Frequent inspections are a big drain and often bring extra maintenance costs as tenants ask for borderline improvements.How long have your tenants stayed?

For a restaurant the lease should be specific as to drains kept clear, operable toilets, cleaned grease traps, health code issues pertaining to the RE, etc.

However, that morning one of their children used too much toilet paper, which plugged the drain so that the water could not flow down.

For example, if you use a hole auger, you will very likely get it stuck in the ground and the force can injure you if you don't know when to let go.It's one thing to do it on your own house and assume the risk yourself, but quite another to allow a renter to do it on your house.

We also clean out drains.

The tenant had a clogged kitchen drain, and when she called in, was treated harshly by the person she talked to, told that the drain was "her fault," and if she wanted someone to come out, she would need to pay out of pocket.

They may limp along for a while but in the end you will get stuck holding the bag when they "auger-in".

We suggest that you not only turn off the water source but drain the system as well.

Each unit should have shut off valves for the various faucets, otherwise you have to shut off the whole house to fix a faucet.You still have to drain the water from the pipes.

You could drain the lines and fix the broken pipes.