Communications With The Tenant

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

Renters in Fort Valley often ask to bend lease provisions, or make other special requests. The property management professional knows the lease and knows why the lease provisions are there in the first place. A renter can catch an uniformed landlord at a moment of weakness causing the rental investor to give into a request that is against the rental investor's own interests.

The consequence of acceding to what appears to be simple favor can be a disaster in the long run. Furthermore, once the renter believes there is an opportunity to appeal, the renter will appeal every question to the owner, which cost the property owner time and effort.

Tenants will use contact with the landlord to build a personal relationship with the landlord. Personal feelings can make it much harder for the owner to make objective business decisions in a impersonal manner. Additionally, the tenant can hound or harass a property owner at unreasonable hours or with various requests.

 

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