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- Опубликовано: 16 май 2018
- America’s eviction problem is now being described as an epidemic. Our half-hour documentary, “Evicted,” takes an in-depth look at the issue across the Kansas City metro through the lives of those most affected.
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Kansas City PBS - KCPT, Kansas City
First thing you pay each month is your rent. You have to pay the rent.
yah i know smh talking about how they can't afford the rent AND the car payment. duh, sell the car!
Sure go to work everyday and schuck out your hard earned money 💰 to a slumlord
@Jolanda Christina get lost, you obvious goddamn bots. Coming around, trying to exploit people, on a video detailing human suffering and misfortune. I know it serves no purpose to respond (as no real person exists behind the account), but by God, is it annoying to see advertisements making their way into comment sections of RUclips videos.
It’s obvious these people can’t even pay if they wanted to
@@whitneyw.7919 Or..use your car to look for a better job so you can afford to pay your rent.
I have been paying rent all my life. My rent came first, always first. Did I live on bread and water? Yes I did.
That’s the way to do it
I payed my mortgage first before I payed anything and I did it for for 19 years and 9 months and I payed it off a 20 year mortgage now I can relax a little bit because property taxes is due
This is really sad
FOR REAL! TRUE STATEMENT! I HAD TO CRAWL BEFORE I WALKED!
Yes rent is always first the bills then food. There are other alternatives for food
This country is so quick to help other countries what about the people who was born here where is there help .
Right On ! Tell it!
I hope you are not voting for Democrats because they are the cause of this.
Don't always listen to what the media tells you because when they are voting behind closed doors we don't see who is voting for what . That's all I will say about that .
Exactly. I say this all the time. The government needs to take care of Americans first. If they did that then maybe there would be less homeless people to start
@@NUBIANS2009 hey my dear then why you guys go to vote for election you should all not go to vote in this coming election really coz the government does not help you guys from this kind of problems really its unfair to put you guys out of your property specially at this time of Corona virus pandemic
As a landlord, I feel for the landlords. Mortgage still needs to be paid no matter what, it is not the responsibility of the landlord to basically pay for these families to live for free. People need to find places that they can afford. There shouldn't be cable on if you're getting evicted.
Landlords and tenants are both getting screwed over and the only winner here is the bank.
A rental property is an investment. No investment is guaranteed to make positive returns, except rental houses! The law is stacked against renters so landlords profit is secured
@@detroitunknown as a landlord, that's wrong, the laws are in favor of the tenant, it takes months with no rent to pay the mortgage before you can get the squatters out. I had one that never gave my sweet husband a penny! They lied and lied, we later learned they had 2 children,2adults in our one bedroom condo.
@@detroitunknown pay yo rent sucka!
@@detroitunknown how is the landlords profit secured? Why then do they even have to evict people if they're getting their money?
If a tenant isn't paying rent how is the landlord going to pay for necessary repairs?
Ask Covid-19!
@@MsRhondaRandy Viruses don't speak but broken toilets still cost $$$ to repair. Can the landlord tell the nonpaying tenant to have Covid fix it or is the landlord still required to fix the toilet?
@@MsRhondaRandy this video was made on 2018
Yep! That’s my problem! I’m disabled and the rent income was supposed to be supplemental income and then he didn’t pay rent for 11 months. Then he paid up. Then a hurricane hit and he stopped again. Then he started to whine about the leaky roof.
and this was made years before covid lockdowns .... the Mortgage or property taxes are not going to be paid either! this problem will really show it self in Q2 2021
my 76 year old mother had to move in with me and I am a single full custody Dad, I didnt have 30 days in reserve to handle this 8 fcking months ago, still no end in sight
For 13 years, my dad payed 60% of his monthly income on one bedroom apartments, and the stress of moving all by himself overnight twice only to go to work the next morning. He got me and my little brother all the way through to high school in the same neighborhood, a promise he considered important, without ever letting me or my brother see his struggle or want for anything. It breaks my heart to think about the hardship.
He was a true provider and he sacrificed. Good man right there👍🏻
Very hard to find nowadays
What a wonderful Dad. I'm sorry he struggled but he found joy in sacrificing for his children. Look what he created - a beautiful daughter and son . His hardship vanishes every time you smile .........SEE - - - it's almost gone ...
