Thanks for the feedback so far. An alternative option, i guess is tenant’s 6 month lease is up, and I’m charging about $100-200/month less than market rate right now (depending on rental duration). I’m thinking about allowing the tenant to continue month-to-month with the same rent, under the same lease terms…I have a feeling the person will try to get the $70/service call removed and to include pest control.. I guess if he really wants that, I can just make him sign a new lease contract and raise the rent by $70/month. I’m sure I won’t have any issues finding another tenant for at minimum $100 more than I charge now, because I already had a few folks bite when I did a test post on craigslist. Next time, I’ll make the person sign a 1 year lease and be more explicit about ant control is tenant’s responsibility. It’s not my first choice to have the tenant move out, but then again I feel I’m being more than reasonable.
