Fair Housing ‘Dos & Don'ts’ for Dealing with Residents Who Break the Rules
WHAT DOES THE LAW SAY?
WHAT DOES THE LAW SAY?
But when all is said and done, the one thing that takes most of the community manager's time is handling guideline violations. How do you, as an extremely busy person, do this with only a minimum amount of time invested? How do you handle residents as a fragile yet necessary part of your business and still get everything else done without making them feel that they are an imposition to you?
Answer: The statute you are referring to is 90.302, and it provides the following: • A landlord may charge a tenant a fee for each occurrence of the following: o A late rent payment; o A dishonored check; o Removal or tampering with a properly functioning smoke alarm,smoke detector or carbon monoxide alarm; o The violation of a written pet agreement or of a rule relating to pets in a facility;