Landlord/Tenant - Agreement for landscape (CA)

[Kim in FL]

Originally Posted by thxbest

Of course they want do this things at their own expense. Unfortunately we don't know how to write a simple written contract that covers all this changes, so that landlord is protected and on the safe side when they vacate.

What part do you play in this little drama? Are you the tenant? The landlord? The Property Manager?

This tenant is over the top and needs to buy their own house. They knew these issues were there when they signed on the dotted line...the time to negotiate these things was before they signed the lease.

I hope the landlord smartens up a bit and declines the tenants very generous offer of doing these repairs and upgrades themselves. If the landlord accepts this offer he needs to put in writing that HE makes the choices of who does the work, what kind of work is done, and what kind of materials are going to be used. A tenant should never has as much say in a unit as the owner. EVER

Please do keep us updated on this little ditty!

[STT Resident]

Originally Posted by thxbest

Of course they want do this things at their own expense. Unfortunately we don't know how to write a simple written contract that covers all this changes, so that landlord is protected and on the safe side when they vacate.

I think that as a first-time landlord (which from previous posts it seems you are) you're in a little over your head here. When you have a long-standing "proven" tenant who wants to make some changes as time goes on, that's one thing. To be presented with a long list of proposed updates to your property from a tenant who's barely settled in to a one year lease just isn't the norm, even though they're prepared to foot the bills.

In my opinion you should have a good real estate attorney look over your lease and then suggest whatever other documentation may be necessary to afford you protection. Good luck!