Dragon- don’t have my comments taken down just because you’re a coward who is okay with kids sleeping in a car in the winter. Also plenty of dads cannot provide that much. How dare you say mothers don’t show self sacrifice. Fake Christian. How dare you promote married women or men staying married to abusive people. When they leave you root for the kids to be impoverished as well as mom just to prove your point.
No sorry. I read what you said. Stop hiding. Go hang out with the incels who hurt women and children. I’ve had enough and so has society.
As a prior landlord, it is the hardest job I ever had. Exams, nonpayment of rent, large amount of damage, endless trash inside and out, etc. Most of our rentals were older, but the highest amount of rent charged was 700.00. When we finally sold all 6 homes, at a loss, I felt the world lifted off my shoulders. People want everything for free.
Exactly!
Yes tenants are self entitled to your property.
@Dot Norton, I totally understand what you mean even though I do not have a rental property on purpose. I use a property management group, but it's hard because I am not rich. There is a $550 difference in what they pay for rent versus what I pay for the mortgage on the property. Which the TENTENT doesn't get. I am out of state, I have a home where I am at also. It can be rough, so I get it!!! Whew!😵💫
And people want as much money as they can can get. Low life landlords want high rent and not fix mold
@rob morgan I can understand in certain areas where "slum lords" are renting properties without fixing them up and making it livable, yet still want their money every month.
What about the property owners who can’t pay the mortgage because they not getting the rent?
They will lose their homes and all the money they invested in them. Insurance will only go so far. The banks have the 'homeowners' right where they want them. They make money off people's vulnerabilities. It's a brutal system.
Great point 👌
Don’t get mortgages gambling on others ability to pay...you just might lose. Some landlords refinance and take moneys out on their rentals. Renting headaches are no t worth it.There are no guarantees.
I'm just gonna play Devil's advocate. The renter feels like you owned ur property for a long time and you can be able to afford to pay their rent for a year until they get on their feet.👌🏽💯💯
@@greenearthblueskies8556 wrong. Owning property is a business.
That lady said "The judge is going to cause her to be evicted". I guess she has zero responsibility for the eviction? The judge and landlord just teamed up behind her back for no reason at all and decided "lets throw her out of this house?" People need to grow up and take responsibility for their lives.
You know how it goes, everyone elses faukt but there own..same ol
Zero accountability in their culture. ALWAYS the victim. Where’s her husband? Jk. I know there isn’t one.
@@dcg590 what culture exactly are you talking about? and what, she's less of a person if she doesn't have a husband?
@@myadownes well now about not having children out of wedlock without shame? How about the fact that 80% black children are born out of wedlock? Name one other culture where that is normalized?
@@dcg590 You do know that black people are not a monolith and we have many cultures? So weird.
500 for rent isn't unreasonable. From the time they're children, people should be educated that you have to pay to stay. You're not going to get to live somewhere for free
paula brill yes. I grew up with my mom recieving section 8. I hated it. People have to live where they can afford too. If they do not like it go to school or get a job or two jobs.
Yes but if you are disabled and making 700 dollars a month,500 dollars is going to be too much for you to pay and still eat and pay for utilities,that is why we have so many people who are homeless living on the streets!
paula brill 500 dollars is to high for rent on disability just insane to think a older disabiled person can pay that & power, water, sewer, trash pick up CAN NOT B DONE
You want to get a laugh in your face? Say that to 2nd, 3rd generation welfare recipient.
@@cherylbecker3167 - So instead of sitting there weeping and moaning about it - maybe people need to start thinking outside the box. There isn't just ONE answer, ONE solution to a problem. If you sit and think about something and get your mind out of "victim" mode, you could probably come up with a workable solution. How about getting a roommate? How about TWO disabled people renting together and splitting the costs.
Finacial education, budgeting, family planning should all be taught in school. A lot of these issues could be avoided if people knew this, and followed it.
For real. Your car broke down so you had to go buy a brand new vehicle with a car payment and can’t afford your rent? Really?
@@rajshaffir8665 she didn’t have cash available to buy a car out right.
@@walterfoster1167 It DOESN'T excuse the fact that she bought a goddamn NEW car instead of a used car!
Agreed!
@@rajshaffir8665 Whats the matter w the city bus?
It's kind of funny how easy it is to get a tenant evicted verses how hard it is to get a squatter evicted...something is definitely wrong there.
Yeah exactly...squatters are deadbeats
Well said.
Lies - most times squatters have rights after 10 yrs in most states - so to evict a squatter , you had to have not visited the property for an extended period of time .
