Communications With The Tenant

One of the important services that your property manager in Northern Virginia 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 renter. Important advice for owners: avoid sharing your contact information with the renter.

Renters in Northern Virginia typically ask to break lease provisions, or make other special requests. The property management professional knows the rules and knows why the lease provisions exist. A tenant can ambush an uniformed owner at a moment of weakness causing the landlord to grant a request that is against the owner's own interests.

The consequence of giving into a seemingly simple favor can be a disaster in the long run. Furthermore, once the tenant knows there is an opportunity to appeal, the renter will take all matters to the property owner, which cost the landlord time and effort.

Tenants will use contact with the property owner to build a personal relationship with the rental investor. 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 odd hours or with various requests.

 

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