Last Friday, my handyman whilr weedwackimg, sent a stone flying through the back window of Tenants SUV. We contacted an auto glass repair specialist and they were to do repair today but rescheduled to this Friday. Tenants not happy. They did not want blue masking tape repair as glass specialist recommends until replacement, and they want a rental. Suggesstions??

To me this falls under the category of "accidents happen." We cannot cover every accident. Tenants need insurance for such things, which could cover any loss of use of their vehicle. However, I'm on the fence even then since their car IS still usable, but they are refusing the recommended temporary fix.

Don't give them a rental because there is stone damage to a window. They are just stealing from you. Tell them it is what it is and they have to wait for fix.

Had a tenant claim that the lawn guys chipped his window but what he didn't know was that I had seen his car right after he took a long road trip and saw the stone damage and the landscaper had not been there.

He called the landscaper and complained. I called the landscaper and told them not to give this guy anything and I was their witness. This guy was a druggie who was from a great family. This is one of the sonny boy comes with mom and dad problems that I had. His parents moved him out after he smashed the front door window with his bare hand after he got locked out. Cops called me at 4AM to come down and clean up the blood. I did that. He told his parents he was mugged and they broke the window. Cops had looked all over the neighborhood and found no one.

Don't give them anything. One cold morning I saw his window open and he had the termostate for a four unit. So I went up there and was ready to knock when I heard him say to someone inside "yeah, I was there when he shot a guy."

They want a rental car until it's fixed? Hahaha, NO!

A piece of cardboard taped to back windshield would be an vision obstruction and possibly result in a traffic citation, the same way a GPS or radar detector mounted to front windshield would be.

Whose insurance company is taking care of this (yours or the handyman)? I'm thinking yours is ... so call them and ask/tell them what the tenant is indicating.

I think either they would go to a different repair place/company or advise them too bad. If they want a rental that's on them (the tenant) not you or the insurance company.

It's still "drivable" ... it's not something that will cause them harm ... it's more of a "oh gawd, my window is broken".

Whose insurance company is taking care of this (yours or the handyman)? I'm thinking yours is ... so call them and ask/tell them what the tenant is indicating.

I think either they would go to a different repair place/company or advise them too bad. If they want a rental that's on them (the tenant) not you or the insurance company.

It's still "drivable" ... it's not something that will cause them harm ... it's more of a "oh gawd, my window is broken".

It does seem like it is a little longer than it should be. The last few times I've had to replace auto glass, it was done within a couple of days of me calling.

So, a few questions:

Is there glass all over the inside? There can be, and I've cleaned it up. It is tempered glass, so there should not be shards - rather there should be beads of glass. Not smooth, but unlikely to cause injury. You vacuum it up. It is a pain, but not the end of the world. Just takes a bit of time with a decent shop vac.

Next, most places I know, an accepted temporary fix is clear plastic with blue masking tape holding it in place, along with a large blue X across the middle to give strength and prevent billowing. This works if you only need to keep the rain out for a few days, and don't need to do a lot of driving, or at least high speed driving.

If this is a daily commuter car, and they have to hit a road going higher than 35mph, the plastic may not be a good solution.

The last time this happened with one of my places, the guy cutting the grass took care of the repair. In fact, the guy cutting the grass knocked on the tenant's door to apologize and tell him about the rock, and let him know he would be taking care of the repair. I believe it was repaired inside of 48 hours. We live in a town of under 20,000.

No way I would give them a rental. If they broke

your window in the rental, it would be long time before

A point about your Handyman and being responsible for the damage: Is he an employee or contractor? Before you answer; what does the IRS say? Does he supply his tools, does he do similar work for others, how much do you supervise him (set work schedule, etc), Who covers his worker's Compensation insurance or is he covered or is he required to be covered. Do you pay him regularly (eg. weekly) or as invoiced? As an employee he has no financial responsibility, it is all yours; of course you can fire him for carelessness.