Portable Washers and Dryers Allowed?
All - Do you allow tenants to bring in portable washers or portable dryers for small apartments/ units that don't have hookups? If so, do you have specific requirements for what can be purchased and how to install and use them? Would there be special considerations for up and down duplexes?
Thank you.
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#1 Tenant Screening Contributor
- Honolulu, HI
You run the risk of overloading electrical circuits, and of overrunning the capacity of your waste lines. And, of course, any overflow or leak caused by the washer WILL run downhill...into the unit below, causing extensive damage to both units.
Does the building NOT have a laundry facility? It is far better to set one up in a basement or first floor common/closet area, using coin/card operated equipment. Vend companies will maintain them, often will pay to place them on a 10 year contract, and you still get 50% of the income from them after setting pricing based on your anticipated tenant loads.