Our Landlord

[yendi]

Since landlords tend to rank right below telemarketers and lawyers on most lists of favorite people, I just wanted to take a moment to say how cool ours is. Not only has she consistently been responsive to any needs we've brought up, but she's gone out of her way to improve the house. We got a phone call this summer from her asking if it was okay if she put in two smoke alarms. As if we'd say no? She also takes care of lawn maintenance and yardwork (which, as anyone who has seen our place knows, is a chore).

So anyway, last week, I was at home on vacation, but also waiting for the contractor to come by so he could replace the heater filter and check to see if the tubs needed caulking. By late afternoon, he hadn't shown up, so I called Carol. She apologized profusely, and called him. It turned out he'd written down the wrong date, but he eventually did swing by around 4 to take care of the filter and take a quick look at the tubs.

Flash forward to Monday. A card arrives in the mail -- it's a handwritten note of apology from Carol, along with a $25 gift card for Whole Foods.

Yeah. We got lucky on the landlord front.

(although I'm going to feel guilty spending that money -- she really didn't have to send it).

Comments

[dwivian]

Buy ingredients, make her a pie. Problem solved! :)

[iresprite.livejournal.com]

Hm. The man has a point. ;)

Have you ever had her over for dinner? She sounds like a really wonderful woman. All in all, I'm glad you guys are blessed with such a landlord. I certainly didn't have the same fortune. *smiles*

[ewtikins.livejournal.com]

Indeed. Or buy things that can be donated to a local food bank or shelter.

[theferrett.livejournal.com]

Exactly my suggestion. Build that bond!

[shaydra.livejournal.com]

She sounds like a nice woman and a good business woman. When you have good renters, people who are interested in maintianing and improving the property as opposed to destroying it, it's in the property owner's best interest to keep them happy. A lot of landlords just don't understand that concept.

[ericrapp.livejournal.com]

There are two ways to look at it:

1. Hey, you're paying for the mortgage on the place that she is so kind to rent you. Why shouldn't you spend it?

2. She's a genuinely nice person, and she genuinely feels bad about causing you an inconvenience.

Whichever camp you're in, if it's a gift card, the money is already spent. Use it, and send her a nice thank-you card.