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LBI Rental Services Frequently Asked Questions
LBI Rental Services Frequently Asked Questions
Although the season runs from Memorial Day to Labor Day, on Long Beach Island, July and August are the peak rental months. Typically starting after the 4th of July until Labor Day.Some summers are only 8 weeks long and others are 10 depending on where the 4th of July falls and the date of Labor Day.
The majority of tenants chose to come for one week however we have quite a few tenants that also request multiple weeks or want to rent for the entire season. Many owners offer multi-week discounts and seasonal discount rates.
• Our Rental Website
• Walk-Ins
• Calls off our prominent rental signs on your property
• Repeat tenants
• Referrals from other tenants
Our agents speak directly with each and every tenant, explaining the regulations pertinent to your property.
If you cannot be here between tenants, it is best to designate someone such as a trusted neighbor, cleaning crew or property manager to check your home.
Absolutely! This is your home and ever with a rental contract, you are free to reserve whatever weeks you wish prior to us securing a lease from a tenant. The sooner you know the weeks you would like to reserve the better. Also call in reserved weeks to your rental agent or rental manager. This avoids awkward situations and double booked properties.
Yes,Communication is key to avoiding double bookings. Please call us as soon as you’ve booked a week so we can close that week in our rental system. Our agents will contact you upon every lease they have booked in your home as well.
We will ask you to provide us a list of any preferred appliance repair, handymen, cleaning companies, plumbers, electrical services, etc. that you use. When a “help-call” from a tenant comes in, an experienced agent will take down the information and contact you before any work gets done to your property. In the case of a true emergency—we will use our best judgement in order to protect your home. It is very important that we have the most up-to-date contact information for you so we can reach you during the busy rental season.
Our commission is 10% and it is paid from the rental checks we receive from the tenants.
The owner is responsible for the cost of all utilities including propane tanks if you provide a gas grill. If the propane should run out during the rental week, the tenant will fill up the tank and bring the receipt to us for reimbursement from your queue.
We provide you with a full and complete list of everything that you should be in the rental unit. You can also find it our helpful, Homeowners Website.
This is a personal decision. Although pet-friendly properties are always in demand due to low inventory of them, it is completely up to you. We make sure that “pet-friendly” properties are clearly displayed to avoid renting to anyone that may have an allergy.
We recommend a security deposit for all of our rentals. The amount coincides with the rental price and we can guild you with that. Typically the security deposit ranges from $500-$2000. Rarely is there ever a reason to hold security but we allow the owner 3 days from the date of “check out” to notify us if there is an issue.
Additionally, if you choose to allow pets there are also pet fees (non-refundable) and pet deposits (refundable) that can be added to the lease. Your agent will discuss these with you and the amounts for your home.
Not in the same sense that a sale property is. You are free to list your home with more than one agency but we aks you keep the number of other brokers to a minimum in order to avoid potential of double bookings.
We are available 24/7 via phone (leave a message after regular business hours), email or fax. Someone will always get back to you. Our website is set up for you to log in with your personal password to view or reserve weeks in your property at any time of the day or night.