All Forum Posts by: Cathy L.

Our lawyer thinks if it is below $2500 loss it is not worth it. We have our next renter lined up not ideal but could work. Every time I received their demanding letters to let them out of lease immediately without any obligation or talk to their lawyer. I was mad at myself that why I trusted them more and selected them. I was so stressed by those letters that I could not sleep. My husband and I have spent hours talking about them where we should have spent that time with our kids. I truly hope and pray a stronger person will expose them and take them down before it gets worse. 

My son and I will make a skit out of this for our next camp out. Can you find humor for a person to get out of responsibility by bullying, no respect to others or law by asking us give up our rights as landlord so he can benefit, no appreciation that we selected and trusted them with our house, no empathy or compassion when I called and pleaded with him yet the same person preaches responsibility, respect, appreciation, empathy, and compassion?

On the other hand they will be out of our lives. For that, praise the lord! Hallelujah!!

Their lawyer told us if we do not fulfill every single request of theirs they will take us to court and the lease (from realtor association web site) is invalid. I am not sure we can compete with this tenant with their (most likely free) lawyer. Evil wins, can sleep at night and enjoys the money stolen from our family and our kids.

This song is stuck in my head " Mr. and his pitbull". Here goes: Release the pitbull, Woof, Woof, Hallelujah, Mr. rules.

we gave them last chance to leave peacefully - agree to several items they requested but not sign. They signed a letter with leave date but put items what they want in the contingency part. We have not agreed on the letter they wrote. We are not going to sign but are we obligated to follow those items in the contingency part in their letter if we verbally agree? Are those items over lease agreement? Thanks for all the help. 

Thanks for the input, it helps. They did not have land lord for the last several years. Sounds pity or naive but I idolized them based on what they do. 

Thanks @Kelly N. for the advice. The only issue we have is to let them out of the lease on their move out date. We will see.

Thanks @Juan Cristales for replying. How can you screen a difficult tenant? What if they look great on paper. I truly thought I was going to work with the nicest tenants we ever have.

Thanks for replying.

Tommy, We can not sign the new lease with the new renter with this current renter in there or not giving us definite date, right? We are afraid that we sign the new release and the current renter fails to leave. 

The dilemma is by signing this lawyer's document we can not charge the current renter after they move out even if the new renter does not work out. Meanwhile without signing this lawyer's document we can not sign the new lease with the new renter.

Linda,  The lease says they are obligated to pay the rent until the new renter moves in or until the lease ends. Basically they want out without any obligation by asking us to sign the document.  

We rented out our house 2 months ago (We had 3 applicants we chose the one I thought low risk but turned out total nightmare). First month we spent close to half month rent to fix things they requested. Starting second month there is another list. In the middle of second month The renter requested to let out of the lease because of several issues :1. Carpets look great but when getting down hands and knees it smells. 2. There are spiders in the house. several other petty issues.

We finally found a next renter now he wants us sign the following before he moves out: 1. 

(1) That they be let out of their lease effective on their exact move out date;

(2) That their deposit be returned by exact one month of their move out day.

(3) That their rent be pro-rated so that they pay only through their move out date for the month,

(4) That no action is taken against their credit.

He asked a lawyer (not litigation yet) drafted this document to sign. The lawyer threatens litigation.  Should we sign?

We do not want to sign this but I am stressed out about litigation. He is late on rent this month too. He is a bully and I really want to kick them out or fight back but again hate litigation. Any advice is appreciated.

Thanks