Re: Wondering - Landlord Forum thread

Re: Wondering by Lise on March 5, 2012 @15:15

I had the same issue, and here's what O did : I did not reduced the rent, but I paid the tenant 60 dollars each month : during spring, summer and fall: to cut the grasse and clean the leaves - in fall and winter: to clean the porches, entrance and ways from snow and ice. I provided the snow blower, the mower and ice melt.
In doing so, it is considered as two different businesses, and you do not mixed up the rent with the cleaning of the alleys and garden.

It worked fine to me.

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Re: Wondering by P-Bone in WNY (NY) on March 5, 2012 @15:40	[ Reply ]

The only issues I've seen with this type of arrangement is the equipment. If you provide the equipment, first off, you're responsible to maintain it, which may be difficult depending on whether or not the tenant properly uses it or misuses it. Second, which would be my big concern, is if you provide the equipment and the tenant doesn't know how to use it safely, are you protected if they cut their hand off in the snow blower? Honestly, it's not a path I'd want to try to debate myself out of.