Whose home is it?

Renting a property you own brings many emotions and feelings. My experience has seen many people who own a property they live in and then rent, struggle seeing other people reside at their property. Owners have asked me to instruct tenants how to decorate the property, don’t let them put too much furniture in the unit, tell them they are not allowed to hang pictures on walls, and how to clean the unit. All good intentions.     

The definition of a home is “a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence or a person, family or household”. Landlord’s own the property, but when a tenant occupies a rental unit it becomes their “home”.  Each person will arrange a home differently and tenants have the right to make the rental unit feel like home. 

When Landlords allow emotions into managing their property it can lead to mistakes and errors which could violate tenants rights. When a tenant occupies the rental unit and it becomes their “home” they have rights a landlord must adhere to. It has been my experience that when both parties follow the law and respect each others rights Landlords and tenants have a successful tenancy.         

As a Landlord it may be difficult viewing your property when other people live there. In this  case it would be prudent to utilize a property manager eliminating emotions and feelings of managing your property.     

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