Property Management in Edmonton

[Helen2332]

Hello Expert:

I have a property in Leduc. What the law states when I can show the place if the tenant already indicates they will move out at the end of Lease period? Can I show the place 60 days before they move out? Or there is no accurate time?

Thanks!

Helen

 

[Thomas Beyer]

You can enter your unit with 24 hour written notice at any time. Some tenants are very messy so please be prepared for that, perhaps with pictures of how it would look like empty, clean and painted. Go in by yourself first, a day or week before, check it out, and have a word with the current tenant.

Generally speaking: know the laws and rules ( both written and unwritten ) of your business, or hire someone that does.

 

[Sherilynn]

Once the tenant has given notice he will be leaving, you can start showing the place.

As a courtesy and to avoid potential issues at move-out, you may want to provide a move-out package including a move-out and cleaning checklist. At the same time, you can deliver a bulk notice of entry listing several days on which you will be scheduling showings. As Thomas suggested, you should inspect the property now to see if there are any repairs required before the next tenant takes possession. Better to plan in advance and book a contractor now.

Please note you don't require written notice if the tenant consents to entry. With 99% of our tenants, we text or email them to ask permission for entry. This way they feel consulted as to a convenient time, and we don't have to pay our runner to deliver notices. We only deliver notices to tenants when we suspect trouble may be brewing.

 

[Matt Crowley]

Once the tenant has given notice he will be leaving, you can start showing the place.

Please note you don't require written notice if the tenant consents to entry. With 99% of our tenants, we text or email them to ask permission for entry. This way they feel consulted as to a convenient time, and we don't have to pay our runner to deliver notices. We only deliver notices to tenants when we suspect trouble may be brewing.

Oh man, I love tenant turnovers. They are so much fun. This is the part where you will really get to benefit from having a relationship with the tenant prior to move out. Great advice provided above.

In agreement with Sherilynn, do a thorough walk-through of the property (with pictures) and put together a package that outlines any damages that require repair. Many small fixes can be accomplished by the tenant at minimal cost. Having that relationship in place will make the 24 hour notice much less important as it is likely they have damaged something and if you come to an agreement to keep the place neat and tidy then you will overlook the damage.

Showing the place more than 60 days out is probably a waste of your time anyway. I don't bother until ~40 days before.

As a part of improving your landlording systems, you should also provide the new tenant with the move out checklist. Both tenants receive information on how to forward their mail, cancel utilities, ect.

Communicate in person as much as possible! Provide written confirmation afterwards. Many tenants ignore their mail so make sure they understand their responsibilities before it is an issue.

 

[dpeacock]

We're going thru this now. Our understanding is that you can enter for a viewing with 24 hrs notice in the last month or 30 days of the lease. Or anytime with tenants permission. Helps to rent to " neat freak" tenants as it may save you a month of vacancy if you otherwise have to do a deep clean to re-rent.

 

[dpeacock]

We're going thru this now. Our understanding is that you can enter for a viewing with 24 hrs notice in the last month or 30 days of the lease. Or anytime with tenants permission. Helps to rent to " neat freak" tenants as it may save you a month of vacancy if you otherwise have to do a deep clean to re-rent.

In Alberta.

 

[Tina Myrvang]

Here is the link to Service Alberta for all Tenancy questions:
http://www.servicealberta.ca/Landlords_Tenants.cfm

 

[Matt Crowley]

Here is the link to Service Alberta for all Tenancy questions:
http://www.servicealberta.ca/Landlords_Tenants.cfm

Be careful with the Service Alberta website, they provide some pretty lazy answers to important questions. They will have you believe, for example, that you can withhold the DD for unpaid last month's rent. This is clearly against the RTA. RTA is the source to use, use RTDRS to phone in any specific questions. Service Alberta is not a good source.

 

[Tina Myrvang]

I do agree with you Matt.

Here is the link to RTDRS http://www.servicealberta.ca/rtdrs/