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Painting Interior of Occupied Unit by Sloan (CA) on June 22, 2017 @01:17

                              
I have a 4 unit house in CA. I am painting the outside. I want to paint the insides at the same time. All units are tenant occupied. In 3 of the units, the tenants were agreeable to have it painted. One unit/tenant does not want the inside painted, says the paint is fine, and painting would be a disruption. They are all good tenants. Should I just hold off on painting that one unit? Interested as to what other LLs would do.
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Re: Painting Interior of Occupied Unit by Garry on June 22, 2017 @06:39 [ Reply ]
Not sure why you want to paint the insides of an occupied unit. The best time to paint is when the unit is vacant. Your time it takes to paint will virtually double because of having to move furniture around, cover it, and possibly have it back in place each day, so it's not too much hassle for the T each day. What if you have an accident, and break a piece of the Ts furniture, or get paint on something of theirs? Are you doing the painting yourself, as the LL, or are you paying someone to do it? If you still want to do it now, start with one of the tenants that have agreed to let you in to do it. You may end up deciding to not do the other units til they are vacant. Even if it works out OK in painting the other 3 units, you should probably hold off on the 4th unit til its vacant, so as not to create bad blood with a good paying T.
Re: Painting Interior of Occupied Unit by Anonymous on June 22, 2017 @08:37 [ Reply ]
well,.......you've already opened that can of worms. most ll's paint as necessary at vacancies or at renewal offer time and as worked into renewal rent increases. document your decline tenants no-thank-you FULLY in writing to avoid claims for descrimination,...or more likely ''reduction in services claims''. There's a joke among homeowners that they sell their homes and move when it's time to repaint the interiors,....and it's really not that far off. While you may believe that you're doing the right thing and being a good landlord, investor and property owner,...you're spending a lot of money unneccessirily, making work for yourself and no matter what inconveniencing your tenants, without them asking for or rerally wanting it,...and they ultimately WILL NOT really appreciate it after having to deal with the disruption and inconvenience.
Re: Painting Interior of Occupied Unit by Anonymous on June 22, 2017 @13:20 [ Reply ]
You and your painting contractor should visit that one tenant and explain to them how the painting will be accomplished, and offer some type of compensation for the tenant upon completion. Many people are afraid of new experiences and your tenant just needs to be reassured that the job will be professionally handled with the least disturbance. All tenants should receive some type of compensation for the inconvenience during painting.

Those landlords who feel this is a waste of time and tenants don't appreciate it are missing a great opportunity to inspect their property and build good landlord tenant relationships. The cost of a vacancy is always greater than doing those things that retain tenants for the long run. Great tenants are attracted to good looking properties. Good looking properties attract great tenants. If these landlords have unappreciative tenants, then they have the wrong tenants!
Re: Painting Interior of Occupied Unit by Micah on June 23, 2017 @11:08 [ Reply ]
I can understand not wanting to move out for a few days mid lease. PAint fumes, covered up furniture moved to the center of each room, dust, wet paint everywhere... I can see not wanting to live through that. Most people wait for tenants to vacate before painting. Not to mention strangers wandering around inside when you are at work... Just imagine staying in a hotel for a week where they are painting the room you are staying in.
Re: Painting Interior of Occupied Unit by Anonymous on June 23, 2017 @12:24 [ Reply ]
---a lot of it really depends on how much ''stuff'' the tenant has. people who live sparcely, its no big deal, but we've all seen tenants who have really packed-it-in. your painter will also take that into consideration when he quotes his price.

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