Small Apartment(24-unit) Common Area Cleaning

[Chandra Venkat]

HI BPers,

    Wanted to get some feedback on how you manage the Common Area Cleaning? We purchased the property in spring, so the lawncare company was doing the work, when they took care of the lawn. I am not very happy with the cleanliness, knowing they are there only once a week or so, makes it harder too. For a bigger property, it might make sense to have onsite crew to manage that as well, but being a small property, would not be optimal. Do you hire somebody to clean more often? I would rather have the residents not mess up the area as much. Any tips on what has worked to manage that?

Thanks,

Chandra

[Marcia Maynard]

We have a gardener/landscaper at our 8-plex every two weeks to mow, edge and trim. We have our property assistant visit the property once a week to tidy up the shared coin-op laundry room and pickup around the grounds. She reports back to us if she sees anything out of the ordinary. We also strive to develop a community culture of tenants looking out for one another and "You see it, you own it!" Our most common problem is unauthorized people using our dumpster. The better we pay attention to the property, the more secure the tenants feel and the more pride they take in living there.