Originally Posted by CalCare:
It's legit. I rent a house from an owner who hired a rental management company. It's a very big one that is used by many properties in town. And yes we renters are all responsible for most repairs. I have an old house and the plumbing is always screwed up and I have to pay the plumber (who are terrible plumbers, but I HAVE to use their plumbers) at least once every three months.
See, that would piss me off to no end if I had to use their approved people; I'm paying for it, my choice. I know legally in the insurance industry it's that way, why not repair people?