#20126

Thanks. I wish it was as easy as tightening up the rules however, when things happen like informing a tenant that the unit is non-smoking & then when doing the final inspection, due to the stench, I ask them if they smoked inside the unit & they say “I know it’s non-smoking but I had to as it was cold outside in winter on the terrace.” or informing the tenant that one small pet is OK, then finding they have installed 7 pets or informing the tenant that they should not place candles on the shelves of the dividing wall as it will burn the wood above & then have them tell me “I know you told me not to do it but I did burn candles there & the wood is burned, sorry.” plus many more examples like this (including a particularly interesting episode where they had a huge McCaw bird in a cage inside a tiny 1 bedroom unit plus numerous mouse cages – talk about stench), I just have to shake my head & hope for the best with the next tenant. In my experience, they tend to do what they want despite any rules. Guess I have to laugh, or I’ll cry or sell the investment property & invest my hard earned cash elsewhere. I’ll look forward to the adventures leasing my place brings with the new legislation. Good luck everyone!