Hello. A former tenant left a ton of trash outside of the house when s/he left and abandoned a vehicle in the driveway with trash in the back on July 31st (when the lease was up). The property manager advised that the vehicle should be towed on August 21st. For the next renter, a clean up crew threw away all of the trash and then moved the vehicle to the street. The homeowner's association then complained. The property management towed the vehicle last week (about 35 days later). Was everything done ok? The state this happened in was Arizona. I live out of state. I believe the vehicle is now impounded. Is there anything I should do? If the property management company did not follow the letter of the law, am I responsible or are they since they were my agent?
2006-09-11 18:46:28 · 3 answers · asked by internetguy72 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
Make sure whereever the vehicle has been impounded is in the name of the tenant and not your name. If it's in your name, make sure you change it to the tenant's name so that any charges for impound fees or whatever are the responsibility of the tenant, not you. As long as everything's cleaned up, you should be fine!
2006-09-12 14:57:03 · answer #1 · answered by cooperbry 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it sounds right to me but i am a landlord in several states but not AZ. AZ is a landlord very friendly state so i figure you are good. You would be responsible as the owner but any penalties in theory can be passed on to the property manager in a lawsuit if push came to shove.
2006-09-11 18:52:20 · answer #2 · answered by ken 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are, since they are legally acting as your agent. You are not responsible for their legal actions, they are.
2006-09-11 18:53:30 · answer #3 · answered by 420Linda 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