These last few days of a contract are driving me crazy. After finding out about subletting, a thrashed back yard, domestic violence, broken doors, smashed windows, smoking, melted vinyl on the new kitchen floor, a leaking toilet, a destroyed lawn and on and on.... I finally received a thirty day notice that tenant would be leaving.
Some of these things I have known about and have been dealing with, a few of the others have just come to light this week, thanks to an angry ex-wife.
I have done almost daily inspections, filed comply of vacate letters, sent text after text, and I'm just hoping for a smooth transition without having to evict.
During the summer, I received a call that a bird had flown into the window and it broke. That was just after the ex-wife left him. The story didn't seem to add up, but we dealt with the window. On my way to inspect this week, I received a call from his ex asking if I knew the real reason the window broke. She then shared with me how he shot through the window and waited around to see if the cops would show up. They didn't. He patched the hole in the blinds with some white vinyl. I checked it out and found it during the inspection. I asked him about it later and he still said he didn't know anything about it. I have had nothing but lies the past twenty days.
I'm trying to be patient for just 10 more days, however the 30 day notice is good until Oct. 15th or so. I hope he doesn't want to go into October. I did receive a reference call from another landlord and I just couldn't give him a referral. Is that my bad? He was rejected and now remains in my home.
Those that he was subletting to were asked to leave and yet they still remain. It seems like I don't have any other option than to ride it out for ten more days.
Any like stories? What did you do? Daily inspections at 6:00 am? No deposit back for subletting, gun shot, yard repair, smoking in the unit?
