Property Management- When your tenants move out

When tenants move out what are your their expectations? What are yours? At Coastal Premier Realty we try to train our tenants to leave the property they are renting in as good as shape as when they moved in. The training starts at the lease signing. In your lease you should have provisions that tell your tenant how you expect the property to be left. When your tenants move out it should not be up to you to pay for any unreasonable wear and tear of your property. You should spell out in your lease agreement the tenants obligations for the care and maintenance of the property. Contrary to the popular belief of your tenants you are not responsible for damages that they create. For example if a tenant stops up the toilet by flushing paper towels and you have to call a plumber that is an expense that they should incur.To help your tenant understand there obligations its important that you train them at the lease signing and move in process. Make sure you go over the provisions in the contract and allow them to ask any questions. you should also have provisions in their lease agreement that your tenant must have the carpets professionally cleaned and you may even require the tenant to hire a professional cleaning service to thoroughly clean your property. You will also want them to have the electricity turned on when you do your final walk through inspection. You will need it on to make sure all the appliances and electrical switches are not damaged and in good working order.if you find damages when you are moving your tenants out be fair and don't over charge them. Let your tenant know up front there will be money taken out of their security deposit and the reason why. Most tenants if you tell them what you expect at the beginning of the rental will not complain when you have to with hold funds out of their security deposit for legitimate damages.At Coastal Premier Realty we will always take the extra time at move in to give our rental talk to tenants. We find that we get our property back in better condition from telling them our expectations at the beginning not after they move out.If you have any questions about property management please feel free to contact us or visit our website. Email us at info@coastalpremierrealty.com