 lawn maintenance (by Claudia [PA]) Apr 18, 2016 7:03 PM
 lawn maintenance (by Vee [OH]) Apr 18, 2016 7:35 PM
lawn maintenance (by NE [PA]) Apr 18, 2016 7:38 PM
lawn maintenance (by Moshe [CA]) Apr 18, 2016 9:33 PM
lawn maintenance (by Robert J [CA]) Apr 18, 2016 11:54 PM
lawn maintenance (by AllyM [NJ]) Apr 19, 2016 5:58 AM
lawn maintenance (by NE [PA]) Apr 19, 2016 6:04 AM
lawn maintenance (by RB [MI]) Apr 19, 2016 6:08 AM
lawn maintenance (by DIXIE [KS]) Apr 19, 2016 7:02 AM
lawn maintenance (by Kyle [IN]) Apr 19, 2016 9:40 AM
lawn maintenance (by Wilma [PA]) Apr 19, 2016 1:27 PM
lawn maintenance (by Claudia [PA]) Apr 19, 2016 5:01 PM
lawn maintenance (by NE [PA]) Apr 19, 2016 5:12 PM
lawn maintenance (by cjl [NY]) Apr 19, 2016 7:07 PM
lawn maintenance (by Arnold [OH]) Apr 20, 2016 3:00 AM
lawn maintenance (by Claudia [PA]) Apr 21, 2016 5:55 PM
lawn maintenance (by Claudia [PA]) Posted on: Apr 18, 2016 7:03 PM
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State Specific Question About: PENNSYLVANIA (PA)
The lease specifies that the tenant is responsible for lawn maintenance. The tenant is renting a ranch house. If the tenant decides to leave before the lease expires, should the tenant be charged a certain amount of money for not being able to take care of the lawn until the lease expires? What do landlords normal do in that situation?
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lawn maintenance (by Vee [OH]) Posted on: Apr 18, 2016 7:35 PM
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I am gonna wild guess this one that you may be able to get a few cuts added to the damage accounting statement but beyond that the court will prolly dismiss the on-site maintenance cost. --76.188.xxx.xxx |
lawn maintenance (by NE [PA]) Posted on: Apr 18, 2016 7:38 PM
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I've charged for a cut when the place was returned to me with high grass. Not for the duration of remaining lease though. Sometimes as landlords, we just gotta suck it up and move on. --50.32.xxx.xxx |
lawn maintenance (by Moshe [CA]) Posted on: Apr 18, 2016 9:33 PM
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A great deal depends on whether your state still considers property rental under old-fashioned (VERY old-fashioned) property law, or if they have progressed to considering the operation of rental properties under contract law.
Under contract law, the measure of damages due to the landlord when a tenant abandons the property, includes compensation for all the detriment proximally caused by the LESSEE’s failure to perform his obligations under the lease.
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lawn maintenance (by Robert J [CA]) Posted on: Apr 18, 2016 11:54 PM
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With a dozen homes being rented out, I decided to do a drive by and check up on them. Wouldn't you know that people have so much going on in their lives that they never seem to have enough time to do the basic weekly grass trimming. Only 2 of the 12 mowed the lawn over the weekend. My solution, include a weekly gardening service with each tenancy. The gardener also acts as my spy reporting pets added without my consent.
The average rent way back when was about $800 per month. A gardener was only $35 a month. Now the rents are $2,400 a month and the gardeners charger between $60 to $90 per month. The homes look great. My value keeps current and this expense is a write off..... Just food for thought... --173.55.xxx.xx |
lawn maintenance (by AllyM [NJ]) Posted on: Apr 19, 2016 5:58 AM
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That doesn't sound right on a few levels. Sorry you are running so lean that you would even have to think of that. --73.33.xxx.xxx |
lawn maintenance (by NE [PA]) Posted on: Apr 19, 2016 6:04 AM
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Ally, I don't think it has to do with running lean. I had a unit that the tenants were responsible for lawn care. They did well until they gave notice. When I got the house back, the grass was 12-18" high. You bet I charged them!
