Communications With The Tenant

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

Renters in Annandale typically ask to bend lease provisions, or ask for other special requests. The property manager knows the rules and knows why the lease provisions are there. A tenant can ambush an uniformed property owner at a moment of ignorance causing the landlord to grant a request that is against the landlord's own interests.

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

Renters will use contact with the property owner 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 renter can hound or harass a owner at unreasonable hours or with crazy requests.

 

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