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Hi,
(I asked a question on the topic before but not this specific one)
The tenant called me and said someone broke-in to her unit and did not take anything. Thanks to some Great advice I got from Jules Mckenzie and John Schutten I asked her to report this to the police and give me the incident number . (And She did).
HOWEVER, now I strongly suspect her new boy friend (who is not living there) did that because he did not have the key. The door is broken – should I try to fix that or replace? It can be fixed but not perfectly. Also the door has a window that the tenant, who is a lady, likes saying it is safer with a window.
As a landlord I have no doubt it is my responsibility to ensure she has an entrance door in a working condition.
My questions are:
- Should I fix her door instead of installing a new one (will not be perfect but will work)? If you believe I should NOT then:
- Should I replace her current door with another door that also has a window? A door with a window cost around $1000 including installation. A door without a window around $500 in total.
You see the dilemma is: even if I am correct and it is probably her boy friend who did it, it is still NOT really her fault.
Lastly, regarding insurance is a home insurance like car insurance where you want to avoid involving the insurance company as much as possible because once you do your following years` premium will go up significantly!? (FYI in many countries you are not "punished" for involving your car insurance company and many are shocked to learn about the procedure in Canada).
THANKS.
(I asked a question on the topic before but not this specific one)
The tenant called me and said someone broke-in to her unit and did not take anything. Thanks to some Great advice I got from Jules Mckenzie and John Schutten I asked her to report this to the police and give me the incident number . (And She did).
HOWEVER, now I strongly suspect her new boy friend (who is not living there) did that because he did not have the key. The door is broken – should I try to fix that or replace? It can be fixed but not perfectly. Also the door has a window that the tenant, who is a lady, likes saying it is safer with a window.
As a landlord I have no doubt it is my responsibility to ensure she has an entrance door in a working condition.
My questions are:
- Should I fix her door instead of installing a new one (will not be perfect but will work)? If you believe I should NOT then:
- Should I replace her current door with another door that also has a window? A door with a window cost around $1000 including installation. A door without a window around $500 in total.
You see the dilemma is: even if I am correct and it is probably her boy friend who did it, it is still NOT really her fault.
Lastly, regarding insurance is a home insurance like car insurance where you want to avoid involving the insurance company as much as possible because once you do your following years` premium will go up significantly!? (FYI in many countries you are not "punished" for involving your car insurance company and many are shocked to learn about the procedure in Canada).
THANKS.
