For community management teams, how you approach your preventative maintenance can save you a great deal of stress and hardship later on. On top of this, residents of your community will feel as if they’re cared for and looked after when their community management staff takes care of issues before they grow into larger ones. This feeling of care and community aids in resident retention, allowing community management to enjoy fewer vacancies, happier residents, and fewer catastrophic maintenance issues.

How you approach your preventative maintenance matters, and we at OccupancySolutions.com have a few tips for better addressing your preventative maintenance concerns:

  • Always check for leaks – Not all leaks are easily noticed, and they could go on for months before a catastrophe occurs. As these small leaks occur, they could be introducing moisture and mold growth into your residences. Check around windows, roofs, sinks, and showers to make sure there are no small signs of leaks beginning in a property.
  • Stay up to date on your wiring – Wiring should always be inspected and updated, and not doing so can quickly lead to devastating situations. Set a schedule to have your wiring inspected regularly, and have any repairs or updates made straight away. Ignoring aging or out of date wiring can not just lead to pesky outages, but potentially fast moving electrical fires.
  • Repaint before it begins looking dingy – When you allow your paint to begin looking dingy or old, you’re hurting yourself in a few different ways. Not only could you be exposing your walls without the protection of a fresh coat of paint, but you’re also doing no favors to your property’s curb appeal.
  • Always test smoke and carbon monoxide detectors – Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors save lives. Include these in your regular inspections and make sure all residences or units have working detectors at all times.
  • Inspect for pests – Pests aren’t just a health problem, and they’re not just a curb appeal problem. Pests can do lasting and devastating damage to your residences that could lead to a multitude of repairs later on. Checking regularly for pest presences, and taking care of those that are present, is important preventative maintenance.

At OccupancySolutions.com, we want to make your approach to preventative maintenance just a bit easier. For more information on keeping up with your preventative care, contact us at OccupancySolutions.com today.