Responsibilities

Your Rental Agreement will contain more in-depth information. Below is a brief list of Resident responsibilities:

• Prompt and complete payment of rent
• Responsible property upkeep and cleanliness
• Honoring the rights of neighbors and/or other Residents
• Not causing damage to the building or property, whether intentionally or through neglect
• Using property as intended and in a reasonable manner
• Taking responsibility for all guests and their actions
• Adherence to all lease terms
• Submitting all maintenance requests in writing. You may submit your request through our website under Resident Services
• Acquiring prior approval from Alder Property Management for any changes or modifications to the property

Generally a clean, well maintained property results in a higher quality living experience.

Our Smoke Free Policy

We respect your right to smoke, this is your choice! However we wish to outline our Company policy and ask that you do not smoke inside the rental property. We want everyone to be able to enjoy their rental property, in the way they wish to enjoy it! However we wish to inform you how smoking will damage the property, and also cause the property to be less desirable for others to enjoy the property in the future.

Therefore for your information, we wish to outline common problems and the financial consequences we encounter when people smoke inside a rental property.

Damage to Paintwork

Interior Surfaces Stained- Regular smoking over time, coat painted surfaces like walls, ceilings, doors etc in a thin brown film. In bad cases, this brown coating becomes evident when pictures previously hanging on walls are removed. The picture outline is clear, with white spaces indicating where the picture once hung, with the surrounding walls a distasteful yellowy-brown color. This can also be clearly seen on the ceilings.

Costly to Rectify- This can be very expensive to rectify! Not only do all affected surfaces have to be washed before being re-painted, but also coated with a sealer first to stop the brown color leaching through the paint when it is applied. This can cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars in painter’s cost alone. In all cases, this will be charged in full to the tenant.

Unpleasant Odor

Odors- Regular smoking will also cause a distasteful smell to soak into every part of the property that has been exposed to the smoke. This includes walls, ceilings, doors, curtains, blinds and anything that allows a smell to penetrate! In other words, smoke odor will penetrate EVERYTHING!

Cost to Rectify- This is a huge job to rectify. Curtains need to be dry cleaned and deodorized. The home may have to be deodorized throughout. However, removing the smell may only happen over time. If a property cannot be re-rented because the smell makes the property unattractive to a new tenant, the landlord may insist compensation be claimed again the tenant that caused the problem.

We hope we have given enough reasons why we insist that you do not smoke in the property, and ask that you respect our Company policy.

Thank You