tenant wants inspection delayed by 4 weeks
Hi there.
I live on Ontario, Canada. My tenant, his wife and 12-year-old son have been living in my rental house for 5 months. When I asked him when is best for him for a house inspection, he will be traveling (his family is still home), and suggested we do it after he comes back in 3-4 weeks. The tenant has been paying rent on time, and I have no reason to suspect he has caused major damage or does anything bad in the house. According to local Residential Tenancies Act, I can serve him a "Notice of Entry" and enter in 24 hours, regardless of whether he welcomes it. Should I do that, or should I grant him his wish, maintain some good will and wait for a month? Both me and my tenant are new to the rental business.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Cheers,
Paul
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Well you asked when would be good for him but you should have set a time frame, even now I'd probably say within the next week or two. Probably nothing is wrong but I wouldn't bend over backward like that because even if this person doesn't take advantage the next person might.