Issue with windstorm

[Kevin M Dobyns]

Hey everyone, I had a situation come up that I just found out about today. Just a quick background, I have 4 properties here in Kansas and as some of you may know we have some windy days. One of my properties power line was damaged in a windstorm 1-2 weeks ago, I have a PM, and they received a bill today for $2.3k from a contractor who was a sub-contractor of their normal contractor. They (PM) called me and asked what I’d like to do next. I am brand new(6months deep) to landlording/investing and according to my contract with the property manager, they will ask me about any work orders that need to be done over $250. According to the sub contractor, they did the work before approval because they thought it was a danger to my property which I appreciate but also feel it couldn’t have been that hard to get a hold of me, or the PM to get ahold of me to approve a work order of that magnitude. For what I gathered, they had to remove one tree and some branches from another, and cleaned up afterwards. We both agreed that amount seems high and I’m also feeling like I could have done something like that myself/with a group of co workers. Regardless, just trying to get some feedback on what you all would do. Thanks in advance!