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How can I hold the property manager more accountable?

Asked on Jan 06th, 2014 on Residential Real Estate - Florida
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I have a property manager and a previous tenant installed an outside light on my property and now the light is unsafe and needs to be removed. This is in violation of the lease. The property manager stated that the light has been up for some time and is unaware of when it was installed or who done it. The property manager is inattentive to the property and passes on property damage to me when clearly the tenants are responsible for the damage. The light incident is just the latest and the greatest. Unfortunately, I have a contract with her that penalizes me if I should let her go. How can I hold the property manager more accountable? She never holds the tenant liable for damage they cause and "misses" things on inspections only for it to come back and bite me later. What can I do, if anything?
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Broken down in its simplest form – it comes down to your contract with your property manager.  You lease itself should be between you as owner and landlord and the tenant as tenants.  However, of course, you hired the property management company so you wouldn’t need to deal with the day to day problems (at least that’s my assumption).  So, to answer your question directly – what’s your recourse against the property management company?  Sounds like it may be a breach of contract.  Of course, your likelihood of success comes down largely to what your contract with the company says.  If you just want to be rid of them (rather than suing them), you would essentially be arguing the same thing – that is – that the company breached the contract.  Again, to be clear, this comes down to your contract with the property management company.  I’d say to sit down with a lawyer to discuss the contract and all of the facts and see what your options are… then create your game plan.
Answered on Jan 07th, 2014 at 2:40 PM

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