Communicating with Tenants who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing

Communicating with Tenants who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing

Winnipeg, Manitoba · Member since 2015 · 21 posts · 1 vote

As a Deaf landlord myself, I hired a hearing (not Deaf) property manager primarily for effective communication. But I do wonder what if I were to manage them myself or hire a Deaf property manager. Now that I wondered this myself, I wonder how landlords or property managers communicate with their tenants? Do they always use the phone? Or text/email each other? Does anyone here have experience dealing with Deaf/Hard of Hearing tenants? I'd be interested to hear your stories. :-)

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  • Property Manager · Big Bear Lake, CA · Member since 2013 · 585 posts · 330 votes
    11y

    I have had deaf tenants. We just used email and texting to communicate. It all worked out great.

  • Investor · Honolulu, HI · Member since 2013 · 3k+ posts · 1k+ votes
    11y

    THE RENT IS DUE!  Works for non English speaking tenants also.   Or,  http://nad.org/issues/telephone-and-relay-services...

  • Winnipeg, Manitoba · Member since 2015 · 21 posts · 1 vote
    11y
    Originally posted by @Account Closed:

    I have had deaf tenants. We just used email and texting to communicate. It all worked out great.

     This always works out great for me as well. :-)

  • Winnipeg, Manitoba · Member since 2015 · 21 posts · 1 vote
    11y
    Originally posted by @Account Closed:

    THE RENT IS DUE!  Works for non English speaking tenants also.   Or,  http://nad.org/issues/telephone-and-relay-services...

     I believe that work out well just for almost anybody. Thanks for the link although since I'm Deaf myself I'm pretty familiar with all those information in th NAD website. 

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