According to data from the National Fire Prevention Association, fireworks caused 11,000 injuries and 4 deaths in 2016. Aside from personal injury, the NFPA records that fireworks start an average of 18,500 fires each year. 1,300 of those are structural fires and 300 are vehicle fires. It’s not very hard to envisage how that comes about: if you’ve never witnessed a firework inadvertently blasting down a parked car and feeling a moment of sheer terror, you’re one of the blessed ones. Everything said, the NFPA estimates that fireworks cause $43 million in property damage each year.
As a property owner, you are entitled to be nervous about your Sandy tenant’s lighting fireworks on or near your rental homes. Conceding that we can certainly get why they might like to, the stats alone are a convincing ground to converse with your tenants about not making use of fireworks at their rental property. One way to talk them into following your appeal is by offering them information on firework safety and the risks involved.
But if that doesn’t appear to be working, you need a property management company who understands the risks of fireworks and can help your tenants understand the danger involved. At Real Property Management Wasatch, we have the best interests of your tenants and your rental property in mind. We can manage each matter or issues your tenants may ask about firework use and manage various associated problems that may appear. When it comes right down to the health and safety of your real estate investment and your tenants, you can depend on the sort of consideration and professional know-how that we have to give. Please contact us online or call us at 801-418-9835 for more information.