Hi,
I've seen already a lot of people if not most people say that they would never ever take a tenant with a past Court eviction history.
I was wondering if there is anyone here that can tell me a POSITIVE experience they had with a tenant they rented their apartment to, either with an eviction or even just a filing in court for payung late their rent history.
Thank you
Would it be unreasonable to assume that you currently have a tenant with such a history and are looking for something on which to grasp? Or maybe you're having troubles finding tenants and the best option you have is one with a previous history of not respecting a landlord's contract?
Whatever the case may be, you can look at it like this: There is always the chance that your previous offender will have "seen the light" and will be a model tenant. In fact, his previous eviction or court problems may have been initiated by a landlord who is … let's just say "unreasonable." There are plenty of those out there. Organizations have been erected to fight against such landlords, you know, the ones who take a full security deposit for a spotless rental and demand more.
I myself wasn't an optimal tenant when I was in my younger years. Nothing to bring me near eviction, but yeah, I've paid my share of late fees and have had all of my security deposit deducted, and some. Nothing serious. But now, matured and understanding, I treat a rental as if it were my own property. I just spent two hours today going over nail holes with spackling paste in a rental my mom is about to vacate. What I'm getting at is that while a previous eviction is a red flag, sometimes there are psychological undertones that drove the tenant to such a position that are no longer present.
If you're looking to possibly rent to someone with such a past, there really is nothing wrong with that. It's your property, it's your risk. Really, you're risking it by bringing anyone into your investment. While many will voice their skepticism, what I would recommend, if you're considering it, is just to figure out why their past is flawed. There might be a good story in it. There might be some B.S. in it. Again, it's your property, it's your risk. Take a chance. Let the tenant be the one to decide for you whether you'll give other people chances down the road. Let that tenant know this in unequivocal terms.
Would it be unreasonable to assume that you currently have a tenant with such a history and are looking for something on which to grasp? Or maybe you're having troubles finding tenants and the best option you have is one with a previous history of not respecting a landlord's contract?
Whatever the case may be, you can look at it like this: There is always the chance that your previous offender will have "seen the light" and will be a model tenant. In fact, his previous eviction or court problems may have been initiated by a landlord who is … let's just say "unreasonable." There are plenty of those out there. Organizations have been erected to fight against such landlords, you know, the ones who take a full security deposit for a spotless rental and demand more.
I myself wasn't an optimal tenant when I was in my younger years. Nothing to bring me near eviction, but yeah, I've paid my share of late fees and have had all of my security deposit deducted, and some. Nothing serious. But now, matured and understanding, I treat a rental as if it were my own property. I just spent two hours today going over nail holes with spackling paste in a rental my mom is about to vacate. What I'm getting at is that while a previous eviction is a red flag, sometimes there are psychological undertones that drove the tenant to such a position that are no longer present.
If you're looking to possibly rent to someone with such a past, there really is nothing wrong with that. It's your property, it's your risk. Really, you're risking it by bringing anyone into your investment. While many will voice their skepticism, what I would recommend, if you're considering it, is just to figure out why their past is flawed. There might be a good story in it. There might be some B.S. in it. Again, it's your property, it's your risk. Take a chance. Let the tenant be the one to decide for you whether you'll give other people chances down the road. Let that tenant know this in unequivocal terms.
true. That's what I was thinking.
just wanted to hear first hand stories