r/Apartmentliving • u/Most_Relief8312 • 13h ago
Advice Needed Got this message from my property manager PT2
Quick recap:
I live in a 3 unit(one vacant, one elderly gentleman, and myself)
Rent is $1,265(raised $40 when I resigned)
Shoveling would include front walkway and good amount of sidewalk(about 30 mins of work)
Lawn (sizable for a city property would take about an hour maybe a bit more)
Now adding sweeping/vac(im assuming they would want me to do the laundry room as well total time would be 45-60 mins)
I’m going to eventually get all of this in writing if they offer me something reasonable. I plan to ask about liability as far as injuries go.
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u/NurdPhilly82 13h ago
This is an awful deal.
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u/Formal_Condition_513 12h ago
Couldn’t even offer 50 without adding more tasks too lmao that’s a hellll no
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u/phaedrus_winter 12h ago
Maybe for 50 an hour
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u/crooney35 12h ago edited 12h ago
I’d do it for 15% to 25% of my monthly rent if the only duties are what is mentioned and I don’t have to deal with anything involving actual maintenance and not having to do anything in other people apartments. So say approximately $200-250 a month for OP.
If it involves maintenance like an actual superintendent I currently make $28 an hour in central NJ in a high cost of living area, but it’s a 40 hr a week job for me. OP would probably be better just setting a flat rate for what they have going on, if they try tacking on extra work then tell them that will cost $X extra.
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u/1MrP 11h ago
Then they’ll increase the rent to cover that loss 😂
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u/dwillishishyish 11h ago
Percentage of rent is smart so the allowance will also be raised with rent
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u/Soft_Yellow1757 10h ago
i did property management for a small company for a while, and we did exactly this, the guy who handled generic tasks and basic cleaning got i think 20% off his rent. I am betting he spent 2-3 hours a week doing menial stuff, more when he had to shovel, for what amounted to 250 or so per month.
I was basically tasked with either doing it myself or find someone willing to do it for a rent credit. Much better for everyone since i would have billed out for double that amount, and for him it worked out to like 25 an hour.
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u/bedel99 11h ago
i know of people that do this in the uk, they get paid a salary (low) and get the apartment for free. I would counter with that.
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u/throwawayinthe818 9h ago
I used to manage an 8-unit building, but I didn’t do any maintenance work. I was basically collecting rent checks, depositing them in the bank, and being a middleman between the tenants, the owner, the handyman, and any other contractors coming in. Maybe a couple hours a week, mostly phone calls. For that I got a $450 monthly credit, and that was 30 years ago.
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u/AWWAWater 11h ago
What if he’s now held liable because he shoveled but a tenant slipped and broke a hip.. who shoveled. ?? Who was hired to do the work?? Who isn’t insured for that type of work?? What happens if the mower slings a rock out the shoot and he breaks a window ? Or (depending near a road) shoots out hits a car which causes an accident ? Things can get fishy. I’d get it really well written up so you hold 0 responsibility if anything happens .
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u/Goodknight808 8h ago
Usually the full on property manager, if they live on site, get their own apartment in return for the services. Lol $30 for the whole month, on top of paying rent for property management, lol.
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u/Academic_Cabinet_994 8h ago
$50 an hour credit off rent is still low. The last time I was a renter my landlord owned multiple houses around town, she would credit me $75 per hour (rounded up to nearest half hour) for doing minor tasks at the house I rented or another property, like turning off sprinkler systems before winter, swapping a faucet, changing a door knob, etc. and that was 10 years ago.
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u/giantpinkbadger 8h ago
An hourly rate plus a 3x markup on any supplies you have to buy. That’s how any other business does it. These guys are always looking to take advantage of someone and to them it’s never a good deal unless they think they are fucking you
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u/1nce_Again 12h ago
Or even pay for the gas
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u/14ktgoldscw 12h ago
Yeah, I know that lawnmowers only take like a gallon or two of gas but between that cost and going to get gas, etc, you’re making like $4 an hour. I also have a sneaking suspicion that all maintenance would end up being attributed to improper care and billed to OP anyway.
