Communications With The Tenant

One of the important services that any property manager in Fairlington_village performs is providing a level of separation between the renter and the owner. The best practice is for the rental investor to deny any direct contact with the renter. Important advice for property owners: avoid sharing your contact information with the renter.

Tenants in Fairlington_village often ask to break rules, or make other special requests. The property manager knows the lease and knows why the rules are there in the first place. A renter can ambush an uniformed property owner at a moment of ignorance causing the landlord to give into a request that is against the rental investor's own interests.

The result of acceding to a seemingly simple favor can be a disaster in the long run. Furthermore, once the renter believes there is an opportunity to appeal, the renter will appeal every question to the rental investor, which cost the landlord time and effort.

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

 

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