I was going to go over there with 2-3 weeks left on the notice and start barking at them about cutting the grass and run the risk of making them mad and causing damage.
I paid someone to return the lawn to the length it was when they got it. If they want to spend $175 and sue me in small claims for a $40 grass cutting fee deducted from security, let them. --50.32.xxx.xxx |
lawn maintenance (by RB [MI]) Posted on: Apr 19, 2016 6:08 AM
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Put your Lawn care hat on and bust it out.
Charge accordingly.
This is an eye sore to the neighbors and Community.
Pride in Ownership trumps all. --24.180.xxx.x |
lawn maintenance (by DIXIE [KS]) Posted on: Apr 19, 2016 7:02 AM
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Of course you charge for lawn care that you have to do.
They signed a lease to agree to mow and when they default on the lease, they are liable and they pay. --174.32.xxx.xxx |
lawn maintenance (by Kyle [IN]) Posted on: Apr 19, 2016 9:40 AM
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Agreed in my lease, tenant is charged $75 for my contractor to mow if the grass is too long. I charge this at move out if they have not mowed. --73.146.xxx.xxx |
lawn maintenance (by Wilma [PA]) Posted on: Apr 19, 2016 1:27 PM
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I've been on this site for 8 years, and never saw that question before. I'd say that you can include the cost to cut the grass if it needs it when they move out in your deductions from the security deposit. Anything in excess of the security deposit would have to either be filed with your district justice, or eaten by you (check out how much it would cost you to file, and make your decision then and there).
But - I don't think that a d.j. would take kindly you charging for every cut up until the original lease termination date - talk to other LLs in your juridiction to get a feel for how picky the d.j. is on stuff like that. --71.175.xxx.xxx |
lawn maintenance (by Claudia [PA]) Posted on: Apr 19, 2016 5:01 PM
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Thank you kindly for all of answers. Now, I am considering security deposit. Does it apply to damages inside the house only.. OR Can it apply to lawn care not being cut to the remaining of the lease? --73.174.xxx.xxx |
lawn maintenance (by NE [PA]) Posted on: Apr 19, 2016 5:12 PM
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I wouldn't apply it to the remainder of the lease if they are gone. I'd charge for one and be done with it. --50.32.xxx.xxx |
lawn maintenance (by cjl [NY]) Posted on: Apr 19, 2016 7:07 PM
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Exactly what NE says - you CAN charge for the lawn care if it's in the lease but again - ONLY for the ONE CUT - not for the duration (IMO).
Just turn the property and get it rented again. Now - it's mid - April so I have to question how much (if any) you would need to mow right now anyway. If they didn't mow yet - did the lawn even get that high? Maybe needed one mow?
I know I'm in NY and my neighbors are JUST starting to mow now (and my own personal lawn still looks fine and although you can see the 'tracks' of their lawn mowers - it isn't really higher than mine is. So maybe yours in PA is a week over due?
Just mow it ... if it was later in the year and they never mowed it - then I would charge more (possibly) to get it back to a good height.
Outside of that - just get over it and move on already. --69.201.xx.xxx |
lawn maintenance (by Arnold [OH]) Posted on: Apr 20, 2016 3:00 AM
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In my city, if the grass gets higher than 6 inches, the city will cut the grass and charge the owner 150 dollars. That charge is added onto the real estate taxes. So therefore my rental contract says that "if the tenants allows the grass to go to 5 inches or higher, the landlord will cut the grass and charge no less than 30 dollars." --107.10.xx.xxx |
lawn maintenance (by Claudia [PA]) Posted on: Apr 21, 2016 5:55 PM
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To answer question for CJL [NY], the lawn looks pretty good and up to now, the tenant has been doing a good job in mowing the lawn. I was just thinking of all the possiblities of what landlord would normally do if the tenant decides to leave before the lease expires. I have received answers already. Although some answers apply to slightly different situation in terms of lawn care, I do appreciate all the answers. That gives me an insight of what I should do if any of the scenarios happen. Thank you, CJL. And thank you others as well. --73.174.xxx.xxx |
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