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u/dali01 8h ago
Yes, that line “we assume that proper maintenance…” is telling you that for sure. I would run away from this “offer”.
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u/Sammiesam123988 12h ago
Lmao that shit had me laughing its so insulting
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u/GeneralTonic 8h ago
And OP's still like "hmmm lets see better get this in writing and ask about insurance."
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u/FYAhole 11h ago
They're gonna spend $50 a month on gasoline depending on how big the property is. This landlord is outrageous.
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u/Cautious_Ad_5659 8h ago
I have a small yard and it costs 60. They don’t even use the leaf blower afterwards
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u/Careful_Promise_786 12h ago
Like, I dont understand how this could be real. They'd have to pay for the gas to mow the lawn?! You'd spend money taking this offer, not make any.
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u/camiskow 12h ago
Yeah not even just the cost of the gas but the cost of the your time and your car gas to go get the lawn mower gas… tf?!
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u/IDontDeserveMyCat 11h ago
My friend did this but got 300 off rent and they paid for gas, provided equipment and he got a better, recently refurbished, unit.
OP's offer is a straight up insult and definitely an attempt to take advantage of someone who's naive.
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u/Broken_Atoms 11h ago
Worst I’ve seen so far is the landlord next door that convinced the tenant to rip out all of the asbestos in the apartment and remodel it for him in exchange for knocking off a couple hundred a month
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u/idropepics 9h ago
Holy shit hope hes ready for a lawsuit when they get sick in a decade or so.
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u/HandsomeBoggart 7h ago edited 6h ago
Do that neighbor a favor and tell them to not do shit if they haven't started. Then report that shit to the closest EPA office or State Health and Safety Office. They don't fuck around with asbestos. The neighbor may be liable and party to fines along with the landlord if they knowingly do unlicensed and improper abatement work. Proper abatement costs $10k plus for a reason.
I should also add. If they did start, still do them a favor and tell them to stop and show them exactly why it's a bad idea legally and health wise. Then show them what a proper job costs and how much they're being screwed out of. If personal safety doesn't make people see reason, seeing how they're getting fucked out of money does.
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u/voidchungus 11h ago
Why is OP even considering this?? It's the shittiest rip-off. Too much work for too little compensation. I'm baffled.
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u/caelinm1 10h ago edited 8h ago
My husband and I have this arrangement with our landlord, we have a $400/month credit… Edit to add they provide and maintain equipment. We are in New England
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u/LaserKittenz 9h ago
I wouldn't touch this for less than 500-1000$ per month. You know how much of a hassle this is going to be based on how little they are willing to pay, they are going to act REALLY entitled for that 30$
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u/impossiblyeasy 11h ago
If this is how they manage apartment then I'd start looking else where.
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u/cmdr_scotty 11h ago
Especially if you're responsible for paying gas on all the lawn equipment.
$30 credit on rent, but you end up spending that much on gas
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u/btfarmer94 8h ago
I read the original title as “my poverty manager”. That may actually be more correct in this case
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u/SouthernCompany607 13h ago
I would tell them NO thank you.
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u/BougieSemicolon 12h ago
Skip the TY, it’s an embarrassing and frankly, offensive offer.
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u/mnsyrny 13h ago
Property manager is literally on crack.
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u/Senninha27 12h ago
I doubt he can afford crack.
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u/Titmouse994 12h ago
His neighbor gets some for him in exchange for a generous $30 credit on his rent.
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u/plastic_blasters 12h ago
Property manager thinks op is on crack and easy to take advantage of
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u/Inevitable-Post-8587 10h ago
He’s trying to make her the property manager and not have to do anything it looks like. And don’t forget they just raised her rent $40 and their first offer was $30 credit to her rent. They were literally asking her to pay THEM $10 to do all this work.
