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All Forum Posts by: Ward Hubbell

Ward Hubbell has started 13 posts and replied 40 times.

Post: Unsanitary conditions in my rental

Ward Hubbell
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  • Oxford, MS
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thank you for the input. very helpful

Post: Unsanitary conditions in my rental

Ward Hubbell
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  • Oxford, MS
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thank you

Post: Unsanitary conditions in my rental

Ward Hubbell
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  • Oxford, MS
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Recently i became concerned about the condition of one of my rental units due to the erratic behavior of my tenant -- furniture on the front porch, garbage in the yard, long rambling texts complaining about the unit, etc...I gave her notice that I was coming to tour the unit with a handyman to do a routine safety and maintenance check. Turns out this lady is a hoarder...things literally stacked to the ceiling, piles of junk everywhere, bags of open garbage, rat droppings, etc...It was truly disgusting. The most concerning thing of all is that she has at least one small child living there. For the sake of the child, I feel I must contact Child Services and report her. Has anyone had a similar experience and would you be willing to share anything you learned from it? Thanks so much.

Post: keys versus combination locks

Ward Hubbell
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  • Oxford, MS
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Great advice. Thank you 

Post: keys versus combination locks

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  • Oxford, MS
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Does anyone have experience going keyless on your rental properties. any downside to converting my units to electronic combination locks and ditching the keys all together?

Post: messy tenants in Nashville

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  • Oxford, MS
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Quote from @Jaron Walling:

@Ward Hubbell Agree with the above comment. Somebody (you or the PM) needs to get eyes and pictures (if needed) on the inside of that unit. The cigarette butts are total laziness and disrespectful. Does your lease have clauses describing upkeep or cleanliness of the rental? I'd schedule to speak with them in person rather than a text or phone call. Don't let them push away the good tenants in the other unit. 

We have a tenants that work construction, side-hustle, and keep "stuff" inside the house, basement, and garage. I'm not happy about it but they were told upfront nothing can be stored outside, parked in the grass, and no more than 3 vehicles on the driveway. We have clauses in our lease addressing all these things.

Post: messy tenants in Nashville

Ward Hubbell
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  • Oxford, MS
  • Posts 40
  • Votes 10
Quote from @Jaron Walling:

@Ward Hubbell Agree with the above comment. Somebody (you or the PM) needs to get eyes and pictures (if needed) on the inside of that unit. The cigarette butts are total laziness and disrespectful. Does your lease have clauses describing upkeep or cleanliness of the rental? I'd schedule to speak with them in person rather than a text or phone call. Don't let them push away the good tenants in the other unit. 

We have a tenants that work construction, side-hustle, and keep "stuff" inside the house, basement, and garage. I'm not happy about it but they were told upfront nothing can be stored outside, parked in the grass, and no more than 3 vehicles on the driveway. We have clauses in our lease addressing all these things.


Post: messy tenants in Nashville

Ward Hubbell
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  • Oxford, MS
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good point. thanks Luka

Post: messy tenants in Nashville

Ward Hubbell
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  • Oxford, MS
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makes sense. thanks for the input Caden

Post: messy tenants in Nashville

Ward Hubbell
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  • Oxford, MS
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We have a tenant in one of our duplexes who is storing furniture, baby gear and other household items on the front porch as well as dropping cigarette butts off the back deck onto the sitting area of our tenants below. Based on what we can see, we also have concerns about the condition of the unit inside. This tenant is very erratic and mentally unstable so we are careful how we deal with her. Even though she usually pays on time we do not intend to renew when her lease is up in 5 months.  In the meantime, we would like for her to clean up and be assured the rest of the unit is not damaged. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.