landlord lives in the basement and does not agree with the standard of cleanliness the 3 of us keep.
suffice to say, he is an admitted obsessive-compulsive, and it is also his property, so his standards are higher than ours and borderline unreasonable.
but, on the positive side, the house remains very clean because of his polishing efforts, and the house is very nice, and the rent is comparatively low.
he grumbles and complains, but then he does the hard work himself of cleaning. so, he has skin in the game, and i am personally incentivized to make him happy, and i do not want him to feel taken advantage of.
I told him I would pray and brainstorm a solution that might work for everyone.
I am thinking that I will ask the other 2 if we can simply pool an extra $100 per month, or $33 each, as a "touch-up" fee for the landlord. That would equate to about a 3% increase in monthly rent, which I consider negligible. It would be a token of appreciation for his work, but also not so much that it is an inhibitive expense.
prayers and advice please
suffice to say, he is an admitted obsessive-compulsive, and it is also his property, so his standards are higher than ours and borderline unreasonable.
but, on the positive side, the house remains very clean because of his polishing efforts, and the house is very nice, and the rent is comparatively low.
he grumbles and complains, but then he does the hard work himself of cleaning. so, he has skin in the game, and i am personally incentivized to make him happy, and i do not want him to feel taken advantage of.
I told him I would pray and brainstorm a solution that might work for everyone.
I am thinking that I will ask the other 2 if we can simply pool an extra $100 per month, or $33 each, as a "touch-up" fee for the landlord. That would equate to about a 3% increase in monthly rent, which I consider negligible. It would be a token of appreciation for his work, but also not so much that it is an inhibitive expense.
prayers and advice please