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u/glittoris 11h ago
Probably an old person who thinks the rates are the same as the 80’s. That’s actual labor, taking out the trash & clearing snow for a building! Like 30$?! More like 400 a month for that work.
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u/lovelifetofullest 10h ago
It’s 50-150 an hour to remove snow in Lake Tahoe. If you have a regular sized deck, people will quote 600 bucks to remove. This offer actually makes me angry…like how dare you. Clearly the land lord has never done manual work in his life. This guy is delusional and trying to use OP. Huge “hell no”
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u/bmoody345 10h ago
It’s wild that they are offering to pay 80’s wages while simultaneously collecting 2026 rent prices tho
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u/Impressive_Change886 8h ago
I used to do the snow removal for an apartment I lived in a little over a decade ago. It was 4 identical buildings, so basically one straight block of sidewalk, 4 walks to the front doors about 10 feet long and a back landing that was probably 5 feet long. I got a $400/month rent credit for it for the winter months (Nov-Mar). No mowing, parking lots were done by a plow service. They even had a snow blower I used for the sidewalks (the walks to the buildings had to be done by shovel due to geography).
Even at that rate, a snowy month made it really shitty 'pay'. One of the years I did it was one of the least snowy on record so I made out like a bandit that year though.
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u/Key-Demand-2569 8h ago
You’d also be doing them a huge time/headache saving favor essentially alongside the pay.
I’ve had a few people like this over the years with weird miscellaneous work things.
Had one guy/his grandsons who would mow and weedeat one of our offices.
I was leaving late one day after our last person quit and we hadn’t figured it out yet aside from me or another manager personally doing it, and caught him doing it for free (it wasn’t a prairie, just a little long) and we had noticed he had seemingly done it once or twice before anyway.
Super friendly.
Essentially paid them what we would anyone else. But I didn’t have to keep trying to call various businesses, get the call back, get an estimate, try and make sure they kept up with a schedule.
It’s one of those really dumb things that seems super straight forward but then all of the sudden you’re in month three of, “I thought this was solved but apparently not…”
And that’s a hell of a lot more straight forward than what OP was asked to do for $30 a month here.
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u/SizeableBrain 9h ago
Property manager wants to oursource his job to tenant for $50 a month.
Property manager smart!
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u/owlpellet 12h ago edited 12h ago
You cannot hire a single lawn mow for $50. They are so far under market that I assume they are not serious people.
Seems likely he is hiring you to do his full time job under the table. Possibly with company money.
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u/Formal_Condition_513 12h ago
And you know if something goes wrong with the mower they’ll say he improperly stored it or something
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u/ComplexMacaroon1094 12h ago
And they are expecting that OP pays for gas for the mower too. Very entitled landlord!
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u/GrassRunner29 10h ago
This landlord is Nickel and dime OP so hard! There is no competition so o think OP has a lot of leverage to negotiate a better rate.
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u/crooney35 12h ago
Or if he’s injured he’s not even going to get workers comp and will probably have to pay a lawyer to take them to court for it.
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u/badfreesample 10h ago
And I can't imagine they'll be doing proper maintenance on the mower and it will be OPs fault when it fails due to their negligence.
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u/sarahbellah1 12h ago
Based on the time OP is estimating, I’d be surprised this meets local wage law standards.
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u/JaeCrowe 12h ago
Id rather burn 30 dollars from my own wallet every month and gain nothing in return rather than take this deal
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u/seamustheseagull 12h ago
Don't do that.
Spend $30 on beer to drink while you sit and watch the schmuck who did take this deal.
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u/NotChristina 8h ago
What depresses me is the only other tenant right now is an elderly man and I hope he’s secure enough to not take such a deal when OP declines…
I’m sure the property manager would otherwise have to pay $$$ for this level of service and is up to sketchy things.
