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We are in the process of evicting our current tenant for nonpayment of rent. We have listed it on CL and have alot of interest. Of courae people want to see it before signing a lease. In our lease we state that landlord can show property during lease with appointment. The tenant is hostile and will not respond to email. So can we set a time..inform tenant..and enter the residence even if she doesn't confirm?
I never show a property when there is any kind of issue with the current tenant. It's just too risky. Could be dirty, tenant there and they could say god knows what during the showing, etc. Just wait till they're out and it's clean.
The potential tenants are aware of the situation. Someone is in a time crunch to get their kids registered for school..but want to look first. Which of course is not unreasonable. If they can't look until the courts have the tenant out..they will have to find something else. I would like to rent to them..and they really want to rent the house. So I wondered what legally I am allowed to do.
Back when I was renting, I had a leak in the ceiling of my living room, our dishwasher didn't work (among many other problems), and the landlord wouldn't do anything about.
The apartment downstairs went up for rent. So I made it a mission to make an appearance every. single. time. they would show the apartment, and I would start asking the property management how come the place was falling apart and they'd never even bothered to return our calls. Very calmly and very politely I made a small scene.
By my calculations, I lost them 16 prospective tenants. All our stuff was then promptly fixed, and the 17th showing got them new renters.
The problem is the lease says we can by setting up an appointment (wording will be changed on next lease) and the tenant won't "set" an appointment.
Then you leave a note on their door, or hand it to them personally stating that the apartment will be shown on __DATE____ at _____O Clock. That is your appointment.
Back when I was renting, I had a leak in the ceiling of my living room, our dishwasher didn't work (among many other problems), and the landlord wouldn't do anything about.
The apartment downstairs went up for rent. So I made it a mission to make an appearance every. single. time. they would show the apartment, and I would start asking the property management how come the place was falling apart and they'd never even bothered to return our calls. Very calmly and very politely I made a small scene.
By my calculations, I lost them 16 prospective tenants. All our stuff was then promptly fixed, and the 17th showing got them new renters.
Why not finish out your lease then buy your own place so you can fix all the issues yourself when they happen. I would have evicted you the first renter you cost me, legally of course but your little "polite" scene would not have worked on me.
Back when I was renting, I had a leak in the ceiling of my living room, our dishwasher didn't work (among many other problems), and the landlord wouldn't do anything about.
The apartment downstairs went up for rent. So I made it a mission to make an appearance every. single. time. they would show the apartment, and I would start asking the property management how come the place was falling apart and they'd never even bothered to return our calls. Very calmly and very politely I made a small scene.
By my calculations, I lost them 16 prospective tenants. All our stuff was then promptly fixed, and the 17th showing got them new renters.
Oh my! We became unwilling landlords when hubby had to take a job out of state. It has been a nightmare. Honestly there is nothing TRUE the tenant can say bad about us. It's a single family dwelling that is about 4 yrs old. Only complaint was a roof leak that was promptly repaired. Of course she could lie..but it would be pretty obvious she was. I'm not dead set on showing it..I just wanted to know if I could.
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We became unwilling landlords when hubby had to take a job out of state. It has been a nightmare. Honestly there is nothing TRUE the tenant can say bad about us. It's a single family dwelling that is about 4 yrs old. Only complaint was a roof leak that was promptly repaired. Of course she could lie..but it would be pretty obvious she was. I'm not dead set on showing it..I just wanted to know if I could.
