If the tenant is dirty and has food leftovers all over the house (attracting pests), then the one who is SOL is the landlord… Same thing if the tenant will keep quiet and not report minor breakdowns/problems to avoid having to shell out the 70 bucks.[/quote]
That’s were docing the security deposit comes to place.
My tenant reports everything, For things like appliance breakage/water leaks due to things just breaking, I don’t doc the $70 if I think it’s reasonable it just broke.
However, I’m trying to discourage really petty stuff.. Like if a light bulb goes out or a battery needs to be replaced on a smoke detector. Or other stupid shit like a towel bar screw is loose.
I’m just was wondering if “ants” is more of the tenant’s responsbility than the landlord.
