What is pissing you off this time?

Clodfobble · 11-09-2011, 05:15 PM

That's strange, they must be desperate for the money. Usually an owner would be thrilled with a steady renter who wasn't tearing the place up, they would just jack the rent up if they weren't making ends meet.

SamIam · 11-09-2011, 05:24 PM

I always want to be somewhere else, but I hate moving so much that I've remained here (so far). My dream is to just throw some clothes in the truck and a few of my favorite books - along with the cats, of course - and just drive off in the middle of the night, never to return.

Good luck, Stormie. Your current situation sucks. Oh, and happy holidays. The people who own the house are jerks!

Lamplighter · 11-09-2011, 05:33 PM

Lots of really unscrupulous things happen with rental properties.
The landlord may be collecting rent, but not making mortage payments.
The landlord may not be disclosing to prospective tenants the property status.

If looky-lu's are a problem, the lease should identify the tenants rights.
a few such could be:
minimum of 24 hour notice to tenant
tenant's right to refuse entry ("Oh, it's not convenient right now")
tenant's right to set date/time of inspection

After end of lease period:
tenant may be able to renegotiate lease
tenant gets new 30-day rental agreement, or
tenant must get 30-day notice to vacate

last resort: tenant purchase of the property

Spexxvet · 11-09-2011, 05:58 PM

Stormie, can you buy the house?

Stormieweather · 11-09-2011, 06:14 PM

@Aliantha - they're not going to make any money on the sale. A short sale means the owner has a hardship and cannot keep up with his mortgage, so the mortgage holder has agreed to a sale for less than the mortgage. The owner gets to walk away without ruining his credit but he doesn't keep a dime.

@Spexxvet and Lamp - I don't want to buy the house. I have no ues for a 4 bedroom house after my oldest daughter moves out, which will probably be in the next couple of years. My financial plan calls for the purchase of a 2 bedroom condo/townhouse with a 15yr mortgage at a certain dollar amount, which is supposed to be paid off when I retire.

I don't blame the owner. He expressed that he really, really didn't want this. It happens all too often in this economy, I had just hoped this wouldn't happen to MY landlord.

We have 30 days notice requirements (both ways), once the lease expires the end of the month and hopefully, I can find another nice house. But it will still cost me a couple grand to get moved, unfortunately. And a lot of sweat!! A lot of people suggest I stop paying rent or not pay the last month's rent, but I won't do that. I always fulfill my legal obligations.

Lamplighter · 11-09-2011, 06:21 PM

Good on you Stormie... if I had a place, I'd rent to you !

11-09-2011, 05:15 PM	#1
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	That's strange, they must be desperate for the money. Usually an owner would be thrilled with a steady renter who wasn't tearing the place up, they would just jack the rent up if they weren't making ends meet. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

11-09-2011, 05:58 PM	#4
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	Stormie, can you buy the house? __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

11-09-2011, 06:14 PM	#5
Stormieweather Wearing her bitch boots Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Floriduh Posts: 1,181	@Aliantha - they're not going to make any money on the sale. A short sale means the owner has a hardship and cannot keep up with his mortgage, so the mortgage holder has agreed to a sale for less than the mortgage. The owner gets to walk away without ruining his credit but he doesn't keep a dime. @Spexxvet and Lamp - I don't want to buy the house. I have no ues for a 4 bedroom house after my oldest daughter moves out, which will probably be in the next couple of years. My financial plan calls for the purchase of a 2 bedroom condo/townhouse with a 15yr mortgage at a certain dollar amount, which is supposed to be paid off when I retire. I don't blame the owner. He expressed that he really, really didn't want this. It happens all too often in this economy, I had just hoped this wouldn't happen to MY landlord. We have 30 days notice requirements (both ways), once the lease expires the end of the month and hopefully, I can find another nice house. But it will still cost me a couple grand to get moved, unfortunately. And a lot of sweat!! A lot of people suggest I stop paying rent or not pay the last month's rent, but I won't do that. I always fulfill my legal obligations. __________________ "First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." - Mahatma Gandhi

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11-09-2011, 05:24 PM	#2
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	I always want to be somewhere else, but I hate moving so much that I've remained here (so far). My dream is to just throw some clothes in the truck and a few of my favorite books - along with the cats, of course - and just drive off in the middle of the night, never to return. Good luck, Stormie. Your current situation sucks. Oh, and happy holidays. The people who own the house are jerks!

11-09-2011, 05:33 PM	#3
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Lots of really unscrupulous things happen with rental properties. The landlord may be collecting rent, but not making mortage payments. The landlord may not be disclosing to prospective tenants the property status. If looky-lu's are a problem, the lease should identify the tenants rights. a few such could be: minimum of 24 hour notice to tenant tenant's right to refuse entry ("Oh, it's not convenient right now") tenant's right to set date/time of inspection After end of lease period: tenant may be able to renegotiate lease tenant gets new 30-day rental agreement, or tenant must get 30-day notice to vacate last resort: tenant purchase of the property

11-09-2011, 06:21 PM	#6
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Good on you Stormie... if I had a place, I'd rent to you !

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