Re: Move-in Mess - Landlord Forum thread 347857

Re: Move-in Mess by Garry on September 1, 2016 @22:24

It's NOT a fine line. My take on your posts are that you have a VERY NICE home, and you have VERY HIGH expectations of your tenants. There's nothing wrong with that-----BUT---A LL cannot dictate how a person lives inside of a place they are paying rent on, unless it involves health and safety, or damages to the home. Are you going to ask to be let in every month and go thru-out the home to see how they are living? That would be harassment. Any judge will tell you that "boxes" and "stuff" all over the place within the first 3 months of move-in is perfectly NORMAL. Give your NEW tenants a break, before something BAD happens to your currently GOOD relationship with each other.

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Re: Move-in Mess by Patty (Florida) on September 5, 2016 @03:02	[ Reply ]

The last thing I want to do is invade a tenant's privacy. I contacted this board for advice for that very reason. I have numerous tenants & rental properites and have been a, landlord for over 30 years. Never have I seen anything like this! I don't want to be overbearing, but I also don't want to ignore a potential problem up front. I do not believe that any reasonable person would believe that leaving trash & debris from 50+ moving boxes & discarded belonging scattered from one end of a property (SHARED property with another tenant) out onto the front lawn & street for days, now weeks is "VERY HIGH expectations" I find it irresponsible and disrespectful. The interior is in a similar state, but it is not out in the weather or an eyesore to other tenants & neighbors, but does pose a fire hazard by blocking doors, passageways & boxes on a cooktop. I CERTAINLY understand it takes time to unpack and that some box will never get unpacked but it should also be done safely. I think as a landlord we are obligated to maintain some sort of health & safety standards, but not intrude into someone's privacy. That is, what I meant by 'fine line." Again, I understand a few boxes here and there, but not to the point where you can't move around, cook or open doors. Well, I appreciate the constructive criticism and will take everyones input to consideration in dealing with this tenant. Thank you.