Comments on: Lamest Excuses for Late Rent by Tenants

By: Joshua Dorkin

Joshua Dorkin — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 17:05:25 +0000

Wow Ryan, that really is pretty sad. How did things end up?

By: Ryan Waggoner

Ryan Waggoner — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 19:22:35 +0000

I inherited some nightmare tenants when I bought my first property. One guy in particular would get paid on Friday afternoon and be drunk and broke by Friday evening when I stopped by for the rent. I threatened to kick him out unless he met me at his work and signed over his check to me, which he did on numerous occasions. He also once talked his boss into giving him an advance to pay last month’s rent, but his boss would only agree to it if I came by and picked up the money directly. This tenant was 45 years old. Sad.

By: Lee

Lee — Sun, 18 Sep 2005 16:50:58 +0000

The lamest excuse I’ve gotten is:
“I couldn’t pay the rent because somebody put tape over the slot in the mailbox, so I couldn’t mail the rent to you.”

By: Trisha

Trisha — Wed, 24 Aug 2005 20:40:51 +0000

Well, some of the funniest stories I’ve heard have come from my partner, who manages one of our properties himself. He’s gotten hicks with pit bulls who say things like, “Na, I’ll be honest with ya. My last landlord don’t like me one bit.” Well, why is that, my partner would ask. “Cuz I owe ‘em a buncha money.”

By: Karlene d.

Karlene d. — Sun, 14 Aug 2005 03:39:30 +0000

I love the tenant from allcash who needed a stereo more than he needed to pay rent. Classic! lol.