 maintenance (by Nessa [NC]) Feb 13, 2009 6:34 AM
 maintenance (by mike [MO]) Feb 13, 2009 6:38 AM
maintenance (by billy [MA]) Feb 13, 2009 6:52 AM
maintenance (by John [NJ]) Feb 13, 2009 6:59 AM
maintenance (by Ed [PA]) Feb 13, 2009 7:11 AM
maintenance (by sid [MO]) Feb 13, 2009 7:13 AM
maintenance (by Carolyn [MO]) Feb 13, 2009 7:13 AM
maintenance (by Robert,Ontario,Canada [ON]) Feb 13, 2009 8:40 AM
maintenance (by Arnie [NY]) Feb 13, 2009 10:15 AM
maintenance (by Smokowna [MD]) Feb 13, 2009 11:34 AM
maintenance (by quillible mikey [IN]) Feb 13, 2009 7:15 PM
maintenance (by Wilma [PA]) Feb 14, 2009 1:28 PM
maintenance (by Nessa [NC]) Posted on: Feb 13, 2009 6:34 AM
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State Specific Question About: NORTH CAROLINA (NC)
Can you ask the tenant to be responsible of small repairs under$100.00 of a single family residential house? --71.68.xx.xxx |
maintenance (by mike [MO]) Posted on: Feb 13, 2009 6:38 AM
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yes - you can. but, do you really think it would be wise. if they dont fix a water leak, it may turn into a much larger problem. Might be OK, but I would be inspecting the house every 6 months --70.253.xxx.xxx |
maintenance (by billy [MA]) Posted on: Feb 13, 2009 6:52 AM
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i dont think u should do this.as mike says they let it slide until its over 100 and they dont have to pay. --208.58.x.xx |
maintenance (by John [NJ]) Posted on: Feb 13, 2009 6:59 AM
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Let's see.... If I was a tenant and there was a minor leak that would cost me $75.00 to fix and would be my responsibility under your rules, I'd let the leak get worse so now the cost would be $2,000 to fix the initial leak, the flooring, cabinets, mold abatement, etc. (NOW IT'S YOUR RESONSIBILITY). See what I mean?
John
New Jersey --68.193.x.xxx |
maintenance (by Ed [PA]) Posted on: Feb 13, 2009 7:11 AM
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Why would you? These are the same people that won't buy new light bulbs when they burn out and take the batteries from smoke detectors because they don't have any. --209.114.xxx.xx |
maintenance (by sid [MO]) Posted on: Feb 13, 2009 7:13 AM
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This is an old "guru" trick that has been discredited. Don't do it. You WANT to know the minute there is a problem. --204.80.xxx.xx |
maintenance (by Carolyn [MO]) Posted on: Feb 13, 2009 7:13 AM
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Bad idea, for what the previous posters have said --205.188.xxx.xx |
maintenance (by Robert,Ontario,Canada [ON]) Posted on: Feb 13, 2009 8:40 AM
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The difference between a tenant and homeowner is the homeowner is responsible for repairs. The repair and maintenance of a rental unit is built into the rent where the tenant is paying for the service of maintenance and repair. Most juridications the landlord is responsible to maintain the rental unit in a good state of repair where the tenant is responsible to keep the rental unit reasonable state of cleanliness. Owning rental properties is not a passive hands off investment. Owning rental properties is a hands on investment where one will have to put additional funds for repairs and maintenance. One may consider investing in something which is hands off. --216.209.xxx.xxx |
maintenance (by Arnie [NY]) Posted on: Feb 13, 2009 10:15 AM
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I specify in my lease that if tenant does any repairs to save the receipt and I take it off the next month's rent. --172.163.xx.xx |
maintenance (by Smokowna [MD]) Posted on: Feb 13, 2009 11:34 AM
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I have lines like that in my lease. They exist in case I were ever to have a tenant complaining about a door knob or something. I never charge tenants for small repairs, I can almost say I never charge for small damage.
Meanwhile, if I were ever delayed or simply missed a repair, I would point to the lease as my get out of jail free card.
It is very possible to miss a repair, one example of this is if a trusted helper does the repair and it isn't 100% complete. Such adventures have to be planned for when multiple people are working on projects. --77.115.xx.xx |
maintenance (by quillible mikey [IN]) Posted on: Feb 13, 2009 7:15 PM
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Tenants decided to paint to save on me charging them for repainting the whole house when they moved out. IT had been just painted when they moved in. Between these non smokers they smoked 6 packs a day for a year. They painted with drywall primer that was on sale. They painted the walls, the floor, the carpet, the windows, the light switches and outlets, the doorbell, the sink, the tubs, the cabinets, the door knobs, the stair railing, all of which orginal color was not DRYWALL PRIMER.
Never let tenants repair ANYTHING. I MEAN ANYTHING. --205.188.xxx.xx |
maintenance (by Wilma [PA]) Posted on: Feb 14, 2009 1:28 PM
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Ditto! Last tenants "repaired" cracked and gouged woodwork with lightweight drywall spackle, which of course shrank up and fell out. They "painted" over some of the worst scribblings with primer that was wasn't even close to the original color. They couldn't understand why we wouldn't let them paint the walls and woodwork after seeing their "repairs". ALWAYS do it yourself, and put it in the lease that they DON'T. --71.175.xxx.xxx |
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