Communications With The Tenant

One of the most important duties that a property manager in Clifton performs is providing a level of separation between the tenant and the landlord. The best practice is for the owner to deny any direct contact with the renter. Important tip for rental investors: avoid sharing your contact information with the renter.

Tenants in Clifton typically ask to change lease provisions, or ask for other special requests. The property management professional knows the rules and knows why the lease provisions are there in the first place. A renter can catch an uniformed property owner at a moment of ignorance causing the rental investor to grant a request that is counter to the rental investor's own interests.

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

Tenants will use contact with the rental investor to build a personal relationship with the owner. 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 rental investor at strange hours or with unreasonable requests.

 

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