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Just did the 6 month inspection for my problem tenant and while I'm overall not thrilled with the condition of the house, it's nothing to evict over. I did find a few issues and just want to make sure I'm on the right page before I notify her.
2nd bathroom tub: knob broken on shower.
Landlord
If gears are stripped from the vice grips currently being used to turn knob....
Tenant
Gutter down spout knocked off
Landlord
Huge hole in gutter
Landlord
Bi-fold doors knocked off for the living room closet
Gray area...but I'm going with tenant in this case. She states it has happened multiple times...but didn't when I lived there. My main reason....if I'd received a complaint 3 days after moving in like she says it happened the first time, then I would feel it's the landlords but since it's 6 months later? And according to her keeps happening so why didn't she say anything prior to an inspection?
No detection of urine although the house does smell of the allowed dogs, but floor is laminate so that will go away I'm sure when they leave.
Air filter dirty and needs to be changed
Tenant
2nd Bathroom smells like pot, but the smoker daughter left yesterday per a neighbor (one we witnessed going inside with the cigarette) and her clothes are gone. Her previous bedroom smells like air freshener, so I will notate the witnessed cigarette on my report.
Mouse droppings under bathroom sink....thoughts? I personally feel that's the tenants job to address, we are a farming community so mice are an ongoing issue. I used to keep a trap out and would catch maybe 2 a year.
Tenant?? Nope LL Most are normal wear. Fix now! You were there Why didn't you change the filters?
As usual, you don't know what you are talking about. None of those are normal wear and tear and in most locations its not the landlord's responsibility to change the air filters.
and really, air filters should be changed 1x a month, not every 6 months. that's an easy way to not only ramp up your electricity costs, but to clog up your system.
i dont know if you're speaking to me about "complaining" but I am not, nor am I a landlord however if you are talking about the OP complaining about their tenant not changing the filter, i would too if i was a landlord. Not changing them often will cause issues with the system and cause dust/crap to go into the system since it has no where else to go.
The three things I've notated as the tenant and my "thought" behind it.
The knobs, those wear out get stripped etc and was installed in 2006 so are older. I have zero issue with replacing them, it's a less then $10 fix. However, there's a metal *star* thst the knob fit's over to turn. If that's stripped because they are currently turning it with vice grips, that is not a cheap fix and it entails getting a plumber out. Since they didn't report the broken handle to me, and their temporary solution has caused possible further damage then I feel that would be their responsibility to replace if they have damaged that.
The door - if it truly fell down while they were moving in, and now 2 more times since so they just leave it off, why the hell wouldn't she report it. She's complained non stop about the water, lawn care etc. A quick text (and good Lord is she a texter) would have sufficed. In either case it's not a super expensive fix so if they want ro leave it off until they leave in September oh well, but I am going to make a note on it for the report.
Air filter is nasty, looks like it's not been changed since they moved in and there's 6 people and 2 dogs living there. I would have changed it but didn't have a filter on hand. I will notate the filter on the report, and bring one when I replace the faucet handle.
I really don't think I'm complaining just making sure that my thought process for why this should be theirs is correct.
Oh and mouse droppings. The house was filthy with clothing everywhere. I don't think you need an exterminator, just keep your stuff picked up and toss some traps out. I'd be more then willing to provide the traps if they would like but im not living there and can't check and reset them.
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