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8 September 2019 | 12 replies
The base layer gets even thicker, more responsive to heavy scrubbing, and my hardened rental gets even more hardened.
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16 September 2009 | 70 replies
Guns and dogs to start with for the hardened bad people.
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13 November 2015 | 83 replies
Search the threads on here about hardening your rentals (ex., using the same color neutral paint in all your homes, flooring choices, etc.), as it will help you plan easier future turnovers.
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20 January 2024 | 11 replies
Quote from @Nathan Harden: I cannot speak for the landlording laws of Portland but I can tell you that you are absolutely able to charge those guests extra for having to clean up after their dogs.
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19 July 2019 | 61 replies
If they accept this should somewhat cover cost of damages provided you had the property hardened (carpets changed to tile or laminate etc).
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10 May 2022 | 18 replies
The following thread is all about 'hardening' rentals.
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8 August 2018 | 3 replies
@Mia Thorn probably not justified UNLESS: 1) He asked you to clean up before it dried or during a specific time period and if not doing so made it harden even more or 2) he used your cleaning fee for something else that was left dirty in the rental after you move out.
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26 September 2018 | 12 replies
This is just another version of "hardening" one's rentals.
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4 June 2017 | 14 replies
You will learn a ton and it will harden you in the future.
4 December 2018 | 92 replies
Find ways to harden the property so the improvements don't get destroyed by careless tenants.