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PM changed the utilities too early and now we're stuck holding the bag
Hello, Happy New Year
Who do you think is at fault?
Story time. So we had a non-paying tenant whose lease wasn't renewed and refused to leave. We started the eviction process. The PM change the electric utility to the PM's name. Of course the tenant eviction process took awhile and out of spite the tenant intentionally left the lights on. So we were charged about $250 more than usual. Ultimately, I know we have to pay. The PM told us that they would bill back the tenant. We all know they won't ever pay. They owe over $6,000. Do you think that is fair - to be forced to pay for your manager's mistake? Would you work with a PM who did this?
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Are you only talking about $250 more? I wouldn't bother with it. PMs have to keep the utilities working for various reasons (uninhabitable living conditions, pipes freezing, etc) and you can't count on a tenant like this to do that. So they really had no choice IMHO....Welcome to the landlord world I guess.....makes ya wonder why we do this sometimes, huh?