I have this tenant who continually refuses to empty the lint from the dryer. I have told him it is a fire hazard, but he continues to ignore me.
The lease states he has to do the yard work but today he told me he doesn't rake leaves and doesn't feel it's necessary because the other neighbors really don't care how their yard looks.
I need to get rid of this guy!
Luckily he only has a month to month lease. Just wondering what other Landlords do to make sure their tenants are taking proper care of the property.
@Carmel Duffy these actually seem like fairly minor issues. Most of my tenants are lazy compared to my standards. That is why many people end up being life long renters. Rather than looking at this black and white (keep or get rid of), consider just implementing consequences.
Lint trap empty fee $15 per occurrence
Yard care service for leaf clean up $100
Send him notification that you will charge him for these services. That will modify his behavior or he will just choose to move out.
You are supposed to change a furnace filter every month.
If the tenant doesn't take care of the appliances it will cost me money.
Who told you that?!? What state are you operating? Filters get changed every 3-4 month but before winter and summer it’s tye must.
I change the filter once a year because most tenants would rather breathe dirty air than spend $10. Furnaces working without changing filters still keep working just less efficiently - tenant pays more for heating/cooling.
Well, my HVAC guy comes only once a year to service the furnace and A/C and everything working fine
If you’re visiting your rentals every month - I see how the lint and leaves are not so big deal then. You’re disregarding privacy of your tenants big time. It’s abuse of power.