Yep that’s right
You are so wrong. not that easy to evict a lazy renter. Not easy at all.
I have grown boys, I stay on them about the point of working their butts off. Work two jobs if u have to. Things will not get better in this world. God bless all you guys and girls trying to make it.
Just buy 2 acres and put up yarts
That's how I think and what I tell my son! He is 19 now still living at home. We are building his credit while he saves to buy a condo. In Cincinnati he can get a nice condo for 35k to 50k, monthly payments less than $700 with taxes and HOA. I preach homeownership and equity everyday. Something I knew nothing about throughout my 20's. Google taught me something that should be taught in schools!
When I was younger, i had 3 jobs. I arranged my schedules, so i had the same days off. That way, after working about 80 hours a week, then i took 1 full day (24 hours) to cook, pay bills, do laundry and clean the house. Then, i went to bed. I got lots of sleep in order to start another 80 hour work week. It was hard, but I managed. I set a good example for my daughter. She also is a hard worker with 2 jobs. Now my grandsons are having a hard time finding jobs, mostly because of covid19. They may need to start their own businesses. They could do yard work in the summer and fall. Then do snow removal during the winter. When things are slow, that could look for jobs where they would help people to move to their new location.
@@GGCanLove409 Very smart.
You are right things are going to get worse I can see it clearly
I understand the landlord has a right to be paid. You must pay rent. Steven Summers in my opinion is a decent guy. He's not a push over but he gave his tennent a chance to make up the payments.
Landlords have to evict non-payers or they themselves will be evicted when their money runs out.
No they won't. The landlord will sell the property, take home the cash, and continue to live in their own home safe and sound.
Landlords have bills too
Landlords hardly ever live on their rental property. LOL!
The whole thing is very sad. If you're broke stop having kids.
I would agree with you but I'm gonna have to disagree. there's money in having those kids especially if you can get a child support payment .if they would to take away child support. trust me making kids won't stop. today
When tenants don't pay who will pay the mortgage?
Right, when tenants do not pay landlords still have to fix things and when you have to fix a heating and air it sure does cost. Plus you still have to pay land taxes and rental insurance.
then dont rent a place you have a mortgage on
@@christianwolf68 make tenants liable as though they own the home.
@@christianwolf68 Then there would be no where to live. Tenants should pay the rent before they buy a newer car or top of the line cell phones and computers.
@@thebigo1825
I'm the live in landlord, many times the tenants have nicer cars and phones then me. They got their rent holiday for most of the year, where is my property tax holiday? All I can do is report the non-payment/part payment of rent to the credit agencies...
Doesn't sound like the elderly gentleman can take care of himself. He needs a casewker.
You mean a Social Worker. Caseworkers are Social Workers.
I would just kill myself if I lived in that predicament. There's nothing to live for.
Legal Resolutions: Life throws a curveball sometimes, no reason to kill yourself. Just do your best getting back on your feet and don't put yourself in that predicament.
Legal- what a horrible person you are.
Minimum wage is the perfect storm, for eviction.🤔
That's a great observation. We are so lost.
True
And having too many kids
Jobs that pay minimum wage are NOTZ CAREER JOBS. If someone gets stuck making minimum wage as a career, then it begs the question of what happened.
@@Maria.9094 but more kids means I get more welfare $ and food stamps
If you want to stay then pay your rent!!!! It's not the landlords place to let you stay for free!!!!
In my neighborhood rent for two bedroom is $1000 a month. I am a LANDLORD I rent $600. I have expense to maintain the home. If my tenant doesnt pay they have to leave
So ur saying that you rent your places for $400 less than the market rate?
@@expatatlarge5286 A lot of landlords do. I do also. Currently I have two homes that are attached at the back to efficiency (one is a one bedroom studio) apartments. The front are two bedroom houses, one is $645 and the other is $650. The back tenants, who get their utilities paid, pay $520 and $560 (the one bedroom). Many landlords would rather keep tenants at less than market price rather than have a constant turnover at market price when a nicer place comes up. The redo on a house or apt. can cost so much, it eats up the extra profit, not to mention the time it takes to do it.
@@yellowbird5411 I like the way you rent...we have 3bd 2bath apt@ $950.00 monthly ..we have lived here 22 yrs this November and that is because God is great!
