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Property Maintenance Tips To Follow
Written by Mike Jones   
Wednesday, 28 July 2010 07:33
Property maintenance is one of the responsibilities that is at the top of every property managers list. It is very important to consider what your property firm requires of you as far as maintenance goes.
by MikeJones


Property maintenance is one of the responsibilities that is at the top of every property managers list. It is very important to consider what your property firm requires of you as far as maintenance goes.

Too often, managers get fired or get pay cuts due to not properly recording when they had maintenance done. Because of this, it is very important to look at the tips we will lay out to help you avoid potential problems with your property firm.

The first thing is to go over the scheduled maintenance items with your employer. Usually a property firm will have a list of things that need constant maintenance and also let you know how many times a year something should be maintained.

With this log book, you can make a check list so to speak that you can mark off and sign when something is serviced or maintained. This record is a great failsafe to have when the firm wants to know when something was serviced last. Also, when something bad happens, the firm will want to know if you had it serviced or not. If not, they will blame you for the damage, but if there is a log of when it was done, they will usually take full responsibility of the issue.

On the other hand, if you haven't done the maintenance on the item when it was supposed to be done, they will hold you responsible for the issue. Most of the time this leads to firing if the damage is catastrophic, but it can also end in probation and pay cuts. Either way, you cannot afford to not have your butt covered by a maintenance log book.

We sincerely hope that these tips have been helpful in your quest do be a good property manager. With the world in the current economic situation, no one can afford to lose their jobs. In order to stay secure, keep a detailed and accurate log book to be able to help back you up in these situations.

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