As they say no good deed goes unpunished.
We have an IP that is not too far from from where we live and we have occasion to drive past every couple of weeks. We advertised it four months ago with a fairly substantial rental increase and got three applicants immediately. Of the three, the PM thought the best bet was a young couple with a couple of little kids but they had no references so she suggested we put them on a three month lease to see how they would go. Everything seemed ok, rent always paid on time and the place kept relatively neat and tidy. The yard was looking a little messy but nothing too bad or what you wouldn't expect with a couple of kids so they signed up for a further six months.
Now we have noticed that the yard is starting to look like a second hand car/boat/caravan yard. The rental lease states that they are not allowed to have their cars or visitor’s cars parked anywhere except the designated parking areas, not on lawns or nature strips. And they aren’t supposed to have any unregistered vehicle on the property unless it is the only vehicle they own and then it must be properly garaged. There is a caravan out the back, another one in the front driveway and a huge boat down the side of the property. They have asked permission to park the boat there, but there has been no mention of the caravans or the cars (some without wheels) that have appeared as well.
Anyway they have been asking for an air conditioner and my OH was able to get his hands on one from work relatively cheaply so popped up there yesterday to drop it off. They weren’t there but the mother or mother-in-law was. She always is actually. Every time he has gone up there to do any repair that has been requested she is there along with at least four or five other people. Anyway he copped a mouthful of abuse from the mother when he made the mistake of saying that the yard was looking a bit messy. That got his back up and he asked how many people were living there, given that she was acting as though she lived there herself, but her name doesn’t appear on the lease. She said that was none of his business and ordered him off the property saying he has no right to just drop in like that. He had told the PM that he would be dropping in when he got the air conditioner and asked that she tell the tenants. We know he really should have given 24 hours notice but given that they had requested the air conditioner and he had told the PM he would get one he thought it would be ok. Incidentally it always has been in the past when he has popped up to do any little repair they have requested. So now he is a little worried about what the inside of the property might look like. The outside is taking on the appearance of one of those properties you see on the news from time to time. It’s not all that long since the PM did an inspection and everything was ok then but the vehicles that the tenant is in the process of doing up (caravan, boat and car) are breeding, not to mention the other bits and pieces of cars that are strewn all over the front verandah. My OH asked if he could see inside and was told “NO” in no uncertain terms. He has told the PM about all this and she is going to try to talk to the tenants today, but he just wants them out now. They are effectively in breach of the lease with the vehicles that are there now anyway. But even if they clean the place up and he backs down and they stay, there is no way in hell they are getting the air conditioner now, thanks to Mum. And I guess he won’t be attending to every little complaint quite as quickly as they might like either.
We have an IP that is not too far from from where we live and we have occasion to drive past every couple of weeks. We advertised it four months ago with a fairly substantial rental increase and got three applicants immediately. Of the three, the PM thought the best bet was a young couple with a couple of little kids but they had no references so she suggested we put them on a three month lease to see how they would go. Everything seemed ok, rent always paid on time and the place kept relatively neat and tidy. The yard was looking a little messy but nothing too bad or what you wouldn't expect with a couple of kids so they signed up for a further six months.
Now we have noticed that the yard is starting to look like a second hand car/boat/caravan yard. The rental lease states that they are not allowed to have their cars or visitor’s cars parked anywhere except the designated parking areas, not on lawns or nature strips. And they aren’t supposed to have any unregistered vehicle on the property unless it is the only vehicle they own and then it must be properly garaged. There is a caravan out the back, another one in the front driveway and a huge boat down the side of the property. They have asked permission to park the boat there, but there has been no mention of the caravans or the cars (some without wheels) that have appeared as well.
Anyway they have been asking for an air conditioner and my OH was able to get his hands on one from work relatively cheaply so popped up there yesterday to drop it off. They weren’t there but the mother or mother-in-law was. She always is actually. Every time he has gone up there to do any repair that has been requested she is there along with at least four or five other people. Anyway he copped a mouthful of abuse from the mother when he made the mistake of saying that the yard was looking a bit messy. That got his back up and he asked how many people were living there, given that she was acting as though she lived there herself, but her name doesn’t appear on the lease. She said that was none of his business and ordered him off the property saying he has no right to just drop in like that. He had told the PM that he would be dropping in when he got the air conditioner and asked that she tell the tenants. We know he really should have given 24 hours notice but given that they had requested the air conditioner and he had told the PM he would get one he thought it would be ok. Incidentally it always has been in the past when he has popped up to do any little repair they have requested. So now he is a little worried about what the inside of the property might look like. The outside is taking on the appearance of one of those properties you see on the news from time to time. It’s not all that long since the PM did an inspection and everything was ok then but the vehicles that the tenant is in the process of doing up (caravan, boat and car) are breeding, not to mention the other bits and pieces of cars that are strewn all over the front verandah. My OH asked if he could see inside and was told “NO” in no uncertain terms. He has told the PM about all this and she is going to try to talk to the tenants today, but he just wants them out now. They are effectively in breach of the lease with the vehicles that are there now anyway. But even if they clean the place up and he backs down and they stay, there is no way in hell they are getting the air conditioner now, thanks to Mum. And I guess he won’t be attending to every little complaint quite as quickly as they might like either.
) as soon as legally possible, and could your other half accompany the PM on that inspection? We self manage, so don't know the rules about PMs and inspections and whether the LL can tag along.
