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Tenant friends w property manager - how to handle?
by Melissa (VA)
on October 5, 2015 @18:20
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So, my tenant has been warned several times about parking cars on the back lawn due to removing the grass. Turns out, there is now a dirt path he has made as a result which is partially on the neighbors property - I sent one notice in warning which resulted in change a year ago.
We got a property manager and he has gone by and also warned him. I now have heard the tenant and property manager may be friends. And there may be a dog. Which may have caused damage. And there may be non-tenants living there.
How do I approach this and ensure my interests are protected. At this point, we have warned several times, he says okay, abides for a while, and then does it again. I'm ready to be done, but he does pay on time and lease is until April.
I was thinking about mentioning the driving on lawn and damage to the PM, and maybe suggesting we inspect together in 24 hours. Thoughts?
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Re: Tenant friends w property manager - how to handle?
by Maggie
on October 6, 2015 @10:37
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It should not be surprising that the tenant is a friend of your property manager. When you hire a property manager the first thing they do is fill their vacancies with deadbeat friends and relatives.
Explain to your property manager that he must "manage" to keep your tenant's car out of the yard and off the neighbors too. Inspect it with the property manager and take some photos so you will evidence to eventually recover the cost of remediation. The photo will prevent the tenant from claiming a previous tenant damaged the lawn. Photo the neighbors damage too.
Is street parking available?
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Re: Tenant friends w property manager - how to handle?
by P-Bone (NY and OH)
on October 6, 2015 @10:57
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Start putting things in writing. When I have had parking issues in the past, I issue Lease Violation Notices. I have specific parking instructions attached to each rental agreement to indicate what parking spaces are allowed for each tenant. If a car is parked in the wrong place for more than about 30 minutes without an indication that they are there temporarily (i.e. moving stuff in and out, etc.) then I issue a notice. The first notice states that they have 3 days to correct that notice and also states that if it happens again within a 12 month period, the 3 day notice will be foregone and a Lease Violation Fee will be assessed immediately. It has worked for me and I have actually enforced the fee when the tenant's daughter's friend parked half on the lawn. I took a picture of the truck, placement on the property, and close up of the license plate and issued the notice with all pictures attached. I got a call for the kid who's truck it was saying it wasn't fair and I calmly stated that it's inappropriate to park on someone's lawn and that the terms and conditions of the tenant's rental agreement clearly stated these facts and whether or not he thought he tenancy should be impacted by this fact is irrelevant. I ended up being lenient and didn't charge the fee immediately, but documented that it would be withheld from her security deposit when she vacated. I clearly documented everything and the security deposit settlement went off without any issues, $50 deduction for the lease violation and all.
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Re: Tenant friends w property manager - how to handle?
by anon
on October 6, 2015 @14:40
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So you need a new property manager now. Do you have a 30 day cancellation clause in your prop mgr agreement?
You also will be sure to give written notice before tenancy term ends to your tenant Not now-the number of days required in your state.
Now also get written incident reports of all lease violations.
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