As a tenant, you want to make sure that you and the landlord have a good working relationship from the start. This can take some time to cultivate and there are a few different tasks that you can do to make this happen naturally. One is to ensure that you pay your rent on time and that the landlord never has to wait and hope that you will make the payment. Being a good neighbor to others when you live there and reporting problems in a timely manner can go a long way here as well.

Another thing to consider is that you should not be too high maintenance. Sure, you want to  make sure that problems are fixed and that nothing is hidden from the landlord. But you also have to remember that the landlord has other tenants, and perhaps even another job, that is going to keep them busy. They can’t devote all of their time and attention to you along the way. If you take up too much of their time, they will not be happy.

Chances are that you are not the only tenant that the landlord has to deal with and your landlord or property manager may have a ton going on. While it is acceptable, and often preferable, to bring up some of the serious issues that you have with the property, you do not have to count every problem as something that requires the help of the landlord. And if you complain too much, it may make the landlord not want to renew the lease.

For example, if the property’s landscapers like to get to the property to mow at 11 in the morning and you sleep until noon, this is not a big problem. Do not go and complain to the landlord about this. Find a way to sleep through it or wake up earlier. The landlord does not need to ask the mowers to get working later in the day just for your sleep schedule. And there are some situations that you can handle on your own and won’t need the landlord. Learn what those are ahead of time.

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