Communications With The Tenant

One of the primary duties that a property manager in New Alexandria performs is providing a level of separation between the tenant and the landlord. The best practice is for the property owner to avoid any direct contact with the renter. Important advice for property owners: avoid sharing your contact information with the tenant.

Tenants in New Alexandria will often ask to break lease provisions, or make other special requests. The property management professional knows the lease and knows why the lease provisions are there. A renter can catch an uniformed landlord at a moment of ignorance causing the rental investor to give into a request that is counter to the rental investor's own interests.

The result of acceding to a seemingly 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 take all matters to the landlord, which cost the landlord time and effort.

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

 

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