PM does an inspection & finds;
carpet dirty -was ok but not the best when tenants moved in 2yrs ago
gardens need weeding - ok not a biggie & out the front looked ok last time we went past (within last few months)
oven dirty - yeah mine too. The stove is pretty old & we have a spare almost new stove were we planning on putting in when the existing one died so may do it now instead to get it out of our garage.
walls marked - they have 3 youngish 3 kids so I would guess its called general wear & tear?
pet bowls in kitchen so either dog (which we know about) is being fed inside (not a good thing)or there is a cat (which we would also allow considering it is a 'family home')
so PM issues breach notice for these items. While I expect the PM to encourage the tenants to look after our property, is this a bit harsh for the first hint of a problem we have had with this family in 2 yrs?
Tenant has now come back to pm with a list of things they would like fixed - fair enough - if something is broken we will fix it however from the size of the list it is obvious these things did not break in the last couple of weeks (fence, blinds, gate latches - fluros not working - mostly little stuff) so it appears to be a response to the breach notice.
I guess my question is - how hard would you expect your pm to come down on long term trouble free tenants who really just need to do some housework? AND - how do we settle these tenants again (apart from stating to fix bits & pieces?)
Cheers
Stella
carpet dirty -was ok but not the best when tenants moved in 2yrs ago
gardens need weeding - ok not a biggie & out the front looked ok last time we went past (within last few months)
oven dirty - yeah mine too. The stove is pretty old & we have a spare almost new stove were we planning on putting in when the existing one died so may do it now instead to get it out of our garage.
walls marked - they have 3 youngish 3 kids so I would guess its called general wear & tear?
pet bowls in kitchen so either dog (which we know about) is being fed inside (not a good thing)or there is a cat (which we would also allow considering it is a 'family home')
so PM issues breach notice for these items. While I expect the PM to encourage the tenants to look after our property, is this a bit harsh for the first hint of a problem we have had with this family in 2 yrs?
Tenant has now come back to pm with a list of things they would like fixed - fair enough - if something is broken we will fix it however from the size of the list it is obvious these things did not break in the last couple of weeks (fence, blinds, gate latches - fluros not working - mostly little stuff) so it appears to be a response to the breach notice.
I guess my question is - how hard would you expect your pm to come down on long term trouble free tenants who really just need to do some housework? AND - how do we settle these tenants again (apart from stating to fix bits & pieces?)
Cheers
Stella