Posted on 08/28/2021 5:36:46 PM PDT by dynachrome
An Air Force veteran who owns three upstate New York properties has been forced to live in her car because her tenants have refused to pay rent thanks to the eviction moratorium.
Brandie LaCasse told CBS News that she has been living at friends’ homes and out of her car with her young daughter. She said she is owed more than $23,000 in unpaid rent but cannot force her tenants to pay or leave because of federal and state moratoriums on evictions.
“I’ve cried many nights, like thinking, ‘Where’s my money?'” the single mom said. “I don’t understand how they can give my private property to somebody to live for free. I bought that property. I fixed it up with my blood, sweat and tears.”
She added, “I invested in these properties, never thinking I wouldn’t have a place to live. I just want my house. That’s it.
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You're funny. This is New York.
We are only allowed to collect 1 month security which has to be returned to the tenant within two weeks of them moving out.
References from past landlords have no value. A landlord will give great references just to get rid of a bad tenant.
During the pandemic, rental prices were cut in half. Many took advantage of this to move to a cheaper apartment. There really was no excuse for tenants not to be able to pay rent.
One of my acquaintances here has a bizarre issue. The “troublemaker” tenant has really good credit score BUT they did not ask for reference from the previous tenancy. At least in your story, they LEFT instead of living another 2-3 years rent-free.
“References from past landlords have no value. A landlord will give great references just to get rid of a bad tenant.”
Absolutely true. That’s exactly what my landlord bud told me. They want to get rid of troublemaker tenant and property manager A calls her, she gives a glowing reference so she can kick them out faster. And vice versa, other landlords do the same to her and it comes down to solid background checks which is not possible.
In Europe , that is the norm .
In fact , they usually want the full year upfront.
Maybe that is the purpose - make it impossible for the small landlords to continue so they have to sell everything to Blackrock. Socialism and corporatism go hand-in-hand.
First they’d have to prove I did anything. Fat chance of that happening.
My new rental contract calls for the first and last 24 months to be paid in advance, with a four year total stay. After that, we’ll negotiate another contract, which will call for the same.
I have considered selling to Blackrock. Am keeping that thought on the back burner with the burner set on high.
They are also planning to ship all these unvetted , no ids , and unvaccinated
Afghan savages that gang raped Europe to
Red states only .
Jacksonville FL is the first major Red state spot in FL .
Call your FL state refs and desantis .
Stop Catholic commie charities . from doing the Dems work .
You can not evict for nonpayment unless they have not made suitable efforts for public funding. I have had the best two years. I am evicting 2 units now. Not because of unpaid rent. Only to regain use of my property. I’ll lose some money, but they will be gone.
All independence and small businesses are to be eliminated. Starving dependents are easier to rule and kill
It's simple: you're only one vote. Your tenants represent multiple votes.
Think of the widespread bad character issues of tenants not paying rent and knowing they are protected by federal edicts. Government sanctioned thievery enabling corrupted tenants to legally steal.
This property owner needs to file suit against the government’s eviction moratorium as a violation of the takings clause, and should seek damages accordingly.
Denying someone’s income or relief from a deadbeat tenant is taking their private property!
I wonder how far I would get if I filled up a basket of food and other household goods at Wal-Mart and just wheeled it out the front door while holding a sign claiming that I had no money to pay for the items...it’s the exact same thing as stealing the use of the rental space from a landlord.
You can do that in California, up to $950. Only perps don’t usually do that with food at Walmart, but with electronics and other expensive items from Walgreens.
My in laws just got one of their rentals back. $30,000 to fix it back up and now they are selling it as fast as possible.
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