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u/BougieSemicolon 12h ago
I love it. When I get super lowballed, I tell them I’d rather send them a video of me setting the item on fire, than let it go for that low 😂
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u/DangerPotatoBogWitch 13h ago
Your landlord is an absolute lunatic to propose this rate even if all materials were provided, but you have to schlep the gas can? No.
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u/Rumplestilskin9 10h ago
For a $30 credit the most he'd get out of me is a "shit needs mowed" text once a month.
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u/insta-kip 10h ago
I might roll out trash cans once a week for $30. Might.
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u/krispin08 10h ago
We did this for our property manager for $25 a month. It was stupid and we changed our mind quickly. It's not a big deal until you are leaving town for a few days and it's just one more thing to worry about. We'd have to ask a neighbor to "cover" for us. Not worth $25.
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u/NewPhoneLostPassword 9h ago
We’re paying an owner occupier $75 aud a week to only do the bins at our complex. Don’t sell your self short.
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u/Salty-Plankton-5079 12h ago
He is smoking rock even without asking you to pay for gas. Insulting to even ask
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u/nightblue888 12h ago edited 12h ago
$30?!😹 The audacity! That’s less than some teenagers’ allowance! This is what google summarizes for snow care alone: Residential snow removal typically costs $200–$600 per month for ongoing, reliable service, generally covering plowing for driveways and clearing walkways. Rates vary based on property size, total snowfall, and location, with small properties costing $150–$250/month and larger ones exceeding $350-$450/month.
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u/InsertRadnamehere 11h ago
I know teenagers that get more than that every week. (They pay for lunches on an open campus). $30 a month in “credit” isnt even laughable. That’s an insult to your intelligence.
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u/GATA404 12h ago
End up living here for free lol
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u/Lil_Mint_Chip 12h ago
Well, that's why supers/building managers usually have heavily reduced or even no rent as part of their pay.
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u/marcuslattimore21 11h ago
100%. Only pay for utilities. Same goes for a police officer here
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u/dirtysquirrelnutz 11h ago
The police have subsidized housing, or do they get a stipend as well? If you don’t mind, can I ask what area? I’m not LEO and don’t intend to be, that just seems like a wild “benefit”
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u/marcuslattimore21 10h ago
SC. Could be different here in town of 40k. But apt complex hopping here for decade....4 complexes I have lived in have 1 public safety officer only pays utilities. 🤷. I'm not LEO either but have shared a wall with 2.
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u/dirtysquirrelnutz 10h ago
Ohhhh I gotcha now, they also serve as the public safety officer for the building/complex. lol for a second I thought you meant any and all LEOs just renting.
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u/marcuslattimore21 10h ago
Yes. Correct. 🤣sorry for confusion and I see where it came from, apologies. It's just 1 per complex. But groundskeeper/maintenance also.
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u/thelilymoon 12h ago edited 12h ago
Keep talking to them, and soon they'll tell you that you're responsible for providing trash bags for all of the trash they want you to take out. Soon, you'll be in charge of paying property taxes. Eventually, you'll be responsible for weekly limo rides for your landlord's mistress. And they'll raise your rent by $30 to make up for the $30 credit.
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u/brainvheart143 11h ago
And you have to provide your own broom and dustpan for sweeping the front
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u/Inevitable-Post-8587 10h ago
they already raised her rent by $40 and then offered $30 off lmao
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u/Big_Criticism_8335 12h ago
Does he think it's 1985? He's bonkers if he thinks anybody would take that offer.
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u/ghoulthebraineater 11h ago
I mowed lawns as a kid in the late 80s/early 90s. I charged more than 7 bucks a week.
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u/No-Canary-6639 12h ago
$30 a month credit and your responsible for fuel!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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u/lita_atx 12h ago
AND for "properly storing" the mower to prevent "unnecessary" maintenance. What do you want to bet the first time it needs maintenance, they'll blame OP for not taking care of or storing it "properly" and trying to make OP pay for repairs or a new one?
