Communications With The Tenant

One of the most important duties that your property manager in Dakota 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 tenant. Important tip for property owners: never share your contact information with the renter.

Tenants in Dakota will often ask to bend lease provisions, or ask for other special requests. The property management expert knows the lease and knows why the rules are there. A renter can catch an uniformed owner at a moment of weakness causing the property owner to grant a request that is against the rental investor's own interests.

The consequence of giving into what appears to be simple request can be a disaster in the long run. Furthermore, once the tenant believes there is a higher authority to appeal to, the tenant will appeal every question to the rental investor, which cost the rental investor time and effort.

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

 

We're paid to be your protect the owner's interests. It's more difficult to do that job when the tenant is going to ask the landlord to overrule our work.