important, but when we stop telling lies, when we stop misrepresenting people, and speak the truth.  When “love your enemies and do good to them” goes from being something in your head to something you actually live out.  When love your wife or submit to your husband translates into loving your wife or submitting to your husband in real and practical ways.  When the Lord's Supper goes from being something you eat to something you live out in your interactions with your brothers and sisters in the Lord, showing love and living in the unity Jesus has given us.  When we confront the injustices of the world, not with anger, but with the gospel and the life of the Spirit. And notice how James makes this point.  He takes us back to his own roots.  He was a Jew.  He was circumcised into the Lord's covenant people when he was eight days old.  He grew up living torah, because he was one of the covenant people and that's what covenant people did.  That's how they were faithful to the Lord in return for his faithfulness to them.  And they learned the torah, the law, by reading and studying God's word.  And as much as Jesus changed everything, he didn't change the fact that the Lord continues to live in covenant with his people.  Jesus established a new covenant, but it's still a covenant.  And the Spirit has given a new law, but it's still a law.  God's people are still called to be different from the world.  As he marked out the Jews with circumcision and called them to live according to the torah, so he marks out the people of Jesus with baptism and calls us to live the law of the Spirit—what James calls the “perfect law, the law of liberty”.  Faithful Jews were doers—keeping the sabbath, eating clean foods and not eating unclean foods, all of that.  Some people think that Jesus has freed us from all of the doing, but it's really just the opposite.  Jesus calls us to even more and better doing, the difference is that instead of pointing to a list of laws written on stone and saying “Do that”, he fills us with God's own Spirit, gives us his own example of love at the cross, rises from the dead and gives us a foretaste of his new creation and says “Do that in the power of the Spirit”.  And this new law, instead of burdening us, actually ends up freeing us from all those things that used to weigh us down: anger and filthiness and wickedness and replaces it all with the fruit of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control as the Spirit and the word work in us to redirect the affections of our hearts from sin and from self to love for God and love for each other. And so James sums it up in verses 26 and 27, writing: If anyone supposes that he is devout, and does not control his tongue, but rather deceives his heart—such a person's religion is futile.  As far as God the Father is concerned, pure, unsullied religion works like this: you should visit orphans and widows in their sorrow, and prevent the world leaving its dirty smudge on you.   God's word and God's Spirit will transform us.  It doesn't happen in an instant, so we have to be careful here.  Our expectations for a new Christian aren't the same as they are for a mature Christian, but still, a Christian will show the transforming work of God's life-giving word in his life.  And so James says that if you think you're religious—note that “religion” isn't the bad word some people make it out to be today.  Religion is our service to God.  There's good religion and there's bad religion as we'll see in a bit.  So if you think you're serving God but you don't have a bridle on your tongue—that's not the only thing that might show this, but since James has been talking about anger and sinful words, this is the example he uses here—if you speak hateful and hurtful and untrue things, you've deceived yourself.  You've been letting God's word go in one ear and out the other.  You haven't actually heard it and so it hasn't taken root and it's not growing in your heart.  It calls into question your profession of faith and your place in the covenant.  We enter the covenant through faith in Jesus.  And we show our membership in the covenant by doing the word, by living the law of the Spirit.  And if you aren't living the law of the Spirit, well, it begs the question: Are you really a member of the covenant?  Is your faith in Jesus real?  Because a Christian without the fruit of the Spirit, a Christian who is worldly and doesn't bridle his tongue, well he's like a Jew who isn't circumcised and who labours on the sabbath.  He's a contradiction. In contrast, true religion, real service to God looks like this: visiting orphans and widows and keeping yourself unstained by the filthiness of the world.  James could have listed any number of things here, but he's certainly practical and these are things that stood out in the First Century and made people take note of Christians and the Church.  It was a dog-eat-dog world, but the Christians took care of each other and they took care of the poor and vulnerable, because that's what love in action looks like and because that's what new creation looks like.  And in a world of filth, where culture was crude and vulgar and religion often involved ritual drug use and prostitution, God's people stood apart—much as the Jews of the old covenant had stood apart.  Jesus' people, transformed by word and Spirit, should stand as beacons of his new creation, by our lives and by our proclamation, lifting the veil on what God has in store for this broken world. So Brother and Sisters, be Easter people.  If you have believed that Jesus died and rose from the dead to forgive our sins and to make us part of his new creation, prove it.  Really be Easter people.  Immerse yourselves in God's word and hear what he has to say.  Don't let it go in one ear and out the other.  Let it sink in and take root and grow.  And then be the new creation that God's word will make us if we give it the chance.  As he promised, he will make us the firstfruits of his new creation—and that, Brothers and Sisters, is how he is setting the wrongs of this world to right.  Not by our anger, but by his word and by his Spirit. Let's pray: O Lord, from whom all good things come: Grant to us, your humble servants, that by your holy inspiration we may think those things that are good, and by your merciful guidance put them into practice; through our Lord Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.  Amen.

Today's location-specific episode features California.  We explore the overview of the housing guiding document called California Tenant Protection Act.  Each of my location-specific podcasts is set up the same way answering the same four questions:  1) What are the basics of the California Tenant Protection Act, 2) What are the nuances of this location – what is different that stands out?, 3) Some guidance about abandoned items left behind by a tenant in a rental inCalifornia, and 4) Where to get help in your local area in California.  This episode is NOT all inclusive – you must research further in your specific area including your County, Regional District, Parish, City or any other Governing Body that involves your rental location, but today's episode will get you started!

