Posted on 10/13/2020 11:35:48 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
I think I can call my daughter and her boyfriend temporary movers. Twice! They live(d) in Brooklyn, and within 2 weeks of lockdown moved to an unoccupied, air BnB rental in New Jersey that the boyfriend’s sister owned and rented out. She didn’t have any customers because of the lockdown, so they paid a small rent to her while all hell was being unleashed in Brooklyn. They stayed there till July when NY started to open. That didn’t last long. So that was their first temporary move.
By the middle of August, they were sick of being cooped up. This time they packed all their camping and hiking gear and have been going to National Parks and other scenic venues across the country. They left on August 18, and have no plans to return until December. Good thing they can work remotely!
My 36 unit apartment building has had at least 17 apartments of people move out since April. Some apartments multiple times. I have been told that people show up with the deposit and 1st month rent then stop paying and move on months later and I suspect repeat and repeat. The owners cannot sue as it costs more to recover and the people are probably out of a job.
that sounds like a very scummy scam- may the scammers themselves be scammed out of their money-
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