Copy of Lease to Start Trash Service???? Really?!?
Just got a call from a new tenant starting her services at one of my new rentals. The waste company wants a copy of her lease to start the service. Really? I have never heard of such a thing. A year ago this same company did not, to my knowledge, require the same thing at a different property. What is going on here? I don't even understand what they would get out of having it. These utilities are making it harder and harder to move the utilities billing from person to person. Thankfully the local cooperative that covers light and water is easy to work with (and all my rentals are within its boundaries). The Sewer District requires a notarized letter to move the bill into a tenants name, I have basically been forced into including it in rent (and eating the 5-10% increases every year).
Any suggestions on how to make these handovers smoother for my tenants-specifically with the garbage company?
Thanks,
Eric