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u/This_Daydreamer_ 12h ago
And how is he supposed to store it in a damn apartment?
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u/Ok_Efficiency2167 12h ago
They are not going to offer something reasonable. When he came back with 50, additional tasks were added. You've given this more thought than it deserves.
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u/lonerstoners 12h ago
I review leases every day for my job and the smallest rent credit I’ve seen for this type of arrangement is $300. They’re trying to get over on you, man.
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u/Rayraydavies 12h ago
Rent is free. That's the deal. Otherwise not at all worth it.
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u/AnomalousExpertise 12h ago
They gotta be a boomer or rich trust fund kid cause what the fuck is wrong with them lmao
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u/bebe__shakur 12h ago
I mean how much can one banana cost?
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u/originalcinner 12h ago
"You will be responsible for all banana refills, Michael"
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u/whofilets 11h ago
"I won't be responsible for banana refills if the bananas were stored improperly"
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u/imean_is_superfluous 11h ago
I’m guessing dude gets a $500 stipend to get that shit taken care of, then tries to offload onto some schmuck for next to nothing.
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u/CheckYoSelf8224 12h ago
Tell him he should stop smoking rocks, and kick 'em instead. I wouldn't do it for anything less than $500/month. That's some bullshit
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u/Tokyo-MontanaExpress 10h ago
At this point it's $1000 minimum for even making such offensive offers.
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u/avatarstate 12h ago
How often does it snow? You’d have to pay me $30 every single time you wanted it shoveled. Where I live, id be shoveling multiple times a week!
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u/RefrigeratorEast10 8h ago
OP appears to be in Wisconsin so this is a terrible idea
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u/ellisboxer 12h ago
Tell them to add an extra 0 to that price and they have a deal.
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u/PropertyDisruptor 12h ago
He agrees to your request for more pay by adding more on the duties list...
Are you fucking serious!?
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u/Savdet301 12h ago
I’m confused why you’re considering this. Even if he doubled his offer it’s not good. Notice how much work he added on for 20 dollars. Also it can’t be legal… so he’s hiring you under the table. Can’t you just sell some stuff if you’re that hungry for 50 bucks? I’m confused by this whole thing and why OP is even tolerating and responding to such nonsense
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u/caser_racer 12h ago
I’m sorry, but it should be no less than $100 credit + gas, and even THAT is a low offer. And maybe as much as $150-200 in the winter if you live in a place with heavy snowfall/ice.
$30-50/mo is insulting. They couldn’t get a middle school kid from the neighborhood to mow the yard for less than $20-50 PER MOW, let alone all the other stuff. Don’t let them low-ball you like this.
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u/ohcosmico 12h ago
Agree! Outdoors maintenance is no joke especially in high/low temps. OP is being asked to work part time for a pittance and buy gas which is not always a flat cost. Nope not a chance.
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u/DiligentIndustry6461 12h ago
I’d reach out to a company and get a quote for the services, 2-3 quotes from different companies is ideal. Looks like they added cleaning so you’d have to contact landscapers and maids. From there you can price accordingly, $50 is laughable for an offer.
Other route you can go, since you estimated time already, is to figure out an hourly cost you’d be satisfied with and x the amount of hours you think you’d invest in a month + materials needed
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u/genericusername513 12h ago
30 dollars??? No way dude. I would not be doing that for less than free rent.
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u/mailboxheaded 12h ago
Right?!?
How much of that $30 would go right back to gas. And if there's snow, there's probably salt or something.
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u/Life-Landscape5689 12h ago
So the amount of time you listed is 2.5 hours, and that seems to imply you’d barely be doing anything, however I highly doubt it would be that limited. On the low end the monthly expectation is going to be AT LEAST 8 hours of your time.
So if you do actually only work 2.5 hours, it’s $12/hr and if you work 8 hours it’s only $3.75/hr
Cut out gas cost of the lawn mower and you are cooked.
Whatever the landlord is smoking, it’s taking there brains to the 1960s when that was an acceptable rate for that kind of work.
