The last decade has been spent on keeping the property safe and beautiful for close to 200 lots in the New Delta Village Community . Every year or so, a team of the hardest working guys are tasked with handling close to 1000 trees on a 74-acre lot. Every day is spent making sure tenants live in comfort.
Both Gene Kinzer and Ron Rasmussen, owner's in a general partnership of the Delta Village Mobile Home Community took a moment to dive into their tree cutting project conducted year-round. According to Gene Kinzer , people think that landlords make a killing, but the truth of the matter is that every dollar that comes into the business goes into keeping the property safe. In a tree cutting project, countless dead trees and limbs are cut back to prevent any future damage that might arise from storms or any other event. With a maintenance staff on hand, tenants are addressed promptly. The key in the goal of safety is tenants letting us know there is a problem.
According to Ron Rasmussen, there are over 1000 trees that are taken care of to keep people safe from fallen trees or branches. The project is large and ongoing. The process of the projects can be frustrating but, in the end, tenants are impacted with a positive experience from a very safe and beautiful environment.
From previous cases in the past, landlords have been sued for not handling their end of the bargain resulting in breach of contract. For example, Suratt v. Newton in 1991. A North Carolina landlord was taken to court for alleged conditions of electrical failures, flooding of sewage and various other conditions that led the court to decide in favor of the tenant. All the tenant had to do was inform the landlord verbally or written of the request needed to a home.
According to the Attorney General of Mississippi and the Landlord-Tenant ACT, landlords have various duties regarding properties being rented. Of those various duties most importantly, landlords are responsible for complying with building and housing codes for keeping the premises safe. In other words, any problems like bad plumbing, heating, fallen branches, or anything should be reported. If there is no action after 30 days, a landlord will be in breach of contract. According to Ron Rasmussen the owner of the Delta Village Mobile Home Park, a lot of money is spent towards the community in making sure that homes are safe and functional. If a tenant calls in with an issue, there are crews that immediately handle issues whether it’s an issue of comfort or safety, they are dispatched right away.
Owning and renting property is a big-time business especially when it’s regarding safety. For the past decade the Delta Village Mobile Home Park understands how important it is with the upkeep of a property with close to 200 hundred homes on a 74-acre lot. According to Gene Kinzer, Over the last few last few years, every resource has been put towards removing trees and branches dead or alive that could adversely fall on a house causing future damage. To cut a long story short, landlords have a duty to keep properties inhabitable. If tenants report it, landlords have to handle it.
Additional Information
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References
Landlord-Tenant Relationship (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.ago.state.ms.us/wp-content/upl oads/2014/02/Landlord-Tenant-Act.pdf
Surratt v. Newton (1991). Retrieved from http://www.lexisnexis.com.oclc.Fullsail.edu:81/lnacui 2api/api/version1/getDocCui?oc=00240&hnsd=f&hgn=t&lni=3S41-34M0-00CV-62F7&hns=t &perma=true&hv=t&hl=t&csi= 270944%2C270077 %2C11059%2C8411m&secondRedirect Indicator=true