Re: Tenant friends w property manager - how to handle?

Re: Tenant friends w property manager - how to handle? by P-Bone (NY and OH) on October 6, 2015 @10:57

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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