Re: Tenant rented place for her daughter - Landlord Forum thread 348385

Re: Tenant rented place for her daughter by MrDan (GA) on September 14, 2016 @17:23

I'm always amazed why landlords believe their first cause of action is to evict or non-renew a tenant for what ever reason. This should always be the landlords last resort.

Right now you have no proof of anything, only that some other tenant is telling you that the daughter has moved in. What proof is that? Will the other tenant appear in court if needed in a contested action? Is the daughter providing healthcare for an aging or disabled mother? You just don't know and yet you're ready to evict on what the courts consider hearsay from another tenant! Did you investigate the so called 'ton of complains'? Who was complaining? Why were they complaining? Did you document each investigated complaint? What proof do you have that the "old lady and daughter" violated the lease in some way. That your eviction or non-renewal is not discriminatory or retaliation on your part.

Why would you want a vacancy over something that is curable if in fact the matter is true? I know alot of landlords believe that no reason is required by landlords for non-renewals of the rental agreement, but many fail to understand that the reality is you better have a well documented reason if a discrimination charge is made.

If the eviction is contested by the mother/daughter in court and they prevail, the landlord will face penalties that include payments to the tenant, court cost and attorney fees. So you could wind up with a vacant property for a month or two and thousands of dollars awarded to the tenant, not to count your own attorney fees.

So, get up and find out just what the matter really is in fact and not rely on the hearsay of some other tenant. That way you will have not only first hand knowledge of the issue, but can then determine a professional course of action instead of a knee jerk reaction to evict or non-renew.

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Re: Tenant rented place for her daughter by J (FL) on September 14, 2016 @17:34	[ Reply ]

MR Dan it's actually not an eviction. She's just going to end the month to month tenancy.

Re: Tenant rented place for her daughter by MrDan (GA) on September 14, 2016 @17:54	[ Reply ]

It's poor advice. It's the last thing a landlord should do, whether an eviction or non-renewal. Why loose thousands of dollars having a vacancy when working with the tenant to solve the issue cost so little or nothing. There's a difference in being professional and making money and being a landlord who just reacts foolishly and winds up loosing money.

Re: Tenant rented place for her daughter by J (FL) on September 14, 2016 @17:56	[ Reply ]

Not a tenant, if you actually bothered to read the post. Adult daughter moved in instead of mom, and started causing trouble.

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Re: Tenant rented place for her daughter by J (FL) on September 14, 2016 @17:41	[ Reply ]

Also the fact that she's posted on here means she's already investigated the situation and found the complaints valid. If I had a tenant with a "ton of complaints" on them I wouldn't keep them either. Especially if it was a bait and switch and that person was not on the lease and not supposed to even be living in there.

Re: Tenant rented place for her daughter by Cara on September 14, 2016 @18:55	[ Reply ]

->Also the fact that she's posted on here means she's already investigated the situation and found the complaints valid<- Don't seem to have read that at all?? The landlord said the next door tenant indicated that the daughter was living there. No where was it said the landlord had investigated and found the complaints valid. Seem's that you are the one who failed to read the post. You don't know if it was a bait and switch either. Just another of your conspiracy theories.

Re: Tenant rented place for her daughter by Patrica on September 14, 2016 @19:14	[ Reply ]

I agree that the landlord should handle this in a different way instead of not renewing the month to month. The landlord could add the daughter as a tenant or just as an authorize occupant. I take it that the rent is paid as the OP did not say it wasn't. A letter to the Old Lady about having her daughter move in without the landlords approval is a violation of the rental agreement might get some action. If the daughter has been there a while and has paid the rent, she could claim she's a tenant and not renewing the lease is retaliation by the landlord.

Re: Tenant rented place for her daughter by J (FL) on September 14, 2016 @20:48	[ Reply ]

I disagree very strongly with what you just posted. From the way the OP worded it, the mother never moved in. Just the daughter. And the daughter is causing issues with the other tenants. They mother probably tried to present herself as a cosigner for the daughter with other landlords, and no one went for it, so they hatched this scheme. The daughter probably can't pass a background check. Dishonest, untrustworthy people. If I added the daughter to the lease it would be a Fair Housing Violation because she doesn't meet my written criteria and I never would have rented to this duo if they had applied together in the first place. If I leave her off the lease she has no skin in the game not to cause damage to the unit. Maybe she would even move a boyfriend in without permission to make things even worse. It's a no brainer to just end the month to month tenancy.