One way to enjoy a home is by personalizing a living space, and renters are the same. Residents want an appealing, comfortable space when they rent a home, but a rental property is unlike an owner-occupied home. Owners and renters of single-family rental homes in Brandywine know that all interior modifications of the home should have landlord approval. When residents of your rental homes move past furniture and décor and choose to make unauthorized changes, this can put you in a challenging position as the owner.
Residents who ask for permission before interior modifications to your rental property are the best. Occasionally, a resident will decide to alter certain aspects of the home after signing the lease. Maybe they want to change the blinds or other window coverings, add a new ceiling fan or light fixture, paint some or all of the walls differently, install new bathroom fixtures, or perhaps even paint the kitchen cabinets.
Some of you might believe that it’s best to just let them modify your house at your expense if that’s what they want to do. However, before accepting this, there are a few things to think about. Probably the most crucial of these is quality. If your residents are making the adjustments on their own, you have no assurance that the caliber of their work will adhere to any professional standard. If they perform a poor job, it may have a negative impact on the value of your property and require additional repairs down the road.
Another vital thing to consider is that interior design trends quickly come and go. Painted cabinets might be trendy today, but residents might prefer more natural wood tones in a year or two. Even though it is wholly within your rights to charge a departing resident for any repairs needed, maintaining a neutral rental property is the best financial choice.
Generally speaking, tenants who violate lease conditions and make unlawful changes to the property must restore it once they vacate. Naturally, some residents will take every precaution to avoid having to pay to restore the house to its original state, which could result in costly collections or even legal action.
It can be hard to figure out what to do next when residents begin making unauthorized changes to your Brandywine property. That is why you should have the right property management company to supervise matters, select great residents who will take care of your property, and take action to safeguard your real estate investment if and when needed.
At Real Property Management Gold, we provide all of these services and more to single-family rental homeowners. Our experienced property managers can prepare a maintenance program for you while handling the worries and troubles of dealing with lease violations. Would you like to know more? For further information, please contact us online or call us at 301-392-2172.
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