Winter 2011 Newsletter

WIN A $50 GIFT CARD BY TAKING OUR ONLINE TENANT SURVEY!We have now added a survey on our website for any to assist us in making our company FIRST RATE. To be entered into our drawing for a gift card, please provide your name and address.. You can remain anonymous if you choose to. Please go to our website and fill it out:

http://frpmrentals.com/?page=tenant_surveyexist

ICE MELT:
We provide ice melt to multi-family units upon request. Please check around buildings & complexes for ice melt that has already been provided. Please allow 24-48 hours for delivery. For single-family homes, ice melt and snow removal are your responsibility.

DRIVE-BY VIOLATIONS:
Please remember that the 1st offense is a warning for drive by violations, and after that you will be charged $25 every time you receive a notice. You can review your lease if you have any questions or concerns about the drive by violations. Our inspector drives by our properties every month, please keep this in mind when cleaning up and taking care of these notice violations.

THERMOSTATS:
We would like to remind everyone that as the weather is getting colder, you need to set your thermostat to 65 degrees or higher (especially when you go out of town). This will prevent the water pipes from freezing! You will be held responsible for any damages caused by lack of heat.

NOISE LEVELS :
QUIET HOURS commence at 10 pm and continue until 7 am. Please keep any TVs, radios, music of any kind to a low volume. If you are a victim of a loud neighbor, you can submit a complaint in writing to us. Be sure to call the police and file a report as well. If it becomes necessary to evict we will need several police reports and neighbor’s written statements. Police reports are imperative to attempt eviction procedures. Please be courteous and respectful to your neighbors so problems do not arise.

PATIOS:
Patios are for patio furniture and plants only. Your patio is not for storage use. If you have other items on your patio, please remove them. When our drive-by inspector sees these violations, you will receive a notice and be charged a drive-by violation fee.

FURNACE FILTERS:
Is your home too cold? This could mean it’s time to change the filter. These should be changed at least every 3-4 months and it is your responsibility. If you have any questions on how to change them, visit our Maintenance FAQs page online.

HOLIDAY DECORATIONS/TREE DISPOSAL:
It is now the new year. Please make sure you’ve taken down your Christmas decorations and disposed of your Christmas trees properly. The Curbside Christmas Tree Collection only picks up trees until January 7th, but the Ada County Landfill will be accepting trees up until January 29th. These are free services so take advantage! Please do not dispose trees in dumpsters that are over three-feet tall. They must be cut down into three-feet sections if they are too big.

REMINDER! - AUTOMATIC RENEWALS:
If you are currently a lease that is expiring soon and has the AUTOMATIC RENEWAL CLAUSE:

If you plan on going month-to-month, you MUST submit a request in writing 30 days prior to the lease expiration date.
If you plan on moving out, you MUST submit notice on our official notice form 30 days prior to the lease expiration date.
Failure to submit proper notice will lead to your lease automatically renewing for the original lease term.

NO CASH PLEASE:
NO CASH is accepted in the office for rent and other payments. FRPM is not responsible for any lost rent in night drops. If rent is not received and you know that you sent in the payment or dropped off the payment, please call our office with the check/money order number. We are able to research by check number and amount. Be sure to keep money order copies as well to keep for your records.