All Forum Posts by: Lois S.

I read a blog here, and elsewhere, about tenants with passive-aggressive behavior.

For example, tenant neglect lead to an issue with the property, and tenant is responsible to remedy - per lease agreement.

Tenant is given notice to comply, per lease agreement.   Tenant responds that they didn't neglect property (though clearly they did), and request to remedy at their expense is unfair.

In the next breath, they agree to take responsibility and do the right thing because everybody has to be accountable for his own actions.

This is the very definition of passive/aggressive.

How do you respond? ( Assuming you do want to keep the tenant, who is otherwise OK)

Mark,  the hedge was at the property when we purchased about 6 yrs ago.

All previous tenants had no problem watering as needed.

There's no lawn, so it's pretty minimal.

Cost to remove + put down mulch will be around $100

Tenant of 1 yr in SFH has not watered the hedge in the front yard at all.

Drought conditions here, but there's only a little else there that needs watering.

Gardener says it can't be revived with watering -  though I did see a tiny amount of new leaves after a recent rain.  So I could chop it down & tell them to start watering & see what happens, or just take it out.

What to do?  Charge now or wait until move-out, or eat the cost?