Re: 85 year old tenant - Landlord Forum thread 336880

Re: 85 year old tenant by Nicole (PA) on July 2, 2015 @21:12

I have a tenant who is 85 -- irrelevant

and in bad health -- irrelevant

and is unable to pay rent. Any ideas? -- eviction or government rental assistance that probably takes months to get so ... eviction

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Re: 85 year old tenant by Loss of Humanity on July 2, 2015 @22:47	[ Reply ]

You can remain professional & address the expectation that commitments will be fullfilled withouth being so crash & cold. I pitty you, Nicole, when you need an extra ounce of consideration only to be slapped with your type of response.

Re: 85 year old tenant by Anonymous on July 3, 2015 @07:45	[ Reply ]

very poor response! the op was looking for help-not some snide remark that in itself is irrelevant.

Re: 85 year old tenant by Anonymous on July 3, 2015 @09:02	[ Reply ]

Your response was uncalled for and lacked any helpful information, just shows poor taste on your part!

Re: 85 year old tenant by Anonymous on July 3, 2015 @17:39	[ Reply ]

Nicole, your response is absolutely correct. There is no other solution and any other action will only serve to drag out the inevitable. OP is not a babysitter, a hospice nor a family substitute; she is running a business and needs to make her decisions based on their effect on her business, not based in emotion or public perception. Op states clearly that her tenant is unable to pay rent -- that's the end of the discussion, a tenant who can't pay rent is either a guest or a dependent, and providing free housing is not what landlord's do.

Re: 85 year old tenant by Nicole (PA) on July 4, 2015 @09:04	[ Reply ]

not sure I understand the responses. Unless the landlord intends to give the tenant a free ride, her age and health are totally irrelevant. My response was straightforward and to the point. If the landlord wishes to make exceptions due to tenant's health and age, that's her decision but again, age & health are not part of a legal equation. At what point should a landlord decide that a tenant deserves a break? Age 70, 72, 78, or 85? What does bad health mean? A landlord should run their business by scouring tenant's medical records and determining which ones should get a rent break because their health is worse than someone else's?

Re: 85 year old tenant by Anonymous on July 4, 2015 @20:14	[ Reply ]

Nicole, those negative responders are people who are losing money playing landlord without any real idea of how to run a profitable business. Society is full of charitable institutions who can offer assistance to old, infirm folks unfortunate enough not to own their own home. Let those institutions do their job. Why do people think being a landlord means babysitting, caretaking, giving charity or anything else you wouldn't ask your grocer or banker to do?

Re: 85 year old tenant by Jc (Florida) on July 20, 2015 @14:50	[ Reply ]

I really think if the 85 yr old lady, if she does not have disability, or social security, really needs a free ride and whom ever is giving the free ride should feel good inside because they are a special person! if she is getting these incomes she is not hurting and is making someone feel guilty and is stealing a free ride which is wrong. she should be able to pay something, if she has it.