Pet peeve - landlords who don't return calls about past tenants

[Dan C.]

Its always striking how often small time landlords won't call me back when I call about a past or current tenant.

I always return calls about my tenants as soon as possible because I know how important it is for landlords to get a timely response as they consider an application.

I'd say they are hypocrites, but they are not necessarily since some may be the type of landlords who are too lazy to call landlords references when evaluating an application.