Communications With The Tenant

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

Renters in Prince William County typically ask to bend lease provisions, or ask for other special requests. The property manager knows the rules and knows why the rules exist. A tenant can catch an uniformed landlord at a moment of ignorance causing the property owner to give into a request that is counter to the rental investor'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 renter knows there is a higher authority to appeal to, the tenant will take all matters to the rental investor, which cost the rental investor time and effort.

Renters will use contact with the landlord to build a personal relationship with the rental investor. 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 unreasonable hours or with unreasonable requests.

 

We're paid to be your defend the landlord's interests. It's more difficult to do that job when the tenant is going to ask the rental investor to overrule our work.