Balaji Varadharajan
Tenant security deposit
Hi all,I have a couple of questions related to security deposit reconciliation and return. The tenant vacated last month after staying there for a little over two years. They have largely been good - paid rent on time...
Adam Bush
Tenant Issue looking for feedback
Hello BP, I am actually making this post from the tenant perspective. We had our property manager send out someone to fix our sink trash disposal and for some reason they are trying to charge us for this. Does this se...
Erich Oertel
Deposit return to tenant
I have a rental in Arizona. My tenant of two years just moved out. Overall, my tenant was great; however, After conducting a final walk through, I discovered that the walls had a lot of wear on them, the garbage dispo...
Eric Li
Repair problem: who should pay for repair.
I managed a rental by myself for a few years. I have this tenant moved in since Jun this year. In end of Oct, I got a message that the garbage disposal stopped working and there was leak under the sink. I went there t...
Gytenis B.
Garbage disposable - who should pay for the repair?
Hello Friends and Colleagues,I have a question from a renter's side at the moment. Who should be paying for the leaking garbage disposal repair? If the lease states that landlord is responsible for the repairs unless ...
Gina Cabell
Can I keep part of a security deposit for a broken garbage disposal.
I had a brand new garbage disposal installed in my rental property 2-3 years ago. I recently had a mid term renter call me last month to tell me that it was broken. When he moved in, I gave him written instructions ...
Nora Zepeda
Landlord Maintenance repairs
Out of state investor here. I have 3 rentals in Arkansas, but one house has a young couple that has not lived and maintained a house before. I am starting to notice that they are not giving proper maintenance to norma...
Sarah Young
If a tenant requests upgrades to home, what do you do?
We are moving out of our home and have renters moving in. This home is large, very well kept, and in a very nice neighborhood. The tenants moving in are wealthy and have expensive taste. (Just to paint the picture for...
Winn Vu
High maintenance tenants
The tenant called me because the garbage disposal did not work and a light did not turn on. Before I came to fix it, I told her unless normal wear and tear, she is responsible if she caused the problem and she is also...
Gisela Pallares
How do you determine what normal wear and tear is???
Hi all,I currently own a duplex. Live in one side and rent the other. Have had my current tennants for 2 years now and they have always been good with rent. Through these couple of years, there has been repairs that w...