Communications With The Tenant

One of the most important duties that your property manager in Frederick County performs is providing a level of separation between the tenant and the property owner. The best practice is for the property owner to avoid any direct contact with the tenant. Important advice for rental investors: never share your contact information with the tenant.

Renters in Frederick County typically ask to bend lease provisions, or make other special requests. The property management expert knows the lease and knows why the lease provisions exist. A tenant can catch an uniformed property owner at a moment of weakness causing the rental investor to grant a request that is against the owner's own interests.

The result of acceding to what appears to be simple request can be a disaster in the long run. Furthermore, once the renter knows there is a higher authority to appeal to, the tenant will appeal every question to the owner, which cost the landlord time and effort.

Renters will use contact with the property owner to build a personal relationship with the property owner. 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 owner at odd hours or with unreasonable requests.

 

We're paid to be your protect the rental investor's interests. It's more difficult to do that job when the renter is going to ask the rental investor to second-guess our work.