Q&A: Do you, as a landlord, provide window treatments (curtains) for your tenants?
Question by Starlight: Do you, as a landlord, provide window treatments (curtains) for your tenants?
And, if so, about how much do you spend per curtain/set of 2 curtains. Do you get really nice ones or economical ones at places like Target or Walmart?
Best answer:
Answer by garrisonbight
NO… it’s an optional thing and most renters won’t take care of the window coverings anyway… how many rental houses have you seen with venitian blinds that have had the slats all bent and broken… you never see that in owner occupied homes… just rental units.
They can buy their own window coverings or go without… and most of that trash uses aluminum foil to cover their windows anyway.
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Depends on the property. A nice, luxury place with a hefty deposit, I would suggest doing it, especially if you are having trouble getting people in it.
A standard unit, I would provide cheap blinds, but no curtains. If the blinds get destroyed, they are easily repaired using the deposit…curtains are too much trouble though…
I do!
Mainly because if every tenant is going to be drilling holes around the windows eventually I’ll have no wall left!
If they want to change the curtans, it’s up to them, but they have to put mine back up at the end.
You are not required to do this-however, your property will have more curb appeal if all the units have the same type of window covering. If it is a home-the same applies about curb appeal (leave it to a tenant to put a big old blanket up over the window facing the street). I would avoid fabric coverings since they hold smell and pet hair, dust, etc. I would suggest miniblinds (metal ones if it is in the budget-they last longer). You can provide the miniblinds and the hangers for the curtains (if you install those, you have less chance a tenant will damage the wall putting them up) and the tenant can get curtains or valances on their own to match their own taste. I don’t know of any rental prop in my area that provides curtains or drapes-most offer miniblinds or vertical blinds. Think ease of cleaning, cost of replacements, and a neutral color that tenants can work with or see living with. Good luck.
I provide blinds in mine. Curtains are personal taste. And, no the cheap ones break too easily, I buy them the same quality I have in my house.
I do not provide window CURTAINS. I do provide window blinds. Yes, I normally purchase the bargain product at WalMart, Lowe’s, or similar.
As you can see, it varies by landlord, and probably by property type. I’d venture you are more likely to see window coverings provided in a single family rental or condo than in an apartment building.
I own a single family property. I provide wood mini-blinds — very nice ones — that were in the home when I bought it. I also provide less expensive lace valances in most other rooms and the kitchen curtains. The house is a colonial, so the blinds and valances fit the style. The curtains are from Wal-Mart. They were good enough for me when I lived in the house. If tenants want to put up their own curtains, that’s fine. I’d prefer they not remove the blinds, but do not make that a requirement. I would levy a damage charge for a destroyed set of blinds, but not for the curtains.
No I do not provide curtains for that is personal taste. I do provide blinds and curtain rods.
Sometimes I do, others, I ask the tenants to go to Wal-Mart and pick them out, buy them, and deduct it from the rent. I give them a maximum they can spend, also.
It’s not fair to expect the tenants to put up their own window coverings, plus, if you don’t dictate what you will allow or not, they may put up the most hideous ones imaginable, plus they could leave holes where you don’t want them.
Best of luck!
Hi,
NO. I do have a large single family four bedroom house that I rent out that I put Bella window shades in. The only reason I did this was I was living there prior to renting it out. These are the insulated light filtering window shades, and they cost a ton, and are custom fitted for each window. I would never do that for any of my other units. Again the only reason I did this for this house was the fact I was living there prior.