As of March 20th, Spring has finally sprung!  For some of your Property Manager clients, a little “Spring Cleaning” may be due!   Have you checked in with your clients to see if they’ve started prepping their property for the spring months?  Property Management is a hard and tedious job that takes a lot of planning.  It is essential that each year they have a plan for how they’ll prepare their property for the changing seasons.  Depending on where their property is located in the country, they will change their spring preparedness plan accordingly.

Here are a few items to keep in mind when your clients are prepping their properties for Spring!

Annual HVAC Evaluations

Now is a great time to schedule the inspection, maintenance and any repairs to their HVAC units.  It is a good idea to schedule an annual HVAC maintenance at the end of the winter/beginning of spring so the technicians can check to see that the air conditioning units are working properly before your tenants need to use them.  This will help to avoid any unwanted complaints.

Snow Removal

Although it’s a little late in the season for snow, there may be some lingering.  Is the property located in an area that usually gets a lot of snow fall?  If so, your clients may need to think about hiring someone to remove any unwanted snow if it does not melt fast enough on its own.  If your clients use their own snow removal equipment, this is also a good time for them to clean the equipment and prep it for next year’s fall/winter seasons.

Checking/Clearing Drains and Plumbing

Have your clients scheduled the annual maintenance on their equipment, building and machinery?  This is the time to schedule gutter cleanings as it is more likely to rain than snow.  While they’re in the process of cleaning the gutters, also have them check that the gutters are draining properly and there are no leaks or holes.  If you wait too long for this the maintenance companies might become booked up quickly and they’ll have to wait!  The winter months put serious strain on pipes and plumbing systems.  Remind your clients to schedule a thorough inspection of all of their plumbing to check for any leaks or blow outs that might have been caused by frozen pipes during the winter.

It is never too early to start planning for the upcoming season.  It might be helpful to suggest you’re your property manager clients create a yearly maintenance plan based on the seasons if they have not already done so.