All Forum Posts by: Mike H.

@Gail K. Thanks! I have already placed baits to get things going, but like you said, it wouldn't work much when you have bunch of food source around.  I will keep notes on your recommended products. Thanks!

@Max T. In my LL career, this is the first pest issue we've encountered.  Many of my tenants are great tenants and they all maintained the property well so I never had to add a note to specify this on our standard lease agreement.  Well, let's say that's about to change.  

@Kevin Farrell We are evaluating our options as well.  The only item we are concerning is the property type.  This is a multifamily property, even if I am the only one perform at interior pest control and if neighbors don't, we are not sure how effective it would be.  

The exterior has been sprayed monthly; just wondering what is required when tenant requested additional service if he/she did not have a good hygiene living style.  

@Robert Melcher

 I am totally agree w/ you, I've handed tenant pest free premise and now being requested to perform professional pest control service because tenant did not take care the place.  

Isn't Article "e" section (2) declares if the dwelling is free from any condition, LL is not responsible for it?  that's how I understood that statement

2) at the beginning of the lease term the dwelling is free from any condition which would materially affect the physical health or safety of an ordinary tenant;

@Sharika L. Could additional provision added to a Texas standard lease overwrite Texas Property Code 92?  I would love to add a layer of protection and just curious about this approach.

Roaches being the main concern

Dear BP Family,  

Here comes another encounter of LL/Tenant question for the experienced Landlords out there.  I've received a request to provide professional pest control service from tenant to help eliminate pest issue at the rental property.  I have done a research, it appears the law does (DFW, Texas area) require LL to provide a healthy, well contained property for tenants.  And some would consider pest control as part of it.  My question is, what if the tenant(s) does not have a good hygiene hobbit and results a pest infected property, would LLs still be responsible for this type of issues?

Thank you in advance!!

has this accounted for insurance and property tax? numbers look very good.  if it has 15bd already, means the previous owner is probably renting it out to college students as well, why is he letting this go? just all the curious questions popping off my head. 

@Scott Weaner I just felt the new tenant is trying to take advantage of the situation after being moved in for 1-month.  totally not a good way to introduce herself.  Just want to dig in more of local code, requirement before determine actions.
@Account Closed

@Account Closed I agree, my thoughts are, this is a rental property and things do break in reality.  I don't think LL should be responsible for their live in every little thing.  Requesting hotel stay without per-discussion seems like trying to take advantage of the situation.  Before making a decision at a unfamiliar market, I want to look into a little bit more in case State of Florida has a different position w/ this type of repair situations.

@James DeRoest Yes, I did a further search after my post of this question, and realized cooling is not considered a legal issue in state of Florida (and few other States as well). 

@Account Closed I do not ever expect a lawyer to provide free advice over BP :P  I am surprised that I am not the only one to have a backup portable AC at home for emergency use.  My wife hates it but when time comes, it does become very handy.  

@Robert Melcher Although I am dealing w/ Texas market, still did not realize cooling is not considered an emergency even in TX.  Even it is such a hot climate. Learn something new today!

@Gail K. AC is such a pain and they break when you need them the most.  Hope that's the end of your AC repair this summer though! Good luck

I have received an reimbursement request from tenant regards her hotel bill due to AC outage.  The AC request was received and AC tech was sent the next day.  I assume on the day of AC outage, she decided to stay in hotel due to possible discomfort at house.  Under this circumstance, would LL be responsible for the bill even though the service was called immediately.  Does State of Florida (Oviedo FL) has any clear statement on this type of responsibility?

Thanks in advance!

I always consider the net income.  that's how much they have left in hand to spend and your rent is part of it.