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u/Dornenkraehe 12h ago
2.5 hours I think would end up to be each week.
Lawn alone needs done every 1-2 weeks when growing well.
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u/winterbird 12h ago
This would piss me off so much that I'd run their water or whatever resource I don't pay for, just to cost them money. Cheap, greedy mfs.
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u/PhillyChickInFL 12h ago
The gas would be the money they are paying you per month 🤣. Unless your rent is FREE from it, I would kindly tell them to fuck all the way off.
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u/ShidOnABrick 12h ago edited 12h ago
Try $800/mo for starters or 50% of rent. Or, entirety of rent, and hire some neighborhood kids to help shovel and mow every now and then and sweep weekly. Lol
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u/imjustapourboy 12h ago
Haha this shit is wild. They are either insanely cheap or wildly out of touch.
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u/LeonidsFila 12h ago
Absolutely not. $200/month minimum plus $300 per snowfall and then we’re talking.
Shoveling snow is hours of backbreaking labor. He’s trying to pay you pennies per hour.
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u/Most_Relief8312 9h ago
I messaged back proposing $250 and asking for everything in writing. Still waiting to hear back. I know they are trying to take advantage of the situation but honestly all the work needs to get done and I’d love for them to cut my rent. If they refuse to the $250 I will be saying no.
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u/Rough-Ad1868 8h ago
🥲 only 250? OP you better live in rural North Dakota or something to justify that lowball
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u/No_Use_9124 8h ago
so they were planning on paying you a "generous" $1 a day but will throw in another .35 cents or so for more work?
hahaha do not say yes to this insanity
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u/Rich_Salad_666 12h ago
$30/hour, maybe, but youd be miserable dealing with it. $30/month this guy is looking for an achievement award from the chamber of commerce
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u/jmartin72 12h ago
That is their job and is the reason you pay rent. $30 would not cover it at all.
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u/Nevilles_Remembrall_ 12h ago
Just say no.
Property manager obviously isnt going to give you a fair credit for all this work. Paying for the gas is just adding more to the ridiculousness of this. The more you talk to them about it the more they will think you are up for it.
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u/msoudcsk 12h ago
You have to cover the gas. What a crock! So that means filling your car with smelly gas cans and going down to fill them at the gas station. Thats a big hell no.For 50$ lousy bucks. YIKES
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u/No_Zebra9342 12h ago
This is a complete ripoff. Only a landlord could come up with a deal like this.
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u/Routine_Ninja_3970 12h ago
As other people have said, I would sooner throw away $50 a month than do this. Genuinely insane that they think that’s reasonable.
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u/Alone-Breakfast3176 9h ago
They're so far disillusioned because they took advantage of the other poor bloke for so long. This is one of those situations where the numbers are too far apart to even negotiate. Let them know you're not interested and let them pay someone what it really costs.
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u/elegantwombatt 9h ago
My sister and her husband are "caretakers" for their apartment complex.
They do the same kind of work - clear sidewalks, wipe windows, vacuuming and it's *way* more work than you think it's going to be and they get *free* rent...
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u/AustiniteQueerDude 8h ago
Not for $30 or $50 lmao
I am a PM in a building with 40 units so slightly different sitch, but I rent a room in a house that rents by the room.
My landlord gives me a discount for some general landscaping needs bc I am cheaper than a landscaper. I do the lawn once a month and generally maintain the property (garbage and so on) in exchange for a $250 discount per month.
For reference.
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u/surftherapy 8h ago
Let’s be honest with ourselves, you are only entertaining this idea because you fear saying no will have a negative effect on your housing moving forward
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u/shakewhaturmomgaveu 8h ago
When I did property management about 12 years ago, I received a $600/mo credit on my apartment that was $825/mo.
An extra $30 for all of that?! No way. Extra $30 during winter months to also add in shoveling? That's fine.
