How to charge tenants for garbage pick up....

[Andrew Becker]

Hello!!

I manage 70 low-Income apartments in Grand Forks, ND and I love it!

Lately, I've had a problem with tenants throwing large garbage items like beds, bed frames, desks... etc out by the dumpster. That is fine because that's where it has to go for pick-up, but we state in our lease that we charge tenants when we have to call for pick-up since we get charged by the garbage company to pick-up those large garbage items. 

So my question is does anybody else do this? If so, what have you found to be the best way to keep track of which tenants are throwing away large garbage items?

The only method obvious to me is setting up a camera. 

Thank you!

[Taylor Angel]

@Andrew Becker

Schedule bulk collection once a month or so and build the cost into your rent.