@@yellowbird5411 I agree with that 100%..sounds like ur a fair landlord and smart about how renters think..:)
What state are you renting a two bedroom for $600. In a dc a one bedroom $900-1200, a two bedroom is $1200-1400. The landlords will work with you if you explain your situation to them. Landlord and tenant court here is a job. Some people get frustrated and move but its hard to avoid slumlords. The landlords up here don't fix the buildings purposely so tenants can move. This speeds up the condo conversion process.
Bedbugs are incredibly hard and expensive to get rid of
DE works for roaches too. If you live in a multi unit complex and you don't want bugs...put this in your unit. It works!
@Martha belle Martha & SUSSAN,...Thank you both for the solution....rbrt callis USA
Spray rubbing alcohol on them. They dry out and die. I got rid of bedbugs in my Apartment that way. Use a plastic mattress cover.
not really. diatamsious earth all natural kills anything with an exoskeleton and it's safe because its powdered sea shells.
@Kevin W are you sure about that?? i did the same thing thinking that would do it, but DE powder and plug in scents from bath and body works worked
Eviction three months later means no rent was paid,ever.
This was a year ago. It’s gonna get worse now w Covid
*worse
@@mikejones6791 Thank you Mike. I’m usually the grammar police but I totally missed this one. To my defense I was drinking while typing 😊
@@theaudacityofnope LMAO! "I don't always correct folks grammar, but when i do im a complete jerk about it!" Nahhh, im kiddin', Just trying to help out my fellow man... In your case fellow woman😉
@@theaudacityofnope please don't drink and type at the same time
Yes it is already worse…
I managed an apartment complex for my sons for one year. I ran into every con artist crook in town. I spent more time in court than an attorney. I finally recommended they sell. They did. The new owner razed the property the next year. So...this eviction thing goes both ways.
Yep. Im being forced to evict a tenant and NEVER AGAIN
I think I would rather dig ditches than own rental properties 🤣
So many renters have learned the system so well. If only they would work as hard at anything else, they could easily pay their rent.
@@sarahvand3628 I sold my 4 plex 10 yrs ago, best thing I ever did!!! no more idiots!!!!!!!!!!!
Background checks would have avoided that.
What are landlords supposed to do? The government is relying on them to provide homes for low-income families, but once they move in, there is no support for the landlord when the tenant turns out to be aggressive, threatening, destructive to the property, and not paying the rent. No tenancy should continue for 10 months or longer after the tenant has stopped paying the rent. The landlord is paying rent on his own home presumably and now has to come up with the rent for his rental home as well. Landlord should be able to get non-paying or destructive tenants out of their rental homes very quickly before more debt accrues or the house is completely trashed. And I'm appalled - stunned, actually, at how some people leave rental places. Walls kicked in, electric wiring stolen, lights and windows broken, furniture destroyed, floors covered inches deep in dog feces.................it just goes beyond my comprehension to figure out why people do things like this. And I also wonder what landlords are failing to do when their tenants turn out to be like this.
A lot of those landlords are getting government funds to supplement the affordable rent. They pocket the money and let the property fall apart,
Pamela Morris good luck with that. Good for you that there is always enough money to pay your bills...and on time too!
@@southernhippie9058 what funds, do you mean section 8? the tenants are the ones who benefit from that, a section 8 tenant can destroy the property and just walk away, sometimes the feds will pay for some of the repairs but you have to find the tenant and win a lawsuit.
Southern Hippie say who’s ? The landlords don’t get any help from the government funds!! I would’ve been the one in the front of the queue to collect them if that was truth so where in the world did you get that idea from? Maybe the area where you live the government are doing it but that was new to anyone to know.
I remember a hoarders episode that the renter had rabbits and they destroyed walls, wiring totally destroyed the house that was perfect when they moved in.
They want to live in the house/apartment for free. I don't think those were bedbug scars... Do any of these tenants ever clean their homes. Use disinfectant?
No
Wait a minute, the monthly rent for that person/family was only 500 bucks a month? Unless I was fired from my job, I would never be late on my rent for that price 😕
What about food, gas, medical and heat? There’s a lot more to life than rent.
@@kittystanby4686 Yes, but if you do not pay your RENT, none of those other things matter because you will have no place to HEAT, EAT, or SLEEP!!!
