Renewing a lease and doing an Inspection

[Monish Naidu]

Hey everyone,

I'm coming up on my first year as a property manager. With the new year rolling around, I'm planning on running an inspection of the property. My family and i goofed our first year and didn't take much pictures of our property before the tenant moved in, nor make a very comprehensive inspection list. Do you think it is still plausible to take pictures of the property with the tenant and their items in the unit? And how strict are you in enforcing payment for things such as marks on the wall, and just the unit looking overall kind of dirty? I've stepped into the unit a couple of times and it looked dirty. Would you expect to charge them a cleaning fee as if you are making the unit "new" again for another tenant, even though they'd be living in it again?

Best,

Monish

[Ashley St. Gelais]

Hey @Monish Naidu-

Welcome to BP!  Although we have a presence in the unit about 3-4 times a year to just check on the condition.

We don't charge any sort of in-between charge based on the condition of the unit.  The tenants may live in the home in a messy manner but then may clean it up when they decide to leave.  I don't believe it is legal in most markets to charge money to tenants during a re-lease.

Just be sure to complete a move out inspection report and have them sign it up on moving out.

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