It just occurred to me, @chrislind2 that probably your landlord wants you out and you're not going fast enough for him.
Renters... Blahh
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Giantsfan1954
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As the spouse of a residential superintendent and later a landlord I just chuckle when people think it’s “easy money”
People are slobs!
We had some druggies being evicted in the apartment complex, they stopped the toilet with potatoes, threw a package of hamburger meat behind the stove and the place was generally a sty!
Our own home had a tenant that took the lightbulbs because they were hers.
You take them to court, get a judgment which is uncollectible because most don’t have bank accounts and if you’re really “lucky” the judge will give them time to leave, (30-90 days) especially if there’s kids so they can destroy the place on the way out
People are slobs!
We had some druggies being evicted in the apartment complex, they stopped the toilet with potatoes, threw a package of hamburger meat behind the stove and the place was generally a sty!
Our own home had a tenant that took the lightbulbs because they were hers.
You take them to court, get a judgment which is uncollectible because most don’t have bank accounts and if you’re really “lucky” the judge will give them time to leave, (30-90 days) especially if there’s kids so they can destroy the place on the way out
Isn't it part of a landlord's duties to check on the candidate for the rental? Maybe not enough due diligence?
chrislind2
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My experience with this property management company is they have a very bad reputation. I have talked to many other renters who say they stay away from this company. It seems to me they are more just incompetent that anything. I will just have to comply with this as much as possible and ask the inspector if he can give me email heads up when he wants to inspect. That alone would help a lot. They recently put in a new sidewalk and made me park in the street for nearly a month. I actually use my garage and did not like the street parking one bit. When the contractor told them I could drive over it, they did not tell me. Concrete is ready to drive over in about 28 days, so I drove over it and called the landlord and they said it was ready to drive on a week before I called. There is always a difference in dealing with an owner and dealing with a property management company. Not sure which is worse.
Alligatorob
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Yes, but that is easier said than done. And does not always work.
I have had 2 horrible renters, one I did check references and job and he looked good. However his wife left him and other things happened in his life that changed him... Cost me a lot. The other was an acquaintance of my wife, big mistake...
So was my due diligence good enough? Obviously not, but it wasn't nonexistent.