Sharing Costs of Repairs w Tenants
Is it a good idea for landlords to share the costs of repairs with tenants?
Example, an AC repair costs $525. Should I tell my tenants how much this repair costs me by sharing the receipt in the maintenance record?
I’m asking bc the tenant is currently late on rent, and I need her to understand the importance of being on time. Originally, I was going to hold off on the repair bu figured it could hurt us more later. BTW, are landlords responsible for repairs in a cycle when rent is late??!
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@Nita Martin as I understand when you say "share" you mean "show", so should you show the tenant the bill or tell them how much it costs to repair the A/C? No. There is no reason to do that. Not all, but I would say the majority of tenants do not care about your bills. It is your house, your business, your problem. What they care about is a working A/C in this case : )
I am not sure the proper term or if this would be passive aggressive but there is a term for it, like trying to shame them into paying rent or seeking pity to make them pay rent on time.
This is a business, treat it as such. Rent is due, if not paid you need to send notices. Talk to them about rent, don't go about it in a backwards way like this.