My tenant keeps clogging drains. Can I bill them for that?

[Joseph Handy]

Hello BP community. I'm having issues with the plumbing in one of my properties. The tenant is continuously putting excess food and grease down the drain in the kitchen sink.  I have had to send a plumber out multiple time to correct this issue. Can I bill them for the repairs?

[Andrew Cameron]

Absolutely.  We've gone out and fixed the problem the first time, our issue was with people not rinsing dishes before putting them in the dishwasher.  We then sent them a letter afterwards explaining what they did, why it's wrong, and that we will charge them for the repair next time.

It's worked for us and haven't had to be back out yet.