Communications With The Tenant

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

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

The result of acceding to a seemingly simple favor can be disastrous. Furthermore, once the tenant believes there is an opportunity to appeal, the tenant will appeal every question to the owner, which cost the owner time and effort.

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