Tenant wants to take over weeding/raking/gardening duties.

[Logan Allec]

I have a fourplex, and one of the tenants (a young single guy looking for ways to make money) said he would take care of basic landscaping on the property for $20 per week.  Does anyone have an agreement for this that specified gardening duties that would be fair for $20 per week?

[Richard Recuset]

Not recommended! This applies to any and all kind of work to be done. I've been there and done that. With lawn and pool work. Just hire an independent, professional party.

Possible problems:

• Liability
• Reliability
• It can affect tenant/landlord relationship and the other tenants.
• Accounting issues
• Possible equipment issues

It's better to hire someone else to do the work to avoid the above possible problems. 

Oh! And never hire someone you can't fire. 

I hope this helps!