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shortbreadlover — Thu, 04 Oct 2018 19:41:42 GMT

still there. the people in the house next door that were supposed to be g one by oct 1, 2018. i think that they will be forced out by the police

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sunshine45 — Thu, 04 Oct 2018 19:51:25 GMT

@shortbreadlover wrote:
still there. the people in the house next door that were supposed to be g one by oct 1, 2018. i think that they will be forced out by the police

you mean they are going to be evicted or were they house squatters?

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2blonde — Thu, 04 Oct 2018 19:55:50 GMT

@shortbreadlover It's funny you would bring this up. I'm in the same situation with my next door neighbors (this is a condo, and we share a wall). The owners moved to FL and had previously rented to a couple different women who were great.

They were very naive when this "couple" contacted them to rent it. The guy said it was just him and his wife, but they showed up with two kids and a dog, and a crazy 4-year-old grandchild. They are very noisy and obnoxious smokers and drinkers, and before long they were 3 months behind in the rent. They hadn't paid a deposit, so no help there. They were evicted 4 weeks ago but didn't leave (I don't think either of them work, and they lost their car to an impound lot). They went to court last week and the judge gave them 2 weeks to go or they would be removed. They are still there so far. She told the owners she wants to buy the place (with no money, no job.......?)

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Sweetbay magnolia — Thu, 04 Oct 2018 20:17:07 GMT

The 1990 movie "Pacific Heights" comes to mind.

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Imaoldhippie — Thu, 04 Oct 2018 20:23:06 GMT

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Pearlee — Thu, 04 Oct 2018 20:24:27 GMT

@Imaoldhippie wrote:
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@Imaoldhippie This looks like a continuation of an already-started thread, where perhaps the OP didn't like some of the replies.

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Lindsays Grandma — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 02:54:51 GMT

Is this a continuation of the missing neighbors? The family next door who left two cars on the driveway and haven't been seen or heard from?

Never mind, I just checked and this is a whole other story. The other thread was actually called "Missing Neighbors", we haven't heard yet how that one turned out.

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ValuSkr — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 02:55:25 GMT

Please keep us updated. It's quite a mystery!

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dex — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 12:56:37 GMT

@shortbreadlover@It is very hard to get tenants to leave.I used to have a rental place and the people often didn’t pay or when they did the Cheques bounced.I would talk to them about it and apparently they felt I was rich because I owned the rental and should be able to help them out.I was using the rent to pay for the mortgage but they looked at it differently.I finally sold the place and the tenants were angry because their rent was going up and they couldn’t afford it....well that’s funny because they didnt pay regularly anyhow.They damaged a lot of the home and property too and even started moving in old school buses to turn into recreation vehicles.They never mowed the lawn because they didn’t have a mower.We bought one and filled it with gas and they mowed till the mower ran out of gas and left it in the middle of the front yard where it ran out.

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Kalli — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 15:51:25 GMT

@dex wrote:
@shortbreadlover@It is very hard to get tenants to leave.I used to have a rental place and the people often didn’t pay or when they did the Cheques bounced.I would talk to them about it and apparently they felt I was rich because I owned the rental and should be able to help them out.I was using the rent to pay for the mortgage but they looked at it differently.I finally sold the place and the tenants were angry because their rent was going up and they couldn’t afford it....well that’s funny because they didnt pay regularly anyhow.They damaged a lot of the home and property too and even started moving in old school buses to turn into recreation vehicles.They never mowed the lawn because they didn’t have a mower.We bought one and filled it with gas and they mowed till the mower ran out of gas and left it in the middle of the front yard where it ran out.

@dex, I've seen this happen too many times to count. Commercial properties are seldom an issue. The businesses keep their places looking nice and professional. They care about appearances and stick to the stipulations of their leases.

Residentials are a different deal. Renters think owners are rich. Therefore they(renters) don't have to pay rent on time, don't have to keep their place clean, don't have to maintain the yard, etc. To get rid of them, owners have to take them to court and even then, residential tenants seem to have more rights than the folks who actually own the property/structure.

We had a very quaint house in the country that we wanted to hold onto for possibly living in when we retired. It was on 6 acres with a small pond. Such a peaceful place! We rented it out to a family who SEEMED nice. They broke stuff, stopped paying rent, were forced out and trashed the place when they left. They stole the stainless steel pot rack, ripped it out of the ceiling, took an old butcher block table that served as an "island" in the kitchen, stole the bathroom mirror off the wall. We lost over $2000 in stolen property that insurance wouldn't pay for (long story and lesson learned).

Residential properties are not worth the struggle.

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dex — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 15:58:30 GMT

@Kalli@It is too bad that your house wasn’t taken care of..did you decide to sell it?I could never rent a property that I planned to move into myself after my past experience.

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Kalli — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 16:06:28 GMT

@dex wrote:
@Kalli@It is too bad that your house wasn’t taken care of..did you decide to sell it?I could never rent a property that I planned to move into myself after my past experience.

@dex, totally agree with you! Yes, we sold it. I still pass it every time I go out to my friend's place to ride. It's such a cute little farmhouse! Just couldn't justify holding onto it since we knew it would be a while before we downsized and moved there.

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Beth-QVC — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 16:07:06 GMT

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