{"id":8326,"date":"2017-10-27T10:08:22","date_gmt":"2017-10-27T17:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/?p=8326"},"modified":"2022-05-27T16:54:18","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T23:54:18","slug":"crazy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/crazy\/","title":{"rendered":"20 Times My Renters Drove Me Crazy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The following article was originally published on<\/em> Let’s Talk Property Management:<\/p>\n

Landlords often have a negative reputation as greedy, slumlords, looking to take advantage of their renters. \u00a0In fact, with cases like those shared by these\u00a0Reddit users who tell their worst landlord\/management story<\/a>, it\u2019s hard to argue that sentiment.<\/p>\n

But are landlords always at fault in a renter relationship<\/a> gone wrong? For every bad landlord story, I challenge you with a bad renter story.<\/p>\n

Here I share some of the top reasons why any renters would drive their landlord or property manager crazy.<\/p>\n

20 Times My Renters Drove Me Crazy<\/span><\/h3>\n
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  1. They lie about pets<\/a>.


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  2. They pay rent late.


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  3. They complain about late fees.


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  4. They want call me with a \u201cplumbing emergency\u201d to unclog their toilet.


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  5. Their \u201cemployee reference\u201d sounds a little too much like their \u201clandlord reference\u201d (at least change the phone number!).


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  6. They don\u2019t complete the move-in checklist and then complain when I keep a portion of the security deposit.


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  7. They write a bad reviews on Yelp because I raised the rent to meet the local property tax increase.


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  8. The cops have my phone number on speed dial by now because of the late night parties.


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  9. They let their boyfriend\/girlfriend stay there<\/a>.


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  10. They make me get in the middle of roommate drama<\/a>.


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  11. They use dish soap in the dishwasher.


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  12. They don\u2019t report the water damage from the aforementioned dishwasher flood.


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  13. They don\u2019t have renter\u2019s insurance<\/a>.


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  14. They move out without telling me.


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  15. They get a new roommate without telling me.


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  16. They don\u2019t change the air filters.


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  17. They try to pass off the pet stains as \u201cnormal wear and tear<\/a>\u201d.


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  18. They don\u2019t take out the trash and blame the pest infestations on the property.


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  19. They refuse to let me come inside for a routine maintenance inspection.


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  20. They don\u2019t return my phone calls.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Renters play an equal part of the landlord-tenant relationship. It is up to them to make sure they understand their renter responsibilities and follow lease terms.<\/p>\n

    In turn, it is the a property manager’s or landlord’s responsibility to uphold their end of the relationship by providing a habitable and nice place to live, responding to maintenance requests and following state laws in regards to late fees and notices to entry.<\/p>\n

    As a housing provider, you can avoid these types annoying renter situations by conducting thorough\u00a0tenant screening<\/a>. And carefully going through the lease agreement with every tenant, so the expectation are set for a great landlord-tenant relationship.<\/p>\n

    Do you have experience with bad or frustrating renters?<\/strong>\u00a0 We’d love to hear your thoughts about what makes a bad tenant in the comments, so renters know what it will take to make their landlords love them<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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    Editor\u2019s Note: <\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

    This article is originally published on LTPM under the title 20 Reasons Why I Hate My Renter<\/a>s<\/em>. <\/span><\/p>\n

    Rentec\u2019s editorial team chose to republish and share the article on the Rentec Direct Blog because the content illustrates some of the challenges landlords and property managers face when dealing with tenants. <\/span><\/p>\n

    One reader shared that the title, 20 Reasons Why I Hate My Renters<\/em>, \u00a0was \u201coff-putting\u201d and even made the reader reconsider supporting our brand (see comments below). \u00a0\u00a0The commenter states that, \u201c<\/span>even when [my renters] do things that really bother me, I know they are my livelihood, my customers. If someone hates their customers, they are in the wrong business.<\/span><\/i>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

    I support the idea that renters are a landlord\u2019s and property manager\u2019s customers. And approaching your landlord-tenant relationship with a customer service attitude will help you succeed in your rental business. \u00a0I\u2019ve even written about how to use <\/span>Customer Service Skills to Build Better Tenant Relationships<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

    The landlord-tenant relationship is delicate and often debated in terms of who is the greater evil in a renter relationship gone bad. But Dani (our commenter) raises a good point, that we should never be promoting landlords hating their renters. One of our goals as an educational blog to the rental community is provide solutions for landlords and property manager to do their job better. \u00a0So while it\u2019s fun to read about and relate to challenges that come with landlording, the real task should be educating and working with our renters on the best ways to avoid breaking lease terms so we don\u2019t get frustrated and can have great landlord-tenant relationships. <\/span><\/p>\n

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