Communications With The Tenant

One of the important services that your property management professional in Fairfax County performs is providing a level of separation between the tenant and the rental investor. The best practice is for the rental investor to avoid any direct contact with the tenant. Important advice for owners: never share your contact information with the tenant.

Tenants in Fairfax County may ask to break lease provisions, or ask for other special requests. The property management expert knows the rules and knows why the rules are there. A tenant can ambush an uniformed landlord at a moment of weakness causing the owner to grant a request that is counter to the rental investor's own interests.

The consequence 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 all matters to the rental investor, which cost the landlord time and effort.

Renters will use contact with the landlord to build a personal relationship with the owner. 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 rental investor at strange hours or with various requests.

 

We're paid to be your defend the rental investor's interests. It's harder to achieve that goal when the tenant is going to ask the landlord to overrule our work.