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All Forum Posts by: Kar Sun

Kar Sun has started 20 posts and replied 364 times.

Quote from @Jeremy H.:
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Quote from @Jeremy H.:

Haha they had a tenant on the radio this morning describing the same thing...said her house wouldn't get below 80 - landlord told her she set it too low. Then told her to reverse her ceiling fan blade direction. Then told her to get a portable unit/window unit. LOL.

Fix the effing problem and don't have cheap *** old *** units


 I doubt you splurge on your invested properties


Big difference between "splurging" and maintaining. A little thinking before you post can go a long way. Think before you post next time. 


 A little thinking and courteous replies before posting would also go a long way before posting. So think before you reply to people and use expletives. Read your original post to a person who started this thread. 

Quote from @Theresa Harris:
Quote from @Kar Sun:
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Try to take the emotions out of it (even if she is a pain in the butt).  Can you buy a portable unit for her to use until the main one is fixed?  I have no idea what the outside temperatures are (ie it is really hot out or cooler) and is she doing things to help keep the house cool?  Eg before the sun comes up (or when she goes to bed), closing all curtains or blinds in the east and south facing windows (and later on the west facing ones) to keep the sun out; opening windows once it has cooled down at night and early in the morning (eg before 8 am)?  Our temps are close to 100F this week where I am in Canada (yes I had to convert from Celsius) and even without AC my house stays a lot cooler doing those few things.  Yes by 7 pm it gets a bit too warm, but then we sit outside in the shade where it is cool and start opening everything up around 8 pm.

 it is between 77F-82F inside. In my state AC is not required for accommodations. Only heat. The property is in shaded area so it is really not super hot inside. I really do not want her because of her attitude. My repairman actually does not want to go inside because she is obnoxious. I definitely want her out. She was told multiple times to behave respectfully. She wants to be emotional and she wants to be dramatic. I do not \h ave time for that. She also started threatening legal action which is a total BS. 


 Tell her that you are having problems getting the repairman there because of her behaviour and that you will be there when they are there. If she starts acting up, tell her to leave the room and if not, tell her you are going to start recording the audio on your cell phone.

Is she on a lease or month to month?  If the latter, give her notice, if the former-hopefully your lease has a clause about allowing people in to repair things (with notice) and that they (tenant and repair person) need to be respectful.

 she has been continuously told this but she does not stop. her attitude is the problem. I want her out. this is why I am asking what I need to do. Yes, my lease has everything but the early termination clause. She thinks she is at Ritz Carlton and that everything need to be repaired instantaneously. She even says that "this is your 3rd visit and it has not been fixed". I can take as long as I need to to fix the issue, especially if it breaks after being fixed. My repairman does not need to be mistreated by this high demanding lady. 

Quote from @Jeremy H.:

Haha they had a tenant on the radio this morning describing the same thing...said her house wouldn't get below 80 - landlord told her she set it too low. Then told her to reverse her ceiling fan blade direction. Then told her to get a portable unit/window unit. LOL.

Fix the effing problem and don't have cheap *** old *** units


 I doubt you splurge on your invested properties

Quote from @Jeffrey Yarusso:

80 is an extremely high temperature to keep a home at. Not sure where your located but I cannot see anyone being okay with renting a property that cannot go below 80 degrees. It is surprising that the unit is only 3 years old though. I have seen some units be repaired for very cheap depending on the problem. My advice would be to just have a trusted tech come out and take a look at it. If it is affordable just pay to have it fixed and keep the tenant happy. If it is to expensive you can always get a window unit for a around $100-$150.


 My temp is set to 78F in my house and it is absolutely nice and pleasant and not hot. 

Quote from @Albert Johnson:

It has been really hot this week. When the tenant moved in everything was in good working condition.  HVAC is about 3 years old. Tenant is saying AC won't cool to 73 degrees. It hols on 80.

I told the tenant not to lower it that low, becausing doing so will over heat it and cause it o malfunction.

if the AC goes out due to them not listening will they be responsible for repairs?


 you can buy a thermostat that will not let the unit go below a certain temp

Quote from @Theresa Harris:

Try to take the emotions out of it (even if she is a pain in the butt).  Can you buy a portable unit for her to use until the main one is fixed?  I have no idea what the outside temperatures are (ie it is really hot out or cooler) and is she doing things to help keep the house cool?  Eg before the sun comes up (or when she goes to bed), closing all curtains or blinds in the east and south facing windows (and later on the west facing ones) to keep the sun out; opening windows once it has cooled down at night and early in the morning (eg before 8 am)?  Our temps are close to 100F this week where I am in Canada (yes I had to convert from Celsius) and even without AC my house stays a lot cooler doing those few things.  Yes by 7 pm it gets a bit too warm, but then we sit outside in the shade where it is cool and start opening everything up around 8 pm.

 it is between 77F-82F inside. In my state AC is not required for accommodations. Only heat. The property is in shaded area so it is really not super hot inside. I really do not want her because of her attitude. My repairman actually does not want to go inside because she is obnoxious. I definitely want her out. She was told multiple times to behave respectfully. She wants to be emotional and she wants to be dramatic. I do not \h ave time for that. She also started threatening legal action which is a total BS. 

My AC has gone on and off for the past week.

We are checking on it daily and additional fixes are required.

It will probably take additional couple of days to fix it as it has been trial and error.

We are keeping the tenant in a loop but she has gone crazy.

She has actually been a huge complainer and her demands id that everything is fixed right away.

She has mistaken us for hotel service staff because she thinks she is at Ritz Carlton and we are her bus boys. 

She has demanded that we bring on a licensed and bonded specialist and that the property is uninhabitable (it is 77F-82F) inside.

She also stated that when we rented to her we told her that everything was working well.

Well, everything was working well and we have a walkthrough checklist.

Again, I am not in a business to spend thousands on the new AC unit or pay someone 1500 to come and look at it.

This is fixable and take time.

We also took a portable AC unit to her. 

Basically her lease runs out end on October of this year.

I want her out as she has been extremally mean and nasty.

I already told her (verbally) that her lease wont be renewed.

Do I need to sent her the official letter for early lease termination?

My contract does not have early lease termination clause in it and I am in Tennessee.

My preference would be to give her until end of August and start showing the property right away.

Otherwise I have to wait until September to start showing the property.

Thanks

Yes, we had many new tiny "luxury" apartments built. They were super expensive with lots of amenities but all are high rises and absolutely zero privacy.

My places are townhouses, multiple desirable amenities, in nice locations...and, frankly, not many similar units available. They are also in 1500-1950sf ft range. 

I agree with both of your assessments.

Thanks

I keep hearing how rental prices are going down but I do not see it when I casually look at the rental properties. 

While multi family and new built luxury high rises might be going down it does not appear to affect more desirable properties that offer more space, amenities, better locations.

I am in South East in a desirable area.

What is your take on rental outlook?