Re: 85 year old tenant - Landlord Forum thread 337013

Re: 85 year old tenant by Anonymous on July 6, 2015 @12:21

An why are so many sympathetic to the plight of this woman? What person lives to be 85, but has no family around her, has no friends, no church "family", etc., not to mention has made no provision for herself, so that when she reaches this point in her life, she has to rely on averitable stranger (landlord) to help her find resources? There may be more to her situation than was posted, and I'm happy to help someone who attempts to help themselves, but I'm not taking on the responsibility of a helpless, homeless 85 year old stranger in poor heath. And you aren't either, or you'd be out doing charity work instead of sitting at your computer in your free time.

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Re: 85 year old tenant by Anonymous on July 6, 2015 @12:25	[ Reply ]

what a poor excuse you present, all it takes is a phone call and you find that too difficult and troubling to do!

Re: 85 year old tenant by Anonymous on July 6, 2015 @18:06	[ Reply ]

"I'm happy to help someone who attempts to help themselves"...so if someone falls down some stairs and break their leg...you would not help as long as that person could still call 911? What a pitiful view on life you have?

Re: 85 year old tenant by Anonymous on July 6, 2015 @22:32	[ Reply ]

You probably voted for Obama.

Re: 85 year old tenant by Anonymous on July 6, 2015 @22:39	[ Reply ]

when someone cannot prove their point, they result to name calling.

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Re: 85 year old tenant by Anonymous on July 6, 2015 @23:28	[ Reply ]

all of this is about just a phone call, how hard can that be? it's not taking on the role of a provider for the person. can't you understand what's being discuss without jumping to unfounded conclusions? it's about helping the tenant find an organization that can help. how stressful can that be to make a call or two to help someone in need?

Re: 85 year old tenant by Nicole (PA) on July 7, 2015 @07:58	[ Reply ]

have you ever attempted to find rent assistance? it's not as simple as making a call or two. Government assistance, after you get on the list, takes months, if not years. You go through A LOT of hoops to get on that list. Various community organizations have different criteria. where I live, one makes them take a class before they'll talk to them. another insists the eviction has been filed before they'll even talk to them. All kinds of organizations are out there ... but weeding through and finding one to assist, and then doing to attendant paperwork and fulfilling that program's requirements is not easy. You don't make a phone call and someone brings rent money to the landlord. I really think you're missing the point of what the other anon poster and myself are making.

Re: 85 year old tenant by Anonymous on July 7, 2015 @09:04	[ Reply ]

this is not about rental assistance, but eldercare for those individuals who need help. why is this confusing to you? the landlord is not involved in seeking assistance, but in reporting it to the proper services. these services will respond and take it from there, providing what assistance is needed. it's the same as calling the fire department, your not expected to also put out the fire!

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Re: 85 year old tenant by Anonymous on July 7, 2015 @12:11	[ Reply ]

Nicole, it appears you and I are the only responders who have any experience in this area. Like you, I have discovered over time and with various tenants exactly what the requirements are for assistance in my area, and it is not a walk in the park, make a phone call and walk away. To be anything truly useful, one would have to be persistent and have a greater knowledge of the tenant's personal information than I, as a landlord, care to have. Taking care of the elderly or infirm is the business of the tenant's friends and family, and maybe the social services office. It is not the duty or business of the landlord to make decisions about the tenant's health or welfare. It's the landlord's job to run his business for profit. OP's original statement merely said the tenant was 85, in poor health, and unable to pay rent. The first 2 issues have nothing to do with the landlord, but the third certainly does! A tenant of any age and heath who cannot pay rent is not a tenant. It's the landlords duty to his creditors to move this person along and quickly and painlessly as possible to make way for a paying tenant. Sometimes a simply Notice to Terminate will get the tenant moving toward whatever assistance they are able or qualified to use. If a landlord chooses any further actions, it because they want to, not because it's a good or bad business decision--it has nothing to do with the business.