Common problem, no easy answer:(We try to allow our owner clients to arrange their own maintenance, but have learned the hard way there MUST be limitations:1) They can't hire our people!

Landlord will promptly respond to Tenant request for repairs but will not be monetarily responsible for tenant disruptions or inconveniences during habitable times of repairs or tenant/guest injuries incurred in or around obvious areas of maintenance, repairs, or construction.We are more converned about them expecting us to pay for their losses rather than getting recouped for damages to our property. 

This is just a brief post to give some insight into the local maintenance costs in the Metro Detroit area. 

Understand that they are doing this to make a profit, so it will be more expensive than coordinating maintenance yourself.It may be a decent program for a DIY owner that wants to just outsource maintenance, but you will have the same maintenance issues with this company that you would with a PMC:1) Higher costs2) Admins answering the phones & assigning work, that just know the basics about maintenance.

Typically, we see anywhere from $600 to over $1000 per unit (maintenance and turn costs)  depending on these factors. 

Has anyone used Ryland Services for Property maintenance?

@Jim G.Per the International Residential Code if the glazing is less then 60 inches vertically from a standing or walking surface then yes it’s required to be safety glass as it’s considered a hazardous area.  

Yes, sewer clean outs are required on new construction, but on a 1947 rehab house that didn’t have existing clean outs, is it really possible that I can be required to install them?

These requirements are solid, keep them: Application: Everyone aged 18 or older must complete an application.

The bathrooms are very narrow so I was wondering if there's a requirement to have a bathtub.