Permanent Flat Panel TV Mounts

[Jeff N.]

I'm in between tenants on one of my properties. In the living room there is only one good spot to hang a TV and over the years its really making a mess of the studs in this area. In a few more years of tenants I'm afraid the drywall may need removed and new studs put in.

I'm considering purchasing a flat panel wall mount that will fit the size and weight of most retail TV's and installing it myself and making this part of the lease that the wall mount can't be removed.

This rental is in a higher end development so the concern of the tenant not having a flat panel should be slim. Other than the tenant loosing the hardware to secure their own flat panel, do you see any issues with a permanent flat panel mount in a rental of this type?

[Mitch Kronowit]

My concern is if anything happens to their flat panel TV, e.g., it falls, they'll blame you and your mount.