Communications With The Tenant

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

Tenants in City of Falls Church will often ask to bend lease provisions, or ask for other special requests. The property management professional knows the lease and knows why the lease provisions are there in the first place. A tenant can ambush an uniformed rental investor at a moment of ignorance causing the landlord to grant a request that is counter to the rental investor's own interests.

The result of giving into a seemingly simple favor can be disastrous. Furthermore, once the tenant knows there is an opportunity to appeal, the renter will appeal 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 property owner. Personal feelings can make it much harder for the rental investor to make objective business decisions in a impersonal manner. Additionally, the tenant can hound or harass a rental investor at odd hours or with crazy requests.

 

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