Comments on: Can I not pay rent and get away with it?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 04:00:08 +0000

Well, if you haven’t been listening to our requests for better living conditions, then we should also be deaf to your demands for rent. Serves you right for being the worst landlord in history!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:40:04 +0000

Good landlords deserve the best from tenants. Bad landlords, on the other hand, they bring out the worst in tenants. Lol.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 07:20:02 +0000

I am a landlord. I don?t run charity, I’m running a business. Like you, I have bills to pay so I would really appreciate it if you would pay rent on time.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 21:00:04 +0000

I do not understand the mentality of people who think they are entitled to not pay rent if they lost their jobs. Don?t they know that not paying rent will only do more damage to their credit score? And when it’s the credit score that’s affected, you probably have an idea on how difficult it will be to get back and re-establish it. So yeah, you lost your job…would it make you feel better to sleep on the streets,then? Pay up!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 10:40:03 +0000

This is why it is very important to run background checks on all tenant applicants. You want to protect your business by makig sure that you are renting to only the best tenants.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 00:20:03 +0000

Landlords also play a part when it comes to tenants missing out on their payments. There are landlords who are just too lenient that they no longer promote self-sufficiency. They create tenants who think that it’s okay not to pay rent this month and just make up some lame excuses because the landlord will understand, for sure. Well guess what, for being too lenient you are hurting yourself and your business. You have to put in some force. You need to let your tenant know that you are serious about collecting the rent.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 14:00:04 +0000

I think we’re entitled to not pay the rent if we lost our jobs too. How can we pay when we don?t have jobs to begin with?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 03:40:03 +0000

I think there’s a common misconception here that landlords are very rich and that they’re just bathing in money. Well, the fact is, most of them are not. They could be like you who had to earn in order to pay off all the bills. So if they’re providing you the roof to protect you from the weather, then you should also give them the rent due them. Has it ever occured to you that the reason they are persistent when it comes to the collection of rent is because it is their right to be paid. Yes, you have tenant rights. But they have rights as landlords too.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:20:03 +0000

We had a renter for 8 years and just recently, he got laid off. He was a good payer, always paying on time and quiet as a mouse. So when he lost his job, he told us that he’s going to pay the rent weekly until he finds another job. Now, 2 months have gone by and he still doesn’t have a job. He’s already a couple of weeks behind on payment. But the nice thing about him is that he always communicates with us so we let him stay. Just this morning, he told us that he has finally found a job and that he could now catch up on his payments. Boy, that was such a relief! So you see, as long as you keep all lines of communication open, your landlord should understnad and become more reasonable to work with.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 07:00:03 +0000

It just sounds so unfair that a renter could just say “sorry, we had a bad month. We’ll pay the rent later.” What can the landlord do? If he doesn’t collect rent, where will he get the money to pay for the utilities, mortgage and still have enough for his family? And when he goes to court, he initially has to shell out some money to spend for the lawyer and the expenses. Although he will be reimbursed, how could he feel confident knowing that you don’t have the money to pay the rent so you won’t surely have the money to pay for the court costs too. I feel bad for all good landlords now.