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Frustrated Landlord Arrested-Tenants work the system without paying a penny in rent
The Times of Wayne County. All Rights Reserved ^
| 12/14/05
Posted on 12/14/2005 5:07:22 AM PST by Behind Liberal Lines
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To: Behind Liberal Lines
When you have freeloaders and you don't can cover the cost, a real estate investment becomes a negative cash flow nightmare. Its very different from the picture depicted on late night TV infomercials.
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie.Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
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posted on
12/14/2005 5:11:32 AM PST
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goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: Behind Liberal Lines
"down-on their-luck couple"What BS. They won't work but they will steal.
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posted on
12/14/2005 5:13:38 AM PST
by
hometoroost
(TSA = Thousands Standing Around)
To: Behind Liberal Lines
One has to learn not to feel sorry for people and then make a bad personal decision. If you want to help and contribute to those in need to feel better - send money to the Salvation Army. Never take a personal risk on someone's sob story. It is usually bullcrap and then you are stuck with the grifter's bills or never getting your money back.
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posted on
12/14/2005 5:16:49 AM PST
by
commonguymd
(My impatience is far more advanced than any known technology.)
To: Behind Liberal Lines
Why didn't the landlord have them arrested for trespassing?
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posted on
12/14/2005 5:20:23 AM PST
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2banana
(My common ground with terrorists - They want to die for Islam, and we want to kill them.)
To: Behind Liberal Lines
Need to resurrect the Debtor's Prison's for these scumbags.
Of course for these bums it would probably be heaven.
To: Behind Liberal Lines
There's a FReeper here who has a similar tale of tenants in a rental he owned.
IIRC it took a month or two to oust them. On the day the court issued an eviction he was back to their apartment before they arrived and tossed all their crap out a window.
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posted on
12/14/2005 5:22:01 AM PST
by
Rebelbase
(Green bean casserole is a culinary curse upon mankind.)
To: Behind Liberal Lines
Burn the place to the ground.
To: Behind Liberal Lines
One would think that there would be some criminal charges they could file against the tennants. Fraud, grand theft, something. That way the tennants could live rent free in another facility for a period of time.
To: 2banana
In many states, once you let someone in, you're responsible for letting them stay. There have been actual cases where people have taken hard luck families INTO THEIR HOME and it's turned out badly. In some cases, the people were unable to evict the freeloaders from their home.
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posted on
12/14/2005 5:23:54 AM PST
by
SJSAMPLE
To: Behind Liberal Lines
I have a co-worker with similar stories of when he was a landlord. It was the rule not the exception that these parasites know how to work the system.
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posted on
12/14/2005 5:23:55 AM PST
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stevio
(Red-Blooded American Male (NRA))
To: Behind Liberal Lines
Can someone explain to me why this isn't simple fraud and trespassing?
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posted on
12/14/2005 5:24:50 AM PST
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pgyanke
(I shudder for my country when I reflect that God is just. - (paraphrased) T. Jefferson)
To: Non-Sequitur
Moral of the story is to do a background check and demand first and last month's security deposit in advance along with a a move-in and clean-up fee from a prospective tenant. If that person won't pay the advance fees, chances are pretty good they'll never pay the regular monthly rent. Stay clear.
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie.Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
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posted on
12/14/2005 5:25:58 AM PST
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goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: Behind Liberal Lines
LaRussa may come across as the mean fictional bad guy Simon Legree
IIRC, Legree was a slave dealer. Seems like a very odd comparison to make.
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posted on
12/14/2005 5:26:00 AM PST
by
SittinYonder
(That's how I saw it, and see it still.)
To: Behind Liberal Lines
Aren't there laws concerning fraud, theft by deception, etc?
I mean, for example, if you allow someone who says he is a plumber to come in and fix your toilet, and then discover the guy has stolen all of your possessions, isn't it a criminal matter? Then how is fraudulently misrepresenting oneself in order to STEAL from another any different from what these folks have done??????
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posted on
12/14/2005 5:26:24 AM PST
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LRS
To: SJSAMPLE
I just don't get the logic. If someone invites me for dinner, can I just squat in their house until a court order evicts me in a month or two?!
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posted on
12/14/2005 5:26:54 AM PST
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pgyanke
(I shudder for my country when I reflect that God is just. - (paraphrased) T. Jefferson)
To: pgyanke
Because he invited them to stay there. He should have checked it our BEFORE he allowed them in. The system is built to protest the freeloaders.
He should have hired some "professional persuaders" to get them out. It would have been cheaper in the long run.
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posted on
12/14/2005 5:27:31 AM PST
by
AppyPappy
(If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
To: SJSAMPLE
Yeah - it doesn't even have to be a rental property. It can be your home and you're responsible for seeing they have a roof over their heads. Wouldn't want your charges to be homeless.
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie.Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
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posted on
12/14/2005 5:27:55 AM PST
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goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: AppyPappy
Because he invited them to stay there.See #16 and tell me how this is any different...
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posted on
12/14/2005 5:28:29 AM PST
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pgyanke
(I shudder for my country when I reflect that God is just. - (paraphrased) T. Jefferson)
To: 2banana
Why didn't the landlord have them arrested for trespassing?Under New York law, until they are formally evicted, they aren't trespassing. In fact, the landlord is trespassing if he goes into the apartment.
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