Comments on: Tenants Who Think I’m Their Parent http://www.landlord-success.com/care-and-feeding-of-tenants/tenants-who-think-im-their-parent How to be a successful landlord Fri, 16 Dec 2011 08:32:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Yezenia http://www.landlord-success.com/care-and-feeding-of-tenants/tenants-who-think-im-their-parent/comment-page-1#comment-41122 Yezenia Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:10:07 +0000 http://www.landlord-success.com/?p=572#comment-41122 I had a strange lockout experience as a renter in college. My roommate and I didn't lock ourselves out, we had the key. It seemed our apartment locked US out. The not-so-handyman had "fixed" our lock earlier that day. When my roomie and I tried to get into the apt that night, the key wouldn't budge. It was freezing out and the owner of the building lived an hour away. We called her to inform her that we'd called a locksmith, and she got mad at us! She was refusing to allow him to get us into the apt., but could not gaurantee us getting back into the apt that night (and this was during finals week). The locksmith kept trying to explain the situation to her but she wouldn't listen. She finally relented and allowed him to open our door but then refused to reimburse me for the expense. I had a strange lockout experience as a renter in college. My roommate and I didn’t lock ourselves out, we had the key. It seemed our apartment locked US out. The not-so-handyman had “fixed” our lock earlier that day. When my roomie and I tried to get into the apt that night, the key wouldn’t budge. It was freezing out and the owner of the building lived an hour away. We called her to inform her that we’d called a locksmith, and she got mad at us! She was refusing to allow him to get us into the apt., but could not gaurantee us getting back into the apt that night (and this was during finals week). The locksmith kept trying to explain the situation to her but she wouldn’t listen. She finally relented and allowed him to open our door but then refused to reimburse me for the expense.

]]> By: Jessica Hickok http://www.landlord-success.com/care-and-feeding-of-tenants/tenants-who-think-im-their-parent/comment-page-1#comment-40993 Jessica Hickok Mon, 01 Jun 2009 02:20:48 +0000 http://www.landlord-success.com/?p=572#comment-40993 Neither would I have gone to unlock the door for them. You are right, you are not their dad. It irritates me to no end when I have tenants that do that to me and claim that it's a huge emergency. However, when I do refuse to get up and unlock the door for them, I find that they end up breaking into the house causing more damage. So sometimes the tenant's stupidity is a no-win situation for us landlords. Come on guys (tenants), use your head! Would your mortgage company come unlock your door for you if you owned the house and locked yourself out?? Or would they fix the damage caused by you breaking into the house?? Heck no, they wouldn't! Time to grow up kids and pay the big bad locksmith for your stupid mistake. Neither would I have gone to unlock the door for them. You are right, you are not their dad. It irritates me to no end when I have tenants that do that to me and claim that it’s a huge emergency. However, when I do refuse to get up and unlock the door for them, I find that they end up breaking into the house causing more damage. So sometimes the tenant’s stupidity is a no-win situation for us landlords. Come on guys (tenants), use your head! Would your mortgage company come unlock your door for you if you owned the house and locked yourself out?? Or would they fix the damage caused by you breaking into the house?? Heck no, they wouldn’t! Time to grow up kids and pay the big bad locksmith for your stupid mistake.

]]> By: Philly_LL http://www.landlord-success.com/care-and-feeding-of-tenants/tenants-who-think-im-their-parent/comment-page-1#comment-40978 Philly_LL Wed, 27 May 2009 14:57:42 +0000 http://www.landlord-success.com/?p=572#comment-40978 I write in a lockout clause into my leases. "18. LOCKOUT. If Tenant(s) becomes locked out of the Premises, Tenant(s) will be charged $25.00. While my time is worth more than $25.00 per hour my rentals are close to both my mother and mother in law so if I ever need to go there I can make it a family visit. I write in a lockout clause into my leases.

“18. LOCKOUT. If Tenant(s) becomes locked out of the Premises, Tenant(s) will be charged $25.00.

While my time is worth more than $25.00 per hour my rentals are close to both my mother and mother in law so if I ever need to go there I can make it a family visit.

]]> By: Clifford http://www.landlord-success.com/care-and-feeding-of-tenants/tenants-who-think-im-their-parent/comment-page-1#comment-40977 Clifford Wed, 27 May 2009 14:20:21 +0000 http://www.landlord-success.com/?p=572#comment-40977 Many moons ago, when I was a renter, the landlord put in the lease that if I locked myself out that there would be a $45 charge for him to unlock the door. Fortunately I found a loose window and was 10 pounds lighter. :) Many moons ago, when I was a renter, the landlord put in the lease that if I locked myself out that there would be a $45 charge for him to unlock the door. Fortunately I found a loose window and was 10 pounds lighter. :)

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