The Successful Landlord Blog

So, I just got a call from one of the dirtbag tenants who are being evicted and it was SUCH a “good” conversation that I just had to write a post about it.

First some background, one of the tenants informed me that they were moving out a month ago and leaving the other tenant to stay in the house. I said, “No problem, you need to write me a letter stating that you are moving out and have both [tenants] signatures at the bottom.” A week went by and no letter materialized. I then wrote the letter for them myself, mailed it and called the tenant who had moved out to let her know that she needed to sign it or her name would remain on the lease. Still, the letter did not come back.

SO, today, which is 17 days after I filed for eviction and probably 1.5 months after I sent that letter for them to sign, I got a call from the tenant who moved out who proceeded to “curse me out” on the phone and told me that I knew she was moving out and I could have removed her name from the lease but I didn’t, etc, etc. And how her credit is going to be ruined because of this, blah, blah, blah. I felt like telling her that this eviction will not “ruin” her credit as much as the $700 power bill I saw strewn around the house with “FINAL NOTICE BEFORE DISCONNECT” on it in big red letters and did I mention that the water utility company had shut off the water as well?

It amazes me how some people behave in an irresponsible manner and then want to blame someone else for the predicament that they find themselves in.