Communications With The Tenant

One of the most important services that any property management professional in Warren County performs is providing a level of separation between the tenant and the property owner. The best practice is for the landlord to avoid any direct contact with the tenant. Important advice for landlords: avoid sharing your contact information with the renter.

Renters in Warren County may ask to break rules, or make other special requests. The property management professional knows the lease and knows why the rules are there in the first place. A tenant can ambush an uniformed property owner at a moment of ignorance causing the owner to give into a request that is counter to the landlord's own interests.

The result of acceding to what appears to be simple favor can be disastrous. Furthermore, once the tenant knows there is an opportunity to appeal, the renter will take every question to the landlord, which cost the rental investor time and effort.

Tenants will use contact with the property owner to build a personal relationship with the 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 landlord at odd hours or with crazy requests.

 

We're paid to be your protect the property owner's interests. It's more difficult to do that job when the renter is going to ask the property owner to overrule our work.