All Forum Posts by: Carrie Nevins

Poor screening? Do your applications have a box for "spoiled brat"? She had good references and paid rent for the whole year plus a huge deposit. The only issue we're having is her delusional sense of entitlement.

She did view the property beforehand and actually told my agent that showed her the house that she would handle most of the cleaning that still needed to be done and that the cosmetic stuff wasn't an issue. What actually happened was that her credit score is a 600, her yearly income is $10k, and she has two pit bulls. The only reason we chose her is because she could pay for the year up front (she is also a "widow trying to rebuild" and we are kind people). She is thinking that now that she is "in" she can make demands. Thank you for the advice, the things she is complaining about are all cosmetic and just normal wear and tear for an old property. She received $110,000 from the sale of her house, so I think she just doesn't understand we don't have that much.

Thanks! I already spoke with her about the paint, she agreed not to do anything else unless she has written permission (though her excuse was that the tan paint was old and needed to be redone). I am just really bothered by the fact that she had no respect for our agreement and is now demanding all of these repairs be done at my expense. 

She recently told me that the oven is broken (it is working, it is just old and takes longer to cook than her new GE one) and she is throwing a fit that I wont just buy a new one (the current one has a flat top and is evidently rare to find at a decent price). If we buy a regular one with a "normal" top, we will have to remove part of the wall behind it or the stove will stick out about an inch. When I pointed that out to her she began listing off all of the things she dislikes about the house. I'm just at my wits end trying to remain professional LOL 

Hey guys, 

My new tenant moved in last month and before she had even moved in her things, she had painted two of the bedrooms as well as the baseboards and door frames white (the rest of the house is light oak). She had several cans throughout the house as well, as if she had plans to paint even more. If a lease states that no alterations are to be made to the property without written permission, is this grounds for eviction? It is spelled out in the lease that eviction can occur if the lease terms are violated. 

This tenant recently sold her brand new home and is now living in my 1,000 sq ft home built in 1950 and she bombards me daily with complaints about things being old and gross (literally), even asking us to replace all of the electrical outlets and build regular closet doors (ours are floor to ceiling metal doors). I realize I can't evict her for being annoying, but if I can use this as leverage I intend to. The rental property is in Missouri. 

Also, she paid for the entire year up front, in the event that she was evicted, I'm not legally obligated to refund that money if she was in violation of her lease, correct?

(Again, I'm not planning on doing that, I just feel as if she doesn't truly understand what she got herself into) 

Thanks!

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Thank you for taking the time to respond! 

I let him know that technically his lease expires in 30 days, so after that he will no longer be allowed to sublease. I said if his current subletter would like to stay then she can sign a lease and pay the deposit. 

He is getting incredibly worked up, all because I stressed the fact that rent is due on the 1st and I feel like he is abusing the fact that he has until the 15th before late charges are incurred.

He paid a security deposit. We did not require last month. We made the unfortunate mistake of helping others, which essentially screwed us over.

As luck would have it I accidentally checked the "month to month" box when filling out the lease agreement. And the lease agreement states that after the lease expires I can change the terms with a 30 day notice. 

This is the second group of renters in the past 7 months. I am not sure if they are a bigger headache than cleaning the house and going through this process all over again.

I have a tenant who is becoming a very large headache. He agreed to pay $900/month alone, yet every month has another sob story about why he can't pay on the 1st. His lease states that subletting is not allowed, but I sent an addendum allowing him to sublet to his friend. His friend does not help with lawncare, has had an unauthorized pet on the premises, and has painted a room (causing damage to the floors and trim) which also violated the lease agreement. Because he and his friend cannot pay rent on time, he just informed me he is going to find another person to sublet to (along with his current tenant) 

Can I make an addendum that no longer allows any future subletters? I am afraid to allow yet another person in the house who is going to cause damage, which I will just have to eat because they aren't paying any security deposit. Thanks in advance

I'm currently renting my home while I spend a year living out of state. The paper copy of the lease agreement states absolutely no alterations of any kind, although verbally I agreed to the tenant painting one of the rooms. I immediately regretted this decision after the first walk through. The first color they attempted was blood red, which was then covered by black. I don't care aboutthe color so much as the fact that the paint is all over the ceiling, chair rail, baseboard, and flooring. It's a disaster. He said he was planning on just painting the chair rail and base board since they got so much paint on it. They also didn't remove any outlet covers or switch covers before hand (what is painter's tape?????)

Anyway, my question is, can I make an adendum to the lease stating they can no longer continue painting due to the fact that they are causing physical damage to the property??