tenant wants inspection delayed by 4 weeks

[Paul Z.]

Hi there.

I live on Ontario, Canada. My tenant, his wife and 12-year-old son have been living in my rental house for 5 months. When I asked him when is best for him for a house inspection, he will be traveling (his family is still home), and suggested we do it after he comes back in 3-4 weeks. The tenant has been paying rent on time, and I have no reason to suspect he has caused major damage or does anything bad in the house. According to local Residential Tenancies Act, I can serve him a "Notice of Entry" and enter in 24 hours, regardless of whether he welcomes it. Should I do that, or should I grant him his wish, maintain some good will and wait for a month? Both me and my tenant are new to the rental business.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Cheers,

Paul

[Aaron K.]

Well you asked when would be good for him but you should have set a time frame, even now I'd probably say within the next week or two.  Probably nothing is wrong but I wouldn't bend over backward like that because even if this person doesn't take advantage the next person might.