Getting your home
RENT READY
We are committed to providing safe, clean, and properly maintained homes to our residents.
In order to comply with the Florida Warranty of Habitability, Florida judicial law, and Elliott & Eijo Group standards, the below items must be completed before we will advertise and rent a property.
What is Rent Ready
- Property professionally cleaned and free of trash and debris, inside and outside.
- HVAC system to be in good operating condition, with a new filter installed.
- All mechanical elements including appliances operating as designed.
- Caulking in kitchen and bathrooms shall be clean and free of mildew
- Doors and locks all functioning properly.
- Windows must open, close, and lock properly and window screens be in good condition.
Full Rent-Ready Requirements
In order to comply with both internal and state rental housing requirements,including the Florida Warranty of Habitability requirements, every property must meet the below list in order to be fully advertised and be ‘Rent-Ready’.
Requirements:
- Professionally cleaned to ‘Hotel Room Clean’
- Carpet professionally cleaned and looking fresh
- All painted surfaces fresh with no mis-match touch-up areas and repainting must be done corner to corner.
- All bedroom windows must have vertical or mini-blinds
- No personal property or items in the unit. This includes furniture, knickknacks, toiletries, shower curtains, Kleenex boxes, kitchen or bathroom items, soap dispenser, pictures, etc.
- No lawn equipment including mowers, tools, etc.
- Garage floor swept
- No exterior debris
- Lawn cut and trimmed
- Landscaping fresh and clean
- Carbon monoxide detectors installed within 15 feet of each bedroom. ONLY wall mounted, NO plug-in units. (If Gas Appliances located at the property)
- Smoke detectors on each floor
- Smoke detectors installed per fire codes and less than 10 years old.
- Back sliding door must have vertical blinds
- All light bulbs working
- Doors open & close smoothly and doorstops installed on all doors
- Bathroom caulking must be fresh and free of any mildew
- All mechanical components working as designed. Includes HVAC, plumbing and electrical systems, kitchen appliances, laundry appliances, sump pumps, water softeners, sprinkler systems, gas fireplaces, water filtration systems, etc.
- Safety railings secure
- Wood-burning fireplace(s), if operational, shall be clean of any debris and have a fireplace screen or heat-proof glass doors installed. If non-operational, the fireplace opening on the interior of the home shall be permanently sealed with an aesthetically pleasing material.
Recommendations:
- All windows should have vertical or mini blinds.
- No draperies on windows
- All windows should have screens (Florida Statues Requirement)
This list is not meant to cover each and every make-ready required item, but it does list some of the most important and often overlooked.
The Property Management business is a complex and rather difficult industry to navigate in today’s world. It is extremely important to have a professional management team that is versed in fair housing laws as well as the ever changing laws and statutes associated with managing a rental property. One small mistake can be very costly and that is why you should hire a professional property manager.
Satisfaction Guaranteed
We are extremely confident in our team of professional property managers and that is why we offer a “Cancel at any time” management agreement. To cancel your agreement all that is needed is a 30-day notice so that we can legally notify the tenant of the changes.
No Risk
There are no up-front costs to manage your rental properties and we’re only compensated when we place a highly qualified tenant in your home.
Save Time
Managing a rental home can be incredibly time consuming. From marketing the property, screening tenants, documenting property condition before and after tenant, coordinating the move-in, collecting rent and overseeing repairs can be a lot of work. Our property management service allows you to take those burdens off your shoulders. Let us do the heavy lifting!
Save Money
There are no up-front costs to manage your rental properties and we’re only compensated when we place a highly qualified tenant in your home.
Property Assessment & Inspections
It is important to assess your property for safety concerns, deferred maintenance and potential updates needed. We will initially evaluate your property and make the necessary recommendations to you so that you are aware of your properties condition and what is needed to keep your tenants safe and maximize your rental income. We will also perform a thorough move-in and move-out inspection and periodic walkthrough inspections of the home to legally document the condition of the home before, during and after a tenants occupancy.
Advertising & Photography
Your property will be listed on all of the major rental websites and on our MLS system which syndicates to hundreds of websites to give your property maximum exposure to prospective tenants while providing the highest quality marketing for you properties by providing high-resolution photography and Matterport 3D Tours at no extra costs. No Cell phone pictures allowed!
Extensive Screening
We will identify highly qualified tenants using a thorough screening process that is accordance with fair housing laws and will include criminal background & sexual offender search, eviction search, rental references and credit checks. This is one of the most important parts of property management and we take this process serious.
Lease Preparation
We prepare leases drafted by our attorney so that we can ensure compliance with the ever changing tenant/landlord and fair housing laws so that you remain on the right side of the law.
Web Portals
We are extremely confident in our team of professional property managers and that is why we offer a “Cancel at any time” management agreement. To cancel your agreement all that is needed is a 30-day notice so that we can legally notify the tenant of the changes.
Rent Collection & Legal Notices
We will enforce the collection of monthly rent and serve the proper legal notices upon failure to pay rent, failure to maintain the property and other violations that may occur during a tenancy. We provide eviction services at no additional charge (Court Cost Only). We stay up to date with the latest rental control ordinances and landlord-tenant law so you don’t have to.
24 Hour Maintenance
Our team is available 24/7 for the maintenance needs of your property so that we can keep your property in good condition and maintain constant quality tenancies. We will oversee all maintenance and payments to vendors on your behalf.
Direct Deposit
We will collect rent, pay maintenance bills and directly deposit your monthly rental income via ACH transfer to your bank account by the 10th of the month.
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