How to Deal with a Difficult Landlord

Dealing with a difficult or overbearing landlord is a pain, but it’s manageable.

Here’s how to do it.

Of course, this means paying your rent on time.

Landlords get all kinds of requests from tenants and they might view some as trivial when it’s important.

A difficult landlord is probably going to view most of your requests as trivial.

So, when you need something, state what you need and include the reasons why it matters.

Tell them that it’s about to fall, and they need to fix it immediately.

Generally speaking, the nicer and more patient you might be with a difficult landlord, the better.

Just see to it to use that as a last resort.

Hold onto those documents until your lease is up and you have your security deposit back.

Or, even better, other tenants might have solutions to your specific problems that they can offer you.

This might be anything from their own DIY fixes to a direct phone number for the maintenance person.

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