The tenant would like me to change floor. Should I replace it?

I have a good tenant who has lived in house for several years. They required me to change the floor board in the kitchen a few days ago because they said they slide around on the floor. Is this a legal and reasonable requirement? Can I refuse their request? Tks a lot.

 

Yes you can refuse, as long as it's not a health risk. Do you mean the tenant slides around or the boards do? If it's the boards, yo u should get them fixed asap! If it's the tenant, they can put a rubber mat there.

 

Maybe the tenant should stop wearing socks..I have this image of Tom Cruise in my head right now sliding around the house in that movie...

 

Exactly what I pictured.

Why is this suddenly a problem after several years...

 

How would you actually fix them? Im assuming they are just polished floor boards? I think they would get wrecked if you had to take the shine out?

 

They could put some anti slip mats over the boards..

 

Have the PM look, or go look yourself so you can decide what course to take.

 

Get one of those dudes who do floor slip testing.

Or check the floors yourself.

Start increasing the rent on these tenants....the next thing, they will complain that daylight savings is causing their curtains to fade faster.

 

Do you offer the service @datto ? Are you cheap ?

I was going to suggest they can have whatever they want if they kick the can hard enough.....minus certain off limit things.

PS maybe buy them a pair of ten buck volleys

 

If it's a sliding floating floorboard issue then you should fix it. It's a safety issue. Anybody could slip and injure themselves.

But if it's just slippery floorboards, ala Tom Cruise, then a nonslip kitchen mat should resolve it like others said.

 

You will have to find out exactly what is happening with the floorboards. If a floating floor, it may need repairing.

There are two types of tenant complaints.

One is for repairs. Something is broken or no longer working. You really must attend to these in a timely manner. Some may be classified emergency repairs with a tighter time frame.

The other could be classified as improvements. You can do these if you want, or reject them all. We always considered these carefully, as the person who lives in the house often discovers the little things that can make a big difference.

We always looks at the overall benefit. If it increased value or made the property more attractive to ALL future tenants, we often did it if affordable. A security door. A sunshade over that western bedroom window. An extractor fan in a small bathroom.
Marg

 

Yes you can refuse
Polished floorboards are naturally slippery.
Unless there is a specific issue - ie unlevelled floors, then you are not required to do anything.

 

By all means you can refuse. I would ask the property manager to go out and take photos to ensure there is not safety issues with the floor boards as if there is they will need to be attended to straight away. But as said before if there are no issues advise tenant to put non slip matt on flooring.

 

Yes, very cheap.

Nah, nothing is off limits. Everything is negotiable.

Well, I'm about to visit the Op Shop for my winter garb, so I'll pick up a pair (and charge them twenty lol.)

 

Thank you for your all suggestion. I will ask PM to check it. If it is a sliding floating floorboard, I will organize repair.

 

What can be said, except from those who can pick @datto as an extra in

 

I reckon we should be able to add VMT - "victim mentality tax" onto the rent.

 

The OP said this is a good tenant of several years. Therefore, it is likely that the floor is actually loose. Calling this a 'victim mentality' seems like an over reaction.

After all, If the tenant said nothing and someone tripped, wouldn't we be just as critical if the tenant hadn't mentioned the issue?