Communications With The Tenant

One of the most important services that any property management professional in Lakeford performs is providing a level of separation between the renter and the rental investor. The best practice is for the landlord to deny any direct contact with the tenant. Important tip for owners: never share your contact information with the tenant.

Renters in Lakeford will often ask to bend lease provisions, or ask for other special requests. The property manager knows the rules and knows why the lease provisions are there in the first place. A tenant can ambush an uniformed owner at a moment of ignorance causing the owner to give into a request that is counter to the property owner's own interests.

The consequence of acceding to what appears to be simple request can be disastrous. Furthermore, once the renter knows there is an opportunity to appeal, the tenant will take every question to the rental investor, which cost the property owner time and effort.

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

 

We're paid to be your defend the owner's interests. It's harder to achieve that goal when the tenant is going to ask the landlord to second-guess our work.