Communications With The Tenant

One of the important duties that any property management professional in Harbor View performs is providing a level of separation between the tenant and the landlord. The best practice is for the property owner to avoid any direct contact with the tenant. Important tip for landlords: never share your contact information with the renter.

Tenants in Harbor View often ask to change lease provisions, or ask for other special requests. The property management professional knows the lease and knows why the rules are there in the first place. A renter can ambush an uniformed landlord at a moment of ignorance causing the property owner to give into a request that is against the landlord's own interests.

The consequence of giving into what appears to be simple favor can be a disaster in the long run. Furthermore, once the tenant believes there is a higher authority to appeal to, the tenant will take all matters to the landlord, which cost the property owner time and effort.

Tenants will use contact with the landlord to build a personal relationship with the landlord. 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 property owner at unreasonable hours or with crazy requests.

 

We're paid to be your defend the rental investor's interests. It's harder to do that job when the renter is going to ask the property owner to overrule our work.