Troublesome Tenants

Written records are a must

Your tenants may seem damn innocent, and you might also find them trustworthy. But do not let your mind get swayed away with their trust quotient, it is mandatory to get everything written in black and white. Once all the rules and agreement parameters are in black and white, you will always be at power. This will also help in avoiding any kind of conflicts that may result out of any disagreement between the owners and the tenants.

Tips for dealing with troublesome tenants

Apart from these checks that you should run before renting out your space, there are other issues as well, which may creep up once you have rented your house.

Read further to know how to deal with tenants who have started giving you a pain in your neck:

Delay in payments

Paying the rent late is one of the most common problems that the landlords face, in such a case it will be wise of you to chalk out some rules for late payments beforehand while making the agreement. It should be clearly mentioned in the agreement that the tenant may have to pay the penalty if they delay the payments. This will save you from the headache of taking follow-ups from your tenants and will also save you from taking the chap of making pleading calls requesting them to pay the rent This clause will force them to adhere to the date, or they will end up investing some extra money.

Property damage

‘Home sweet home’ seems to be adhered to only when the home is yours. Every house owner takes care of their own house and why will they not, after all, they have paid for it. But in the case of a few tenants, they have a mentality that the home they have rented is somebody else’s; thus, they do not feel the pain of spoiling it. They treat it as a place where they have to vacate sooner or later and therefore tend to damage the property in their own ways. So if this is the case with your tenants, then make sure that you pay regular visits to the rented place and maintain a check for the same in a regular fashion. Also, make sure that you mention a clause which will empower you to deduct money as maintenance amount from the deposit if your tenants tend to damage your property in anyways.

Be clear about sub-rentals

Some tenants turn out so smart that they end up sub renting your house to someone else in lieu of saving some money. And, you may not lie this at all. So you need to be specific about the numbers while signing the deal. You should enquire about the tenant’s family members and the number of people who will be occupying your house. Once in a while guest are fine, and nobody will deny the same, but if you find that there are people who regularly crash into your house, then it may be a total mood spoiler. So be specific about the numbers while making the lease so that you do not find strangers visiting your home every now and then.