Personalizing a living space is part of delighting in a home, and renters are no different. When they rent a home, they want to be able to set up an aesthetic space wherein they can be comfortable. The only problem is that a rental property is not like an owner-occupied home. Owners and renters of single-family rental homes in The Woodlands know that all interior modifications of the home require landlord permission. When residents of your rental homes move past furniture and décor and choose to make unauthorized changes, this can put you in a hard situation as the owner.
The greatest residents are those who ask before doing interior changes to your rental property. A resident will occasionally decide they want to change certain features of the home after they’ve signed the lease. Perhaps they want to put in new bathroom fixtures, replace the blinds or other window coverings, install a new light fixture or ceiling fan, change the paint color of some or all of the walls, or possibly even paint the kitchen cabinets.
Part of you might be contemplating just letting them do it if they want to remodel your home for you at their own expense. But there are a number of things to consider before saying yes. Probably the most important of these is quality. If your resident is making the modifications themselves, there is no guarantee that its quality will meet any professional standard. As a matter of fact, it can negatively impact the value of your property and then cost you even more money to fix it in the future if they do a truly bad job of it.
Another vital point to keep in mind is that trends in interior design are constantly changing. Although painted cabinets might be popular now, in a year or two, you might learn that residents desire more natural wood tones. Even though it is entirely within your rights to charge a departing resident for any repairs needed, maintaining a neutral rental house is the best financial choice.
As a rule, residents who choose to ignore the terms of their lease and still do unauthorized changes are responsible for restoring the home to your liking upon moving out. Some residents will definitely try everything to avoid the expense involved in restoring the home to the way it was when they first arrived, potentially leading to prohibitively expensive collections or even legal action.
When residents start doing unauthorized changes to your The Woodlands property, it can be hard to know what’s your next step. This is why you must get the right property management company to select quality residents who will take care of your property for you, manage matters, and take action to protect your real estate investment if and when it is needed.
At Real Property Management Republic, we provide all of these services to single-family rental homeowners – and more. Our expert property managers can customize a maintenance program made only for you while handling the stresses and problems stemming from lease violations. For further information, would you like to know more? Please contact us online or call us at 281-362-5001 for additional information.
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