Include lawn care/leaf pick up/weed picking in rental price?

[Mike Birney]

Hello,

As my title states I am wondering how any of you handle lawn care, fall leaf pick up, and weed picking for your single family home rentals? My rental has a fairly big yard 0.50 acres and I want to make sure it is maintained well. 

For those of you that do include lawn services in your rental pricing how often does the service cut the lawn and pick weeds? Assuming only 1-2 lead pickups for the fall I would imagine.

Any insight would be helpful! Thanks 

[Taylor Dasch]

If you want to make sure it is maintained well, I would put the cost into the rent and then get it maintained. I wouldnt expect a tenant to take real good care of the grass and leaves.