@@detrajackson5992 My first land lord utter this exact same thing to me when I was 19 years old. I never was late with no land lord money. Thank God I at least can pay a mortgage. Not easy but less costly than paying a slum lord that is increasing the rent every six months😔California 👁👁
How nice for you
Girl bye u got ppl bringing home less than $800 a month...that because you can afford that don't mean others can so please
Can't stop paying rent even if you have bad issues with the house. you can't stop paying car payments of you get flat tires....
You must be a landlord..smdh
Nope
Nelson Luke looking in every comment for free rent?
It’s easier to learn to take care of yourself instead of stealing
That's a poor analogy.
Terri Troutner ACTUALLY, depending on what state you live in you can withhold rent Notify landlord water heater broken and he ignores you? You may legally withhold rent. Rats in the house ? And you notified landlord? Withhold the rent. I highly doubt Missouri has such a law.
I don't really understand. All of the places that I have ever rented I was responsible for my own pest control. I bring the bugs in I need to get rid of them.
I agree. You rent a clean house, and then start bringing in old cardboard boxes from wherever, second hand furniture from wherever, items from a thrift store, then feed the dog outside and leave dog food all over the yard. Then when the rats, roaches and bedbugs make their appearance, you call the landlord to fix the problem.
I've never rented or owned a place that I haven't bug bombed before I moved into it.
We can't assume that the person has brought the bugs with them. And if they can't afford to pay rent how do the afford an exterminator? Every city I have lived in, the landlords are responsible for exterminating. As they well should. Vermin is disgusting and if I care about my property I must do what it takes to avoid infestation. I feel for the small landlords as well as the poor tenants.
Exactlyyyy
Some Landlords rent apartments that already have bugs in them.... And they claim that they got rid of them not always true if another apartment in the same unit is dirty you will get them
If I was a landlord I would want to keep a good tenant who did not break the place up. I would rather charge a fair price than a higher price.
Too bad you didn’t live in CT, Shirley. I’m a dream tenant. Always pay my rent on the 3rd. Never been late, never been evicted. I don’t complain, or call attention to myself.
@@Donnaploss The rent is due on the first of the month so you are always late!
And what if that fair price didn’t cover your mortgage, insurance and property taxes???? When they go up, so does rent 🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️
fair is a subjective comment. What is fair to one person; may not be fair to another. Landlords do this time consuming job, not to be nice, but to make a profit and contribute to their retirement. If you knew how much time, money, energy and resources were used to keep or evict a tenant; you probably wouldn't go near the business.
“25% - 30% of your income”. That’s laughable. I live on San Francisco. My house payment is 45% of my monthly income. But, it is what it is. It just means you have to budget your money.
Or move to a cheaper area...
I have no idea where that idea came from. it hasn't been true for decades. Typical is 40 percent or more for rent.
@@Tsiri09 25% debt to income ratio is what the banks require for a mortgage loan. It is a solid figure and it is what many people currently pay. Just because some people are unwise and exceed that ratio doesn't mean "it hasn't been true for decades." It just means some people live beyond their means.
In the Midwest, that is much different. You live in an expensive city and state.
Wow after reading the comment section I'm having second thoughts about renting my house.
There is a house on Zillow where as they rented to people whom destroyed the carpet, then they replaced, did repairs, and the add says we just want to get on with our lives, will consider any offer.
I was thinking the same thing, but now, I think I'd rather just sell when the market picks back up.
Please go visit these people houses before you rent to them and do a background check on everyone whose going to be living there--------every house I lived in I've had good housing standards and also received my deposits back on every one of them
Can you go see everyone’s house? Before they move in
It's risky. I've heard of tenants leaving all the water running, with clogged sinks and cranking the heat as high as it will go... then they leave 😡
Residents bring in the pests. I had a renter who brought a mattress "it was like new" they'd spotted by road front of a home. They didn't even consider it was there for a reason other than a "freebie". Months later, bed bugs ran them out, and took me months of it being vacant and biweekly spraying to recover the property.
I would have been FURIOUS!
Joe Zyzyx thats why i dont bring home anything like that i sleep on a old hide a bed mattress and foam its hard uncomfortable lumpy at times i get better rest in the tent on cardboard on a hill with the ants
Joe Zyzgget it out
Can you send me some of those bed bugs, I would say it is easier to get rid of the bedbugs than the bad tenants. NJ it takes 3-6 months if they don't have a kid, longer if they do.
@@chasedirtbike4155 LOL,anywhere in panhandle of Florida area, but probably a lot of other places too.
