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Don't you just love some of the excuses tenants have for not paying rent?As upsetting as it can be, sometimes we have to stand back and get a perspective. Some of our experiences are even funny afterward.
The LPA selects the most original excuses made by tenants to their landlords. If you have an interesting or funny story about your tenant's excuse for not paying rent, we'd love to hear it! Excuse of the Day for 9/1/10:"I was too busy baking cookies and didn’t have a chance to get to the bank." - Steve G., Vermilion, OHExcuse of the Day for 8/29/10:"I am out of town and can't get to a bank. My dog had a heart attack and I have to stay with him here while he has surgery. I will be gone for 8 to 10 days and will try to get you the rent when I get back." This rent was 3 weeks late. I thought that she was original if nothing else. - April RobinsonExcuse of the Day for 8/25/10:"I was busy making a wedding dress this month and I didn't have time to get paid and go to the bank... besides the wedding is next week and I will pay you when I finish the dress!" This primadonna sleeps all day and goes out all night and sews dresses in her spare time. The wedding's next week and she's not done with the dress yet?? I'm glad I didn't order my wedding dress from her! - Lillian B., Bellmore, NYExcuse of the Day for 8/20/10:"I can't pay you because I'm going to have a baby next week" Hmm...I've had two babies in the past and happen to think they shouldn't come into the world homeless. - Marie in N.Y.Excuse of the Day for 8/18/10:"I had bills to pay" What am I..chop liver?!!! - Mitch, Columbus, OhioExcuse of the Day for 8/13/10:"My son was attacked by a dog and I have an emergency room bill to pay." Ummm, I found out later that the dog was hers and she wasn't allowed to have pets, and the kid only had a minor scratch on his hand. - Nancy F. Las Vegas, NevadaExcuse of the Day for 8/11/10:"Why should I have to pay the rent (2 weeks late) if you're thowing me out at the end of the month anyways ... Ok I'll be out tommorow afternoon!" This tenant's rent is 2 weeks late, several notices were given for disturbing the piece and she was given written notice to vacate by the end of the month, if she paid the rent for the month. She moved the next day and left the door wide open, so assuming she was gone and what was left, was trash, we placed it on the street and changed the locks! - Jenny Mills, Old Colorado City, ColoradoExcuse of the Day for 8/06/10:"We are waiting for child support check to come whenever it gets here we'll pay you some." (for tenants 4 kids that neither her nor children were disclosed as residents only 4 adults and one teenager on lease at time of rental) UGGHHH along with vicious dogs and a lawsuit with neighbor tomorrow for dog bite and assault as result!!! DOGS NOT ON LEASE EITHER!!! I am going to be forced to evict... no rent money, troubled animals, extra occupants!!! What a nightmare. - Natalie, WVExcuse of the Day for 8/02/10:"I was denied making rent deposit into your account at the Bank, and the next day I was robbed when I left the money that I hide in my car." - Tony De JongExcuse of the Day for 7/22/10:"My aunt was in surgery... I was in the emergency room and needed the week to recover...my best friend died,... I lost my phone at her mother's house... my great-uncle died..." - Waters, LAExcuse of the Day for 7/19/10:"I was too busy baking cookies and didn’t have a chance to get to the bank." - Steve G., Vermilion, OHExcuse of the Day for 7/17/10:"I was in jail for 30 days and wasn't even there this month! Why should i pay if i wasn't there? Only my dog was there so maybe i will pay a small portion of the rent since he is a small dog!" David L. Kona, HawaiiExcuse of the Day for 7/14/10:"My uncle died and I'm the only one who can pay for his funeral."- Robert Hancox, San Antonio, TX Excuse of the Day for 7/13/10:"My indoor marijuana garden got raided by the cops and now I don't have any pot to sell, so i dont have any money for rent." Now i know why the electric bill was so high, plus the cops broke the front door when they served the search warrant. - David L., Kona, HawaiiExcuse of the Day for 7/10/10:"I expect the last month's rent to be pro-rated because I am leaving mid-month. I'll only give you half the rent." And this after using his security deposit for the previous month! - William P SestromExcuse of the Day for 7/9/10:"What do you want?! I always pay you the late fee!" He's missing the point entirely. It is not about the late fee. It is about paying on time. Duh... - Malgoska, Pueblo, COExcuse of the Day for 7/6/10:"I don't have the money because of my DUI - I had to pay and now I have to go to jail on the weekend. Then I broke my ankle in that big hole the dog dug in the back yard - can you fix it? I can't work anyway because I lost my license. But I could give you some weed instead." (That was the day we found out about the dog existing.) Kate M, Ashtabula, OhioExcuse of the Day for 7/4/10:"Last night, I fell off the roof [mine!] and broken my collarbone, so I cannot get any money to you." [once again] - Waters, LAExcuse of the Day for 7/3/10:"I made a mistake & I have to fix it !" I don't even know what this means! - Mike, Bethpage, NYExcuse of the Day for 7/1/10:"Can I write you a cheque? There's no money in the bank, though." -- Uh, no. Here's your Pay or Quit notice. - Tom, Washington StateMore Tenant Excuses.... |
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