Landlord/Legal issue

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@tom vito

Speaking as a former landlord, most renters are assholes, not all, but most. They tear up your property, complain about stuff that they would never fix if they owned it, and in the end fail to ever pay on time. Once every few years you get a good one, but then they only ever seem to stay a few months to a year, and then its back to the same old.

And to be honest, I have been reading this since the start, and I’m not sure that I disagree with the landlord. I agree that he should have done this more timely, but have you ever tried to manage multiple properties, get a cleaning crew to show up for work, get a carpet company in to replace carpet, and do it all within 30 days?

I manage over 30 properties, not all for different owners. I always get a written notice out within 30 days.

It’s very possible to have good tenants, it’s all in how you screen them. I don’t have a single tenant that I placed that is late. I have one tenant that is a pain in the ass, other than her I only get justifable complaints, and do my best to handle them competently, proffessionally and in a timely manner.

regardless if the carpet was destroyed he gave up his rights when he didn’t follow the law. If you want the law on your side to collect from former tenants, than you should be required to follow it as well.

Not to mention if the carpet was 3 years old, with a 15 year lifespan, than they should only pay a pro-rated 12 year remainder, not to replace a used carpet.