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Originally Posted by casita37
I'm not sure everyone understood the original post the same as I. I took it as a "heads up" owners.....this is what renters want!
It is not the responsibility of the renter to inform the owner/manager that the carpet is dirty, the paint is in need of touch up, etc. The owner/manager should know about it, and fix it, prior to the renter's arrival.
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Sorry casita37 but I disagree on your assumption. Paint and dirty carpet we should know about. However you will never find that the dishwasher is loose, the draw in one bureau doesn't work smoothly, that one burner of the stove doesn't always light, that a light bulb flickers sometimes, that the washing machine is noisy on the delicate cycle, a smoke detector beeps when the house is cool, and on and on. I have a check list I use when I go through the house and have added to it many times, but I can never find it all unless they tell me. Communication works. Just as your tenant did not tell you about the running toilet. We have new tenants every month except the 3 prime which always get rented together, and a very short window to turn the home around.
So please explain your contradictory statements.
1. It is the responsibility of the owner to fix before ...
2. It is in my contract for the tenant to tell me when something doesn't work ...
What works best?