"There's mold in the home"....buuuut I want to continue living in the home and not pay rent. "I keep getting sick..." 🤦🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️ Yes of course that makes sense!
I thought the same thing!!!
She just desperate because regardless she can’t pay. Mold or no mold.
She said she just needed more time to move out. She was paying rent for a moldy apartment. You have no idea how priced out she is in her neighborhood. A move could affect employment. Disappointed in you guys.
Dude i thought the same exact thing. How you gonna use the mold excuse to by you more time but why would you risk the health of your child??? Home shelters do not have mold. If you tryna use the mold excuse it would make sense to go anywhere else like a friends house or family or even shelter, ANYWHERE
Stop.
Steven is one of the good landlords. God bless him. Why can’t people (his tenants) treat him as such!?
This is a problem everywhere, every city, every state and having more children is not the solution. You can't wait until u get an eviction notice to go find work. My advice, take advantage of as many resources as possible., rather it's job training, GED training, counseling, jobs paying whatever, take advantage of it. It's better to have one than not. Free commodities & gov assistance is slowly fading away. Social service workers are overwhelmed. There's only so much they can do, they can't work magic. But please, don't have kids until your financially stable and off gov assistance
Too bloody right!!!
Amen!
Fact. Its so ridiculous that people can't pay rent yet keep having kids. If you can't feed em don't breed em.
@@Maria.9094 Exactly
They don’t want to get off assistance. They are ‘ entitled’ to everything
"I needed a car so now I have a car payment". Really? She needs to listen to Dave Ramsey.
@America The Truth Speaks Volumes i see your not so good at math. A car payment, insurance, fuel, and maintenance is not cheaper than your feet, bus, train, or even uber or lyft in most cases. At least thats the case here in the suburbs. I dont have a car anymore just to save that money and invest for retirement. That's been the best money saving move I have ever made in my life. Im not saying its always the best option but I save hundreds a month.
The one lady who moved in with her sister was living in a very nice big house...Downsize to a 2bedroom apt..1 bedroom girls 1 bedroom for the boys..
Mom use to call it living beyond your means, the man with $$s in the bank driving an old car till it stops rolling.
Agreed. My parents were never rich, but saved 10% of their income for emergencies, never had car payments and never used credit cards for anything that was not necessary. We didn't have what we wanted a lot of the time, but always what we needed. Dad was an HVAC tech and mom worked as an inside sales rep.
I'm itching just watching this
@Mike Meadows already did
The increased rents r happening all over the US. That is y, we r seeing many more evictions across the board. It's happening in Europe also.
Also all over......col ( cost of living/rent) continues to go up while wages stay the same....
@Tanasha Brown facts
Population increases and things like Air-BNB make it far worse. Homes cost more due to there being less available and rent has to go up.
Thanks to GENTRIFICATION!
Careful about including "Europe". Europe is a continent made up of many different countries not like how the US is made up of different states. I moved from the US and have lived in Europe in 2 different countries over the past 13 years. I've NEVER had a rent increase. 4 years in one apartment and 3 years in my current apartment. I've never even seen or heard of any of my friends or coworkers getting hit with a rent increase.
Currently my rent for a large 2-bdrm extremely well built (read: little heat loss) 2-story duplex (1 apt up, 1 apt on lower level) with a large basement garage is 6.4% of my US Social Security.
Steve is a good landlord he actually bagged up their belongings instead of throwing it out
Bunch of free loaders. Cant afford to pay? Move further from the city, or get room mates.
Landlords have bills to pay, just like tenants.
We were landlords and had to sell, I couldn’t do it, people don’t want to pay, the house was very nice and she would call and say her grandson put hole in the wall and wanted us to run nd fix it
It’s not easy but I actually love it. Most of my tenants are awesome. There were lessons to learn along the way but in the long run, it works for me
@@crimeandcrafting God bless you. It not for everyone
Brian X no it’s not. But I love taking a distressed building and making it adorable and as affordable as possible
There are things it definitely takes experience. Best route I saw out of various companys I worked with is high move in cost low rent. Results in responsible renters that wont refuse to pay as well low turn over good behavior. They don't damage property they don't complain about non issues or behave badly. Because they love having good rent prices. You make up for lost rent by simply not having to deal with bad tenants and property damage as well as virtually zero turnover.
Current place most people been here 5yrs or more only move when they can buy place or simply have too many people for size of apt. Ironically the owner got in head oh I could make so much more so tried doing full renovation thing to one of other buildings. And instantly regretted it that building alot of people are not even finishing contract and its become a full time job just to manage it.
