> I rent and when something breaks I call the landlord. Dishwasher, washer > machine, etc... If the house is in good working order, shouldn't be a issue > but you still have to be ready to fix broken items around the house if they > arise.
I rent a house as well and our rental agreement has what I affectionately refer to as the "don't bother John" clause. The way it works is that our rent is set at a certain amount each month. If we don't call them for maintenance, we get to deduct $100 from that amount (i.e. $1200 savings each year). If we call them for maintenance, we lose the $100 deduction that month. This provides a great incentive for us to handle our own minor maintenance items. If there is something wrong that I believe will cost more than $100 to repair then I call them and they deal with it. Our rental agreement also does not include any of the major appliances except the stove (we brought our own refrigerator, washer, dryer, and dishwasher when we moved in), so if the washer breaks, it's ours to deal with since we own it anyway. For someone who is pretty handy and doesn't mind dealing with the little things, it's actually a pretty nice arrangement. We save money, and they don't get bothered very often. Even with that $100 the contracted rent amount is actually lower than similar homes in our area, likely because they don't have to subsidize tons of little maintenance requests on their properties. -Justin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:342134 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
