Communications With The Tenant

One of the important duties that any property management professional in Gainesville performs is providing a level of separation between the tenant and the landlord. The best practice is for the rental investor to deny any direct contact with the tenant. Important tip for property owners: avoid sharing your contact information with the tenant.

Tenants in Gainesville will often ask to change rules, or make other special requests. The property management professional knows the rules and knows why the lease provisions exist. A tenant can ambush an uniformed owner at a moment of weakness causing the rental investor to grant a request that is against the owner's own interests.

The consequence of acceding to what appears to be simple favor can be disastrous. Furthermore, once the renter believes there is a higher authority to appeal to, the tenant will appeal all matters to the rental investor, which cost the property owner time and effort.

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

 

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