You should look at all the homeless in California. There are at least 100 thousand. People are getting paid less and when gas prices fluctuate and grocery it is hard for signal mothers.
I’m a landlord. It’s a hard job. Every single unit I own I have shed blood sweat and tears in. I treat every tenant with respect and I’m prompt with repairs and maintenance is always done.
I have a son with autism. He’s gorgeous and sweet but his therapy is expensive. I have inflammatory arthritis that has destroyed my spine. I can no longer work a regular 9-5. I NEED those rents to not only maintain my buildings but to eat.
If a tenant doesn’t pay, they have to go. Period. Why are landlords expected to support not only their own families but tenants as well? I can’t support you. I rent to adults. Act like one. You can try to game the system all you want but you will eventually be put out and an eviction on your record will make it impossible to find another landlord that will take you.
Anyone that thinks a non paying tenant should get to stay needs to go to work for free. Or even more realistically, PAY their boss to go to work and see how that works for you.
I have RA and my son has moderate to severe autism! He is beautiful I tell him all the time; he's so kind! Still very** hard to deal with and provide for. I haven't really been able to do my usual cleaning business due to RA and have been exploring other options of passive or easy income. I am glad I came across your post. Take care stranger. ☺
MessyMommy Reviews you take care too, doll.
pearl louise and it’s ALWAYS black mold 😂 They don’t even know what black mold is.
Have them run a dehumidifier and make sure they run the bathroom fan every time they take a shower
I was in this situation only one time when I found out that my girlfriend had not been paying her share of the rent to the land lord. I went to the landlord and went without and moved heaven and earth to get the arrears paid. I do not blame you. Rent is not optional and although people fall on hard times, life does go on. I feel bad for both sides but you must pay your bills. No one on this Earth owes us anything and we must make our own ways.
Robert Blakemore your effort, I’m sure was appreciated. Yes people do fall on hard Times and keeping a good tenant that’s making an effort is easier and less expensive than evicting them. And of course it feels better to show some good will. You’re a nice person, I hope that girlfriend paid you back
I've been a landlord for over 10 years and through my experience dealing with tenants when they're late paying their rent they're not going to pay the rent.
I’ve been on the bad luck side of this exact thing so much so I had a bankruptcy with my first house purchase . I no how hard things can get but if you think smart and do what needs to be done you can doit . I’m now 46 yrs old and purchased my 2nd home a few years back and my mortgage gets paid first . I have enough funds in the bank to stay afloat for at least 1 yr if the going gets tough lol . Anyways I hope whoever is currently going thru a rough patch everything works out for you 👌
Awesome testimony
1400 a month is to much for a doctor, really really
All doctors don't get paid the same and it also depends on what kind of doctor she is....
@Zebra Lady75 said she work in a hospital.
Not every Dr is rich.
Be care Y’all cause them bedbugs will get on you and your things , visiting people with them 😒
I hauled them home on a suitcase from a 4 star hotel once.... had to heat treat my home, pull up carpeting, throw out furniture, etc ..... such a mess. Cost me over $8000 to eradicate my house plus another $700 in doctor bills to treat the bites while out of town staying in the hotel. Miserable mess. I even struggled with what felt like PTSD .... couldn't sleep well for months after this.
Most of the time if bed bugs are in a house its because people has brough them in that has nothing to do with the landlord
If bedbugs scare you, I would recommend you not be a Social Work major in college.
The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.
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You're a tool.
You are so correct
@@dpierce379 Yes indeed 👍 housing only get enough fundings to maintain the "tools" the employees of a nonprofit organization 🤦
How day espect me to
Learn to help yourself... so many people you can speak to with free phone calls. If you have family help each other... if you cant pay rent, live in one of those homeless parks , or go back to your mother and father.... we dont have to look after you.. l know you have friends out there.. there should not be any rentals .....,,,,,,,,,, too much trouble for the landlord......DonT have so many babies . ............and so on
Soooooooo what about the tenants that BRING the bed bugs and infestations to their rental unit and cause a hazard for the landlords property?
If a tenant signs a lease, and pays rent consistantly, then that person, or persons, should have a healthy business relationship with the landlord. If the rental property is kept in decent condition, and there r problems with milddew, infestation, etc, the landlord should take care of it automatically.
