Property maintenance is property management for both the landlords and the general public. These are two distinct activities.
Property maintenance involves taking care of the exterior, landscape, infrastructure, roads, shared areas, buildings and mechanical equipment. This helps to avoid fires, floods and disease transmission as well as tenant injuries and lawsuits.
Apartment building managers receive services that are quite different from HOA managers and a group of single-detached houses rentals.
By keeping good records of everything you have inspected, maintained, and repaired, your property maintenance provider will be able to do more in the summer and fall. Regular, scheduled service is more manageable and less expensive.
Landlords need to have information about equipment and property maintenance in order to plan financing for future repairs, equipment purchases, contractor service agreements, replacement purchases, and other financial needs (e.g. windows, roofing, HVAC and plumbing fixtures). These items should be monitored by managers.
You need to ensure that your apartment amenities and renovations are in good condition. Routine inspections are crucial to protect these amenities, which are an important part of your renter value proposition.