On initial inspection, she had the stomach flu, and her dogs were not present. So we all guessed that's what the weird smell was. It's honestly a very strange odor. Sickly smelling.
We are going on our 3rd month of owing the property.
Her lease does not address anything. It's basically worthless.
This is the letter I was thinking of sending: What do you think?
Dear Ms. Smith,
On Friday April 24th, our contractor stopped by your apartment to determine the turn cost for that unit I would just say "entered your apartment for a scheduled inspection." Some leases have language to dictate that there are only certain reasons you an enter the apartment, and determining the "turn cost" may not only be one of those, and it's jargon and not relevant to the conversation. After his visit we were contacted about the condition of your apartment. Specifically the unsanitary smell and amount of animal waste improperly disposed of and on the floors.
Please be aware that the condition of your apartment is unacceptable and unsanitary for not only you but your animals as well Just focus on the consequences to the apartment. You're likely not in a position to determine the health consequences to the tenant or their pets, and the unit is your only real responsibility. It is also a violation of your lease contract for failure to maintain the cleanliness and condition of our unit. This is causing permanent damage the flooring and subflooring, which you are responsible for, but can be a health issue for other residents in the building as well. I would also delete the last cause here after the comma, you don't want to comment about consequences outside your prevue.
Effective immediately, your apartment must be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized and maintained. Another inspection will take place on May 8th to verify that steps have been taken to remedy the situation.
Items to be addressed are listed below:
During the inspection the following items were found:
- Litter box under kitchen sink over filled with animal waste.
- Mold growing on the animal waste in the litter box.
- Kitchen sink drains extremely dirty and filled with a thick layer of grim.
- Pet waste found on floors.
- Strong unsanitary smell.
After discovering the condition of your unit, the decision has been made to rescind the transfer offer I would address this issue in a separate letter, just focus on the point of this letter and trying to get the situation resolved as best you can. You probably made no promise in writing that you're renting to them again so you can deal with that at another time. You also don't want to run into: well they're not transferring me so I'm going to be difficult.
Failure to comply with the above request will result in termination of your right of occupancy and you will have to move from the premises I would just reference the legal action you're going to take: If I don't see X Y and Z improvements at the next schedule inspection dates, I will excessive legal action X .
Please make every effort to remedy this serious situation. Please contact to confirm receipt of this notice by Friday May 1st.
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