Landlords Losing Income to Tenant Issues
10 posts across 2 communities in the last 60 days; 80% from r/Landlord.
“Sell. Tenants are a nightmare, especially in cities with crazy renter rights. SF is one of those cities. [re: [Landlord US-MI] Worried about AI job losses leading to stronger renter protections and hard evictions?]”
“Under Arizona law, you cannot double-dip. For the days your AC is broken past the legal deadline, you must choose one of these paths: Option A (Abatement): Stay in the apartment, pay $0 rent for those specific days, and deduct that amount from your next check. Option B…”
“yup this. And depends on the applicant pool—if it’s a c neighborhood this may be the best of a problematic bunch. if so, many of these folks prioritize rent. Any missed rent payments at any time is a hard no. I’m not saying this is a good applicant, but i don’t know your pool…”
Several landlords are expressing concerns about problematic tenants, applicant screening issues, and the potential financial strain these situations create. There's a clear anxiety around tenant behavior impacting rental income and property management.
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“yup this. And depends on the applicant pool—if it’s a c neighborhood this may be the best of a problematic bunch. if so, many of these folks prioritize rent. Any missed rent payments at any time is a hard no. I’m not saying this is…”
“Sell. Tenants are a nightmare, especially in cities with crazy renter rights. SF is one of those cities. [re: [Landlord US-MI] Worried about AI job losses leading to stronger renter protections and hard evictions?]”
“agreed, especially heading into winter in the chicago suburbs, thats gonna be a tough time to find someone new [re: [Landlord US-IL] Unable to find tenants. Need advice.]”
Would love to send your listing to a current tenant who would be better suited to your amenities offered than the unit he is renting from me now. If this is in…
“Dealing with similar issues with a RSO complex...anyone find a lawyer they would recommend?”
“So I found the perfect single family home in California that is renting for 8k a month. It has no ac. There is a ton of interest in it. Due to some nuance factors we don’t have any other options. I really really want AC in the house even though it’s an area many people go without. I am fully prepared to buy 4 of those $500 portable ac units (crank windows so I can’t use split window units) and also pay an extra $1000 a year in energy costs because those systems are less efficient. It would be a”
“Under Arizona law, you cannot double-dip. For the days your AC is broken past the legal deadline, you must choose one of these paths: Option A (Abatement): Stay in the apartment, pay $0 rent for those specific days, and deduct that amount from your next check. Option B (Substitute Housing): Move to a hotel, pay $0 rent for those specific days, and deduct up to 125% of your daily rent to cover the hotel bill.”
“I’m looking to acquire a property in Hemet CA and not sure if the tenants are desirable or not. Seem like an up and coming place but also might have lower income and questionable people. Anybody here have property in Hemet, and if so how are the tenants? submitted by /u/TitsOutForHarambe01 [link] [comments]”
“It’s 5 calendar days. And today around 5pm will start the 6th calendar day. They had originally said they would send someone out Monday, we said that doesn’t work, they changed to send someone out Saturday and the guy on Saturday said he didn’t have parts in stock to fix our a/c problem and he didn’t order them. It doesn’t stop the calendar clock because they are waiting on a part to be shipped, we are still without a/c in Phoenix summer which legally makes our home uninhabitable. The way I look”