All Forum Posts by: Gary Tsai

Much appreciated James.  Taking action as we speak.  Glad I came to this forum!

I just checked - he is licensed under the company name that appears on the statements I've received, but not his real name.

Thank you.  I will try that.  By 'the state', do you mean the real estate division of the state gov't?

Yes, he is licensed.  They have sent out statements up until November of last year, while only having paid up to July.  A week ago, I called his new manager and she confirmed that renters have been paying on time up to and including the current month and said she would send him a message.  Nothing has come out of it.

I've been asking for the payments about once a week since November and am always met with an excuse.

Long story short - I bought my first house in Ohio, got laid off a few months later, and got a new job in a different city.  Instead of selling, I decided to rent out the house instead.  Not knowing much about rentals, I didn't ask for a contract with the property manager - we just shook on it.  Everything was peachy the first few months - rent was coming in and I was set on the mortgage.  Fast forward half a year, and rents & statements are coming in months late and soon stopped coming period.

As I didn't have a contract, my gut reaction is that I should just eat the loss and move on with a lesson learned.  However, I figured it doesn't hurt to ask around to see if I have any recourse available.  Any advice?