Just on that....how then do you manage when someone else, other than a "tenant" owes you money or has damaged your property(any property) ?
I'm seeing a pattern of reluctance from some LL's to carry on what is normal business interaction with their clients.
There are rules and regulations, it's not all scary as Dazz will have you believe.
However, I am not accusing anyone of being scared, just that it is not so scary when you have been thru it for sometime and had experience and break it down to simple rules to abide by and keeping onto the issues both your and tenants responsibilities.
Dealing with business people is an entirely different kettle o' fish compared to dealing with some resi tenants.
There is a certain business decorum in those negotiations.
Resi tenants just sign a RTA and then go about doing the complete opposite at times plus all their personal problems and hubby just lost his job and the dog got sick and we had a vet bill, blah blah blah.