Just another whining landlord...
Being a landlord I face this head on. People riding their social services like an art form. I just had a tenant, now evicted, move because my property was turned into what I called 'Hotel Hamilton'. YMCA charges $25 a night stay, my tenants would charge $35, then split a case of beer and have money left over. It was considered a win - win for them. Also, the unmetered landry never stopped running. There is a power in numbers trend to the way these people live. An allowance is given for housing them, which they can split multiple ways (in this case four ways), plus revenue for storing peoples junk, sleeping over, etc. After splitting for groceries and living expenses they were taking in better earnings than me!
Here is the real kicker, upon mentioning possible evicition to make the illegal subletting abuse stop, I was presented with a court summons with outragious accusations, not to mention the wrong address on it. This summons was made up by a neighbour friend of theirs who befriended them for the use of free laundry. As pay back for the eviction, he said he would 'get even'. His asset was that he was well versed in manipulating the already baised tenant landlord laws. So it is not all about money when there is little there, it is about twisting and manipulating the balls of the landlord or social services system to insure there is cashflow. This is a practiced art form! Beware of well versed social services users.
During the one year leased stay, shortened to six months, the tenant supplied with a new electric chair like many you see ripping around here had cycled through three of them. The first one was worn out due to everyone using it as their communal vehicle. The second one mysteriously got stolen with a charger they always had stored inside. There is no coinsidence that it is worth a substantial penny if sold. The money spent by social services... I have a headache.
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Last edited by Pearlstreet; Jul 13, 2013 at 11:17 AM.
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