Re: nail holes covered with spackle and paint

Re: nail holes covered with spackle and paint by OK-LL on June 1, 2012 @08:31

Half-assed repairs don't help. I would pass along to the tenant the (minimal) charge for proper hole repair (if necessary) and touch-up paint. If she had inquired, you could have provided paint or told her to leave it alone, but if you didn't know she had violated the lease by putting holes in the wall, you very reasonably wouldn't have provided paint. I don't take on tenants to raise -- they should be able to follow simple instructions such as "don't put holes in the walls".

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Re: nail holes covered with spackle and paint by Anonymous on June 1, 2012 @14:43	[ Reply ]

Seriously? You don't let tenants hang pictures on the wall? Do people walk away before signing the lease after hearing that? I'm not trying to be a jerk. I'm just stunned. I never would have rented a place where I couldn't hang artwork.

Re: nail holes covered with spackle and paint by OK-LL on June 1, 2012 @23:24	[ Reply ]

We weren't discussing my lease, we were talking about the OP's lease which OP says bars tenant from putting holes in the walls. Personally, I don't mind if folks want to hang things right up to a tv, it's no big deal to spackle & touch up paint. But I am a hard-ass about the adhering to the letter of the lease, if we agreed to it, then it should be respected by both parties.

Re: nail holes covered with spackle and paint by Anna Mouse on June 3, 2012 @10:08	[ Reply ]

You know there are now ways that you can hang a picture without pounding a hole in a wall that does not belong to you? Geeze