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Addressing Tenant Allergies: What Property Owners Need to Know

Woman sitting on a couch blowing her nose with a tissue in hand.People with allergies may feel that every minor thing in their home triggers their symptoms. The severity of allergies can vary from mild annoyance to life-threatening. It’s common to be allergic to pets, and seasonal allergies are even more frequent. Given this information, it’s likely that at least one tenant in your Bangor single-family homes might be sensitive to certain allergens.

What can landlords do to help tenants with allergies?

Even if tenants handle their own allergy monitoring, you should present a clean rental home to new tenants.

If you permit pets on the property, it’s important to have it thoroughly cleaned between tenants to minimize allergens.

Keep your property professionally maintained

Tenants often do not thoroughly clean the house when they move out. Expecting a thoroughly cleaned house can result in unwelcome surprises for both you and your new tenant. Should tenants discover the house is dirty from previous renters, they have grounds to claim it affects their health.

Thus, it’s crucial to invest in professional cleaning and maintenance. Along with routine cleaning, regularly replacing the filters in your rental homes is necessary. You should check and confirm that these tasks are done since tenants may not do them. Furthermore, professional cleaning of the home and carpets will improve its look and extend the flooring’s life.

Potential consequences for property owners

Inadequate cleaning can cause several problems for property owners, including dirt accumulation, health hazards, and a negative effect on property appeal and value. To ensure long-term quality and desirability, property owners must prioritize maintenance, particularly regular and thorough cleaning.

The potential consequences include health and safety risks, legal issues like code violations, decreased property value, and poor tenant retention.

Landlords need to clearly outline maintenance expectations in the lease agreement to prevent potential problems. This entails regular property inspections, supplying tenants with maintenance resources, and utilizing professional cleaning services to maintain the property.

Consider engaging a professional property management company in Bangor to handle the specifics. Real Property Management Acadia expertly conducts regular evaluations to ensure filters and other maintenance tasks are updated. We handle move-out processes and prepare the property for the next occupant. Contact us online or at 207-561-7482 for more information.

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