Summit Lane Properties - Tenant Information

Make out/mail checks to:
Suzanne Brocka
1005 Mississippi Avenue
Davenport IA 52803

For repairs, etc. e-mail or call:
Bruce Brocka
brucebrocka@yahoo.com
370-4830 cell
an e-mail is preferred

Qwest (phone and DSL internet)
QWEST website

MidAmerican Energy (electric & gas)
888-427-5632
Mid American website

Iowa American Water (water) & City of Davenport (sewer, trash, recycling)
866-641-2108 - one call to Iowa American sets up your account for both billings
Iowa American Water Co. website

Mediacom (cable & internet)
866-755-2225
Mediacom website

Trash
Trash day is monday morning. It's OK to put out trash bins the night before. Bulky items such as couches, old mattresses, etc. and
electronic items are on recycling day. Recycling is voluntary, and is strongly encouraged. Davenport has made it very easy to do. To check
which day is recycling day, and learn the recycling rules, click on this link
links checked/revised July 4, 2009

Bathroom
Ceramic surface can be cleaned with abrasive cleansers, but do NOT use abrasives (Ajax for example) on fiberglass showers. A daily shower cleaner is good idea, such
as Tilex. Use a cleaner expressly for fiberglass showers. Do not let water stay on wood surfaces.

Kitchen
Clean appliances regularly with a gentle cleaner, not abrasives. Most stoves can be cleaned under the burners. Use a stainless steel cleaner on the sink. Countertops
should be occasionally cleaned with Gel Gloss countertop cleaner.

Windows
Optional, of course. If you have vinyl windows, you may be able to clean both sides from inside. There are slide locks on the top of the lower sash to tip in the window.
We clean windows after a paint job, and occasionally in between tenants.

Hardwood floors
The wood floors in your apartment are very old and were recovered at great expense, often costing more than new wood flooring. They have been coated with at least
four coats of polyurethane, and should occasionally be cleaned with something like Minwax's hardwood floor cleaner. Do not damp mop them on a regular basis.
Occasional spills should be wiped up and then dried immediately. Polyurethane is quite water and alcohol resistant, but is sensitive to sunlight, and curtains should be
used in rooms that get direct sunlight and have hardwood floors.
Use nylon casters or rubber furniture cups so the floor is not scraped. Deep scratches and floor scrapes have to be sanded and then re-polyed, and this will be billed to
your damage deposit.

What is your Pet Policy?
The short answer is yes to cats, and some places we allow small dogs. See our pet policy page, here .

Do you do six month leases or allow month-to-month?
No. It is quite expensive when a unit turns over, and to keep our (and thus your) expenses down, we only do one-year leases then month-to-month after that. If a tenant
wants another year lease to lock in the rent,we do do that.

Can I buy or rent to own the house?
No. At some point in time we may divest our houses, but not for the forseeable future.

Can I plant things in the yard?
Maybe. Always ask first. I sometimes allow people to plant perrennials along fencing or other obvious existing bedding. If you feel the green thumb itch, try your hand at
weeding.

Can I paint the apartment or house?
No. We almost never allow tenants to paint or otherwise decorate except for curtains.

Can I put plastic on the windows in winter?
Yes. I recommend the shrink wrap type. If the tape pulls the paint of the window casing, we will not charge the tenant for touchup painting.

Do you rehab other peoples houses?
We only rehab properties we own, and do not contract out any services. We would be more than happy to give advice to anyone, tenant or not, who wishes to purchase
an old house, especially on Davenport's east side

Summit Lane Properties
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