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annnnnnd...... this is why 'no kittie' is in place. orrrrr..... 'uttttttt ooooooooh, kittie'
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Most people don't start out with a rental house, they move into another one and keep the previous property; you don't "outfit" a house for renting in most cases. Yes, it sucks that you might have to find a new place, but landlords and property managers are used to dealing with people that destroy things and don't clean them up. My place in Vallejo was no great shakes but I got my complete $1500 deposit back because I left the place in better shape than I found it and the owner knew it; the property management company freaked when I asked them about pets, then calmed down when I told 'em it was 3 cats and no dogs.................because the previous renters had dogs that absolutely destroyed the house. That's how the previous tenants got kicked.
If you're trying to play the "I was going to fix it, I swear" and "it's easier to deal with me than with new tenants" cards, be warned that you're already fitting the mold of the ****ty renter in the eyes of the property owner. If you had gone to them when damage happened and said "hey, FYI, dogs got into some of the shrubs and I'm going to replace them, do you have any preferences", it'd be a different stroy, but right now, all they're seeing is dmaage they're going to likely have to fix anyways, along with the risk of how much more can be done in another year.
Speaking as someone who has carpentry and home repair skills and knows how to do things right, and seeing repairs and work other people have done, a landlord and property managar are never going to trust a tenant to fix it themselves, because most people won't do it to the standards of the owner. That's just life.
If you're trying to play the "I was going to fix it, I swear" and "it's easier to deal with me than with new tenants" cards, be warned that you're already fitting the mold of the ****ty renter in the eyes of the property owner. If you had gone to them when damage happened and said "hey, FYI, dogs got into some of the shrubs and I'm going to replace them, do you have any preferences", it'd be a different stroy, but right now, all they're seeing is dmaage they're going to likely have to fix anyways, along with the risk of how much more can be done in another year.
Speaking as someone who has carpentry and home repair skills and knows how to do things right, and seeing repairs and work other people have done, a landlord and property managar are never going to trust a tenant to fix it themselves, because most people won't do it to the standards of the owner. That's just life.
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Most people don't start out with a rental house, they move into another one and keep the previous property; you don't "outfit" a house for renting in most cases. Yes, it sucks that you might have to find a new place, but landlords and property managers are used to dealing with people that destroy things and don't clean them up. My place in Vallejo was no great shakes but I got my complete $1500 deposit back because I left the place in better shape than I found it and the owner knew it; the property management company freaked when I asked them about pets, then calmed down when I told 'em it was 3 cats and no dogs.................because the previous renters had dogs that absolutely destroyed the house. That's how the previous tenants got kicked.
If you're trying to play the "I was going to fix it, I swear" and "it's easier to deal with me than with new tenants" cards, be warned that you're already fitting the mold of the ****ty renter in the eyes of the property owner. If you had gone to them when damage happened and said "hey, FYI, dogs got into some of the shrubs and I'm going to replace them, do you have any preferences", it'd be a different stroy, but right now, all they're seeing is dmaage they're going to likely have to fix anyways, along with the risk of how much more can be done in another year.
Speaking as someone who has carpentry and home repair skills and knows how to do things right, and seeing repairs and work other people have done, a landlord and property managar are never going to trust a tenant to fix it themselves, because most people won't do it to the standards of the owner. That's just life.
If you're trying to play the "I was going to fix it, I swear" and "it's easier to deal with me than with new tenants" cards, be warned that you're already fitting the mold of the ****ty renter in the eyes of the property owner. If you had gone to them when damage happened and said "hey, FYI, dogs got into some of the shrubs and I'm going to replace them, do you have any preferences", it'd be a different stroy, but right now, all they're seeing is dmaage they're going to likely have to fix anyways, along with the risk of how much more can be done in another year.
Speaking as someone who has carpentry and home repair skills and knows how to do things right, and seeing repairs and work other people have done, a landlord and property managar are never going to trust a tenant to fix it themselves, because most people won't do it to the standards of the owner. That's just life.
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All true. I'm figuring having the carpet professionally repaired and steam cleaned, then getting after the lawn on saturday will probably help with getting out of that pidgeonhole. If not, no biggie since I'd have to do it anyway. The landlord perceiving me as a douchebag won't make me actually become one. You should have seen the look on the face of my previous landlord when I brought them a check for what my deposit didn't cover after I moved out.
Good luck; I know you and know you mean to take care of stuff, but you have to understand that proactive communication is the most important part of a business relationship like that; the fact that they've been absentee makes it difficult, but you can't really make up for it now. I'd start keeping an eye out for other places; I know how hard it was to find a place that would take more than 1 cat, so I understand your concerns, but it's one more reason to make sure you have plan B if the landlord exercises her legal right.