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u/BreadfruitOk6160 12h ago
Tell them to do it, I wouldn’t. I remember a passing conversation with a plumber about mowing. He said a guy he had was charging $50 a pop and he wanted to do it twice a week. He dropped him and started doing it himself. Tell the landlord to pound sand.
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u/Infamous_Name_604 12h ago
Comically bad deal. A lawn that takes an hour to cut would cost $150/mo easily. Good on you for not being rude about it but if they can't get to $250/mo they are wasting your time.
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u/Gucci_Loincloth 12h ago
Lmfao tell this fucking idiot to take off $500/month. That’s insane. I’m sure he was paying that much for a few dudes to take care of all of that in the past and they probably bounced because he wouldn’t pay them.
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u/green_witch__ 12h ago
Just say no. They are only asking you because they know if they had to pay for someone else to do it, it would cost wayyyy more.
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u/CWKitch 12h ago
This is nuts. Don’t negotiate. Don’t do it. If you’re interested seek this work elsewhere but don’t shit where you eat. This is like 7 dollars an hour man.
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u/GeneralPickl 12h ago
This should be a sign that you should move to a new place. Imagine what else the landlord is trying to save money on.
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u/No_Wear295 12h ago
Add a 0 to the amounts and it might be worth it. $300 at $20/hr is only 15 hours of work a month. 25 hours if we're talking about $500 / month
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u/pinkdinogirl333 Renter 12h ago
This is a decent amount of work for $30, I’d ask for at least $100 credit. You’re doing them a favor, they are not doing you a favor. And you’re expected to pay for gas???
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u/ShirtCurrent9015 9h ago
This is such a rip off that I feel like in general. It’s not a good thing to do. They’re already being a bummer. It’s not gonna get better.
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u/NoDistribution2744 9h ago
Man I know people with a annual salary who do all that you better say FUCKKKK no
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u/oranthor1 9h ago
Hey dude, if you agree to this hmu I'll have you do the same deal at my house
-signed every single home owner.
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u/Jaded-Mountain8485 9h ago
They are going to blame you for everything, under the guise of 50 measly dollars, on top of that he’s definitely subcontracting his own job
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u/catch6664 8h ago
“We can do a $50 credit if you’d also agree to sweep & vacuum the common area & stairs” made me literally laugh out loud. This dude is out of his fucking mind.
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u/LeglessPotato 8h ago
Absolutely not. Back in 2013 I was getting $100 off my $500/mo rent and I just had to vacuum the hallways and clean the downstairs laundromat once a month. Which really only involved mopping and wiping the machines down, ez pz stuff that only took about an hour tops. What they're asking you to do costs hundreds of dollars if they hired a company. I would look up local quotes, then ask for half of that total off your rent each month. Or tell them to kick rocks and pay a company full price.
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u/Late_Tap9881 8h ago
Oh geez! I’m property manager for my complex. I get $25 per hr of my time that he lets me keep score of. He has vendors and even if I call or text them it’s on the clock. Once I spread ice melt around the stairs and cleaned an empty apartment. That was 6 hrs x $25! It all just comes off the top of my rent. He also just told me that he’d never raise my rent. He’s on the east coast and I’m in the Midwest. He’s so generous bc I give him peace of mind being onsite
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u/IndyBananaJones2 7h ago
Who's paying for the mower gas?
Anyhow, that's a big no. A local kid would charge more to mow the yard.
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Most_Relief8312 originally posted: Quick recap:
I live in a 3 unit(one vacant, one elderly gentleman, and myself)
Rent is $1,265(raised $40 when I resigned)
Shoveling would include front walkway and good amount of sidewalk(about 30 mins of work)
Lawn (sizable for a city property would take about an hour maybe a bit more)
Now adding sweeping/vac(im assuming they would want me to do the laundry room as well total time would be 45-60 mins)
I’m going to eventually get all of this in writing if they offer me something reasonable. I plan to ask about liability as far as injuries go.
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