Dirty Tenants
One of my tenants (3 roommates) are super dirty! I haven’t gone into their apartment for a year or so but my husband has been in and said their kitchen floor (grey slate tile) is pitch black as well as their light hardwood floors. The stove is always covered with dirty pots and pans and…
One of my tenants (3 roommates) are super dirty! I haven’t gone into their apartment for a year or so but my husband has been in and said their kitchen floor (grey slate tile) is pitch black as well as their light hardwood floors. The stove is always covered with dirty pots and pans and caked with crusty food. Bathtub, also black. As a landlord can I or should I say anything to them about it?
It kills me to think of the wear and tear on my property. and yes, we’ve had to exterminate for mice more than once.
What’s the protocol?
starfish, we do not know if this is RS, RC or market rate. The OP never posted that.
As far as a tenant leaving without paying the last month, I’d sue, ruin their credit history and most likely their ability to rent anywhere else that’s decent.
People like this though don’t need decent…they can apparently live in a pig sty (no offense intended to the LL and how this apt. was beforehand).
also why dont you just be direct with them and tell them that you dont appreciate having dirty stinky tenants and that it’s bringing down the quality of your life? i swear, if i owned a building, id be making monthly inspections on each tenants cleanliness.
*rob*
I wouldn’t say anything and pray you can keep their security deposit. I agree with the poster above who said they are likely to just not pay last month’s rent and have you use their security deposit if they are ‘tipped off’
If these guys have a stabilized lease the LL is fscked already – s/he has to renew regardless of what pigs they are.
I don’t know if there’s much you can do about tenants not cleaning, but some leases do state that tenants are not allowed to interfere with others tenants’ “quiet enjoyment” and they explicitly state things like garbage must be removed promptly, can’t pile things in the hallway, etc.
“starfish, I think most LLs get a security deposit plus last months rent. I did.”
You’re referring to LLs of non-stabilized apts. You can’t do that for rent stabilized.
And anyway, even with sec deposit plus last month, what’s to stop the tenant from leaving without paying the last two months rent?
starfish, I think most LLs get a security deposit plus last months rent. I did.
^ ::scratches head::
*rob*
My apartment is a total pig-sty. (That said, I do not leave food out and I am not the cause of any vermin.) I do not anticipate reverting my bathtub from black to white will result in any damage. When I move out, the apartment will be clean and I expect my full security deposit returned.
You wanna talk about the hallways? All the crap out there is the landlord’s. Nice of him to sweep from time-to-time. Maybe he might want to shelve those books or donate them to charity. Or he can just expect me to trip all over them every time I go in and out.