A well-maintained yard is thought to be an important aspect of any top-notch rental home. As is often the case, property owners and tenants must cooperate to make sure that weeds, debris, and other eyesores are not allowed to easily propagate which would result in a loss of curb appeal and, in extreme cases, depreciation of property value.
The starting point to getting prepared for yard care season is to see to it that the lease specifies both the renter and the landlord’s landscape responsibilities. It is essential to put into words who will be responsible for which tasks so that they aren’t overlooked amongst the other day-to-day chores.
Additionally, getting your Westbury tenants to carry out yard care work is needed too. Landscaping maintenance can be a heavy load for renters owing to the fact that it calls for so many specialized tools. A tenant would need to purchase or have access to the right tools for the job if they have given their consent to look after a rental home’s lawn. A lawn mower, rake, and other tools are basic necessities. Demanding that a renter will scatter fertilizer or weed killer products may not be a good idea because using the proper chemicals in the proper amounts and locations, aren’t generally something tenants are trained for.
Taking good care of the flower beds and other areas of the yard weed-free might be something you could ask your tenants to do. On these terms, they’ll have need of hand trowels, shovels, and other weeding tools to keep the yard looking neat and tidy. The more formidable jobs call for more serious tools. Pruning and trimming hedges, bushes, and trees normally call for the use of pruning shears, hedge trimmers, and landscaping saws and should be operated by professionals, not renters.
For as long as your tenants understand what they are undertaking and have the necessary tools, they can be trusted to complete the many chores that yard maintenance requires. Sadly, many tenants may not be knowledgable about yard care or don’t care to make landscaping maintenance a priority. In the chaos of daily life, your tenants might completely forget to do these intermittent chores. There is also the risk that a tenant might accidentally damage or kill plants or trees on the rental property.
Irrespective of who is liable for yard care, landlords are obliged to do regular evaluations to make certain that the grounds of each rental home is being properly maintained. This necessary amount of oversight is essential, but it takes some time. Why not employ Real Property Management Landmark instead? We will keep tabs on the condition on every aspect of your rental home and confirm that all indispensable yard maintenance tasks are accomplished on a constant basis. For more information about how we can make Westbury rental property management a breeze, contact us or call us at 516-522-2859.
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