Investor · Des Moines, IA · Member since 2017 · 2 posts · 0 votes
Tenant notified me there are lots of moles in the front yard. Indeed there are lots of mole mounds in the front yard, but the tenants can use the sidewalk.
I don't mind the moles and not worried about the grass, but don't know if I am required to get rid of them.
Real Estate Agent/Investor · Peoria, AZ · Member since 2016 · 2k+ posts · 2k+ votes
8y
Just call pest control and have the moles removed and fill in the mole holes. If someone trips and falls in a mole mound and hurts themselves, then you're going to have much bigger issues that bad grass. In AZ, it is the responsibility of the landlord to make all repairs and do whatever is necessary to put and keep the premisesin a fit and habitable condition and keep all common areas of the premises in a clean and safe condition. I am not one to make assumptions, but I would think this kind of law is applicable to landlords just about everywhere.
Real Estate Agent/Investor · Peoria, AZ · Member since 2016 · 2k+ posts · 2k+ votes
8y
Just call pest control and have the moles removed and fill in the mole holes. If someone trips and falls in a mole mound and hurts themselves, then you're going to have much bigger issues that bad grass. In AZ, it is the responsibility of the landlord to make all repairs and do whatever is necessary to put and keep the premisesin a fit and habitable condition and keep all common areas of the premises in a clean and safe condition. I am not one to make assumptions, but I would think this kind of law is applicable to landlords just about everywhere.
Developer · Show Low, AZ · Member since 2017 · 15 posts · 12 votes
8y
Hey Eugen,
If you're not concerned about the aesthetics of the yard, there may be one of the concerns you may want to consider. The moles can create so much damage to the yard that they can create a problem for tenets that may be walking through the yard or visitors that may sink in a hole and twist or break an ankle. That of course opens you up to some potential liability, because even a frivolous lawsuit cost money to fight.
Investor · Narragansett, RI · Member since 2013 · 8k+ posts · 4k+ votes
8y
Tell them they are free to do something if they wish. You have to decide where you are drawing the line with outdoor critters. I draw it at damaging/entering the house. I dont have HOAs to deal with and I am not lawn crazy. Your situation may be different.
Flipper/Rehabber · Wichita, KS · Member since 2017 · 152 posts · 119 votes
8y
Funny mole story, I️ had them at my last house I️ lived and tried traps and poison, someone said to stick a water hose and flush em out. It worked the mole flushed out a hole about 10 feet from where I️ was and flopped over. A few seconds later it started to run away so I️ zapped it with the water hose and stunned it again, this went on for a few minutes til the mole was running down the street. As a concerned citizen I️ chased the mole down the street with a shovel. Moral of the story is get rid of the moles. Seriously though, Kill the grubs they feed on and they will leave.
Rental Property Investor · Upstate, NY · Member since 2012 · 3k+ posts · 3k+ votes
8y
We had a lot of soil delivered to fill the site & plant grass. But with the loads of dirt we ended up with a serious mole problem. We tried everything except poison because we had an old dachshund. However, within a month that old dog delivered the bodies of all the moles to our back porch. He was the most patient dog I ever had.