Allison Barker
Answering Service Recommendations?
I am looking for 24hr answering service, mostly for after hours maintenance calls. I want to be sure that an emergency is dealt with right away and a non-emergency is handled appropriately.I'm looking at Answer First,...
Swathi Vijayakumar
Is a Tenant allowed to fix maintenance issues without informing the Landloard
Hi AllI have a tenant who on various occasions has fixed issues that have come up and deducting the cost from the rent without reporting the issue until after repairs are made. We usually find out that there was an i...
Brian M.
Expectations of your Property Manager to Address Maintenance
What are your expectations of your property manager from a maintenance perspective?We are currently trying a PM out for the first time and we've given them a triplex to manage. As a landlord, I tend to react very quic...
Timothy Munger
Managing your own units emergency contacts
Do you all have an emergency contact while you are sleeping? I am assuming in the lease that you put that the renter is required to contact a designated plumbing etc service if a situation is happening during overnigh...
Terri Lewis
What is your thoughts on emergency contact postings?
We have a few new clients that do not request emergency contact information to be placed on the properties in a highly visible location. I have asked the one about having something and was just told they don't do that...
Sam Leon
Central AC broke - is this a health hazard to pets?
Got a call today from a tenant about the central AC not cooling - the fan is on but not blowing cold air.Tenant is in a 2/1 two people with two 50 pound dogs.Tenant is inherited from my last purchase so still on a 2 ...
Valerie King
What do landlords do when they travel?
I've always wondered what landlords who, say, house hack a multifamily and/or manage their property(s) themselves do when they're out of town. What's the best way of handling vacations, keeping potential tenant/proper...
Daniel Pearson
Asking for names and birth dates of minors on lease
Hi all! My wife and I have an ADU in our basement and we're getting ready to get our third family in there as our current tenants are moving soon. We're wondering if there's any law that would prohibit us from request...
Erin Glosson
Children considered occupants?
Getting ready to close on my first house-hack and will be inheriting tenants. Very excited! Here's my question. I was just looking over the lease for these tenants and it only lists the adults as occupants. I know th...
Lena S.
Who pays for tenants accomodation in case of emergency?
Two weeks ago, we've got a call from one of our tenants about gas leaking outside our property. We immediately called the service, they came and fixed the problem, and since there was not signs of gas leaking insid...