Today's location-specific episode features Vermont.  We explore the overview of the housing guiding document called Vermont Title 9 Chapter 137 Residential Rental Agreements.  Each of my location-specific podcasts is set up the same way answering the same four questions:  1) What are the basics of the Vermont Title 9 Chapter 137 Residential Rental Agreements, 2) What are the nuances of this location – what is different that stands out?, 3) Some guidance about abandoned items left behind by a tenant in a rental inVermont, and 4) Where to get help in your local area in Vermont.  This episode is NOT all inclusive – you must research further in your specific area including your County, Regional District, Parish, City or any other Governing Body that involves your rental location, but today's episode will get you started!

Today's location-specific episode features Nebraska.  We explore the overview of the housing guiding document called Nebraska Landlord Tenant Act.  Each of my location-specific podcasts is set up the same way answering the same four questions:  1) What are the basics of the Nebraska Landlord Tenant Act, 2) What are the nuances of this location – what is different that stands out?, 3) Some guidance about abandoned items left behind by a tenant in a rental in Nebraska, and 4) Where to get help in your local area in Nebraska.  This episode is NOT all inclusive – you must research further in your specific area including your County, Regional District, Parish, City or any other Governing Body that involves your rental location, but today's episode will get you started!

Today's location-specific episode features Texas.  We explore the overview of the housing guiding document called Texas Property Code Chapter 92.  Each of my location-specific podcasts is set up the same way answering the same four questions:  1) What are the basics of the Texas Property Code Chapter 92, 2) What are the nuances of this location – what is different that stands out?, 3) Some guidance about abandoned items left behind by a tenant in a rental inTexas, and 4) Where to get help in your local area in Texas.  This episode is NOT all inclusive – you must research further in your specific area including your County, Regional District, Parish, City or any other Governing Body that involves your rental location, but today's episode will get you started!

Today's location-specific episode features Province of Manitoba.  We explore the overview of the housing guiding document called Manitoba Residential Tenancies Act.  Each of my location-specific podcasts is set up the same way answering the same four questions:  1) What are the basics of the Province of Manitoba Residential Tenancies Act, 2) What are the nuances of this location – what is different that stands out?, 3) Some guidance about abandoned items left behind by a tenant in a rental in Province of Manitoba, and 4) Where to get help in your local area in Province of Manitoba.  This episode is NOT all inclusive – you must research further in your specific area including your County, Regional District, Parish, City or any other Governing Body that involves your rental location, but today's episode will get you started!

Today's location-specific episode features New York State.  We explore the overview of the housing guiding document called New York Real Property Law.  Each of my location-specific podcasts is set up the same way answering the same four questions:  1) What are the basics of the New York Real Property Law, 2) What are the nuances of this location – what is different that stands out?, 3) Some guidance about abandoned items left behind by a tenant in a rental in New York State, and 4) Where to get help in your local area in New York State.  This episode is NOT all inclusive – you must research further in your specific area including your County, Regional District, Parish, City or any other Governing Body that involves your rental location, but today's episode will get you started!

Today's location-specific episode features Washington State.  We explore the overview of the housing guiding document called Washington State Residential Landlord-Tenant Act.  Each of my location-specific podcasts is set up the same way answering the same four questions:  1) What are the basics of the Washington State Residential Landlord-Tenant Act, 2) What are the nuances of this location – what is different that stands out?, 3) Some guidance about abandoned items left behind by a tenant in a rental inWashington State, and 4) Where to get help in your local area in Washington State.  This episode is NOT all inclusive – you must research further in your specific area including your County, Regional District, Parish, City or any other Governing Body that involves your rental location, but today's episode will get you started!

Today's location-specific episode features Province of Ontario.  We explore the overview of the housing guiding document called Ontario Residential Tenancies Act.  Each of my location-specific podcasts is set up the same way answering the same four questions:  1) What are the basics of the Ontario Residential Tenancies Act, 2) What are the nuances of this location – what is different that stands out?, 3) Some guidance about abandoned items left behind by a tenant in a rental in Province of Ontario, and 4) Where to get help in your local area in Province of Ontario.  This episode is NOT all inclusive – you must research further in your specific area including your County, Regional District, Parish, City or any other Governing Body that involves your rental location, but today's episode will get you started!

Today's location-specific episode features British Columbia.  We explore the overview of the housing guiding document called British Columbia Residential Tenancy Act.  Each of my location-specific podcasts is set up the same way answering the same four questions:  1) What are the basics of the British Columbia Residential Tenancy Act, 2) What are the nuances of this location – what is different that stands out?, 3) Some guidance about abandoned items left behind by a tenant in a rental in British Columbia, and 4) Where to get help in your local area in British Columbia.  This episode is NOT all inclusive – you must research further in your specific area including your Regional District, City or any other Governing Body that involves your rental location, but today's episode will get you started!

We just bumped up our podcast library overnight!  Today's episode is a summary, about the 10 location-specific episodes we added into the My Life As A Landlord Library, which are LIVE NOW.  The summary today features British Columbia, Hawaii, Ontario, Washington State, New York State, California, Texas, Nebraska, Vermont and the Province of Manitoba.For each of these locations, there is an entire podcast dedicated to each State or Province.  In each one we explore the overview of the housing guiding document for each location, answering the same four questions:  1) What are the basics of the State or Province or Territories' Tenancy or Housing Document, 2) What are the nuances of this location – what is different that stands out?, 3) Some guidance about abandoned items left behind by a tenant in a rental in each State or Province, and 4) Where to get help in your local area in that State or Province.  Today's episode is NOT all inclusive for any of these locations, mind you – you must research further in your specific area including your County, Regional District, Parish, City or any other Governing Body that involves your rental location, but today's summary episode will get you started!