[quote=pokepud3]Why, is doing such a service charge against the law?[/quote]
It isn’t. But obviously, you can’t blow off repairs that make the place unliveable. And I suspect some renters who are a pain in the ass just looking for trouble will try anything (just ask paramount).
Hence, why extreme tightfitting screening is very very important.
Also why I choose to rent where I rent. Where the tenant pool tends to be higher quality, and less likely to be a PITA for the sake of being a PITA.
The other thing I noted is that when I was really really nice during the first couple of months of move in, it was interesting that some tenant not only didn’t appreciate it, tried to take advantage of it. Only when I started to be a stickler to things, did they back off too. So it goes both ways.
In the bay area, I have had a rental for a few years, never had any issues with any of tenants nor did they call me on stupid crap…The only time they called was when water heater broke and heater broke, and then I paid for it all. The tenant still tried to nice and dime me left and right every so often, which I flat out refused and pointed them to the rental contract…They didn’t do anything… And btw the husband was a lawyer and was running for public office.. So, obviously I wasn’t doing anything wrong, otherwise he probably would have thrown that thing around a bit too.
If you haven’t taken the time to read this, you probably should….
Bottom line, is especially in california….If someone really wants to sue you for stupid crap and waste your time, they can, regardless of how right or wrong they are…But overall, most of the time, most tenants just want you to be fair, as you expect the same from the tenant.
