My Tenants are Slobs!!
My tenant and her partner are complete slobs. Should I tell them that they need to clean it up? If so, how should I approach the situation?
My tenant and her partner are complete slobs. Should I tell them that they need to clean it up? If so, how should I approach the situation?
note to self – scratch DH off list of prospective tenants for rental (ie he doesn’t like controlling & nosey landlord)
there should be an *if* in there for *IF* that isn’t the case.
Dave – I agree. If their cleaning habits are causing vermin then maybe the OP has a leg to stand on. That isn’t the case and I assume if it was it would have been mentioned.
If not, sounds like a nosy controlling landlord.
Not so, dh. If their filthy habits are the cause for a vermin infestation then something needs to be done. That said, all you can do is give them a written reminder. If the issue causes longer term problems then you are free to deduct it from their security for pest control expenses.
Call me crazy – but i think the fact they pay you rent gives them the right to live how they wish.
That’s what you get for buying a place in Williamsburg. 🙂
Oh yes and I agree with : Putnamdenizen .. public spaces is a totally different story..
I really don’t think it’s ur business. They rent from u and for that time period that they are renting it is their place not urs. If they do something to damage the apartment or anything like that then of course u are within ur right but if it’s that they are messy.. who are u to say anything to them about it. I am a landlord and I would NEVER even approach my tenant about anything like that. The last time someone approached me about my room not being clean .. I was in HS and that person (my parents) were paying all the bills so they were entitled to say something. This is not the same situation.
all you did is say they are slobs. No description of how you mean this. How does this effect you or others?
On face of it makes you sound like a ‘controling’ person.