[NorthstarMom]

It seems most assume that all landlords are wealthy and all decisions are made to increase that wealth regardless of the poor tenants’ needs.

Not all who own rental properties are wealthy. My dad bought some as a long term investment and much of my childhood was spent barely getting by ourselves. There weren’t piles of cash to rely on when tenants didn’t pay or were late.

I know several people who have bought a rental property in a college town so that their kids could live there during their college years. Before and after that time, the properties were rented to others.

For all we know, this landlord bought the property years ago with the intention of having his daughter live there at this time in her life. Why should his plans for his property change? And at 102 she must have grandkids and great grandkids, why aren’t they helping an elderly family member?

[precisionshootist]

Exactly! like another poster said this story was written with an agenda and some on here took the bait. I especially like the CYA the reporter took by disclosing the month to month status knowing full well most would still fall for it. This property owner may well have been losing his shirt on this unit for years but kept renewing out of compassion for his elderly tenant. Public shamers need to think about that for a second.