Communications With The Tenant

One of the primary services that any property management professional in Marlan Forest performs is providing a level of separation between the tenant and the owner. The best practice is for the landlord to deny any direct contact with the renter. Important advice for landlords: avoid sharing your contact information with the tenant.

Tenants in Marlan Forest may ask to break lease provisions, or ask for other special requests. The property manager knows the rules and knows why the rules are there in the first place. A renter can catch an uniformed property owner at a moment of weakness causing the property owner to give into a request that is counter to the property owner's own interests.

The consequence of acceding to a seemingly simple request can be a disaster in the long run. Furthermore, once the renter believes there is an opportunity to appeal, the tenant will appeal every question to the owner, which cost the property owner time and effort.

Renters will use contact with the landlord to build a personal relationship with the landlord. Personal feelings can make it much harder for the owner to make objective business decisions in a impersonal manner. Additionally, the renter can hound or harass a property owner at unreasonable hours or with crazy requests.

 

We're paid to be your protect the owner's interests. It's harder to do that job when the renter is going to ask the property owner to second-guess our work.