In civilised societies this is regulated by law.
That's a nice idea but instead landlords band together with their infinite wealth and lobby state governments to block legislation that would make landlords legally responsible to provide those services
@@detroitunknownreally…
Getting mold is slumb lords not keeping plumbing in good repair and painting over it and then they refuse to fix it mold isnt from poor house keeping
Wayne Ash this! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
Well then, the tenant would be much better not living there then right?
Unfortunately most landlords don't hear of any problems because the tenant doesn't want the landlord in their residence. When they get close to eviction or in eviction that's when the tenant usually says well the landlord will not fix anything. It makes things complicated.
not necessarily. i have had tenants who dont call for maint. one woman didnt have power in 1/2 the house for 6 months but paid rent timely. 1 tenant let her radiators leak into the basement from the main and top floors causing the owner to end up selling because the cost to repair was beyond what he could reasonably afford. have another tenant who let the plumbing under her kitchen sink just leak never said a word, ruined the base and the floor. u act like people are responsible these days and accountable. they are not. they are a very limited breed of those who care about ur property. you are not investing in properties u are investing in STRANGERS!
Well-off the place is so bad to rent then move out do not stop paying
Bryce God bless you we need people like you working in our government !!!
Why should they give you more time!!!??? You move in knowing you can’t pay the rent, expect strangers to be your parents and then want sympathy no??!!??! No!
Spoken like someone who's never been a renter!
@@bs4real so free rent the lazy hu
There are a lot of vacant commercial buildings about. Convert those to units. Studios, 3/4 bath for single adults; one bedroom, one bath for married couples and two bedroom one bath for families. Get the bus line to make scheduled stops close by. Deduct the money for the rent from their welfare, disabilty, paycheck, etc before they get it. They don't want to be responsible for themselves then they don't get to call the shots.
Firstly, a landlord cannot touch a renter's welfare, disability or pay check before the tenant gets it. If you want to have the rent paid directly to you, you would have to have the written consent of the tenant plus the written consent of the agency paying the tenant (welfare, disability, etc.) It is very unlikely that you would get consent from an agency to interfere with a payment they are legally obligated to pay someone. Secondly, you cannot dictate how someone lives their life. If they're dirty pigs and you discover that after you rent to them, you will have a very hard time getting a court to agree to evicting them because they don't clean house to your standard. The right way to be a landlord is to do your due diligence with people who apply to rent from you. Background checks, more than just a simple call to a previous landlord to see if they pay their rent on time. A well written, very clear language, rental agreement which lays out the expectations and clearly delineates what the consequences are for certain behaviors such as late rent, noise that's being complained about by other tenants, filth outside or inside the apartment/house.
No money. USA spends $15Billion on illegal immigrants. They give them free homes food clothes, etc. These Americans need the help. Damn do we have it backwards.
Deborah Doe You can stop telling this lie! You spent your money on outsourcing! Stop blaming anybody but yourselves! K
Jerilyn Bridges this is true. By the time we spend the resources catching them, holding them, court fees, release to a Gvt home, food stamps, medical care, furnishings, schooling, mental evaluations for disabilities pyts, etc. multiply that times 3million on aid. It’s more then $15B. And that’s the ones we have in the system. What about the other 10M running rampant in America that are either not working or up to no good. CBP ICE and Police run into them and that costs money too. Takes time and resources away from Americans that need these people to come in legal. If they came in legal then 1/2 that burden is still too much of our taxes going out.
Jerilyn Bridges I’m
Not on Gvt aid.
Please stop! Illegal immigrants actually work and pay more taxes than the average American, they can’t even file for tax refunds because they are illegal....
Immigrants work hard and pay their bills, unlike spoiled Americans.
A family member owned a duplex for 17 years. After a parade of tenants and destruction by each one, it was cost affective to leave the unit empty rather than to go thru the hassle and the expense.
I feel sorry for the owners who's going to make their mortgage payment when you don't pay your rent
Stop relying on others to pay a mortgage that you can't. You are leeching off others it should be a crime
@@OryanMcLean Then dont live in someone else's property but your own and see how much it costs to own..go tell the bank you are not paying them or the city and county their real estate taxes or the water department...then dont pay to fix improve or repair anything...what world are you living in...everyone has to pay to live sonewhere even if the house is mortgage free...dont pay see how long it is before the city and or county seize your house and sell it for back taxes...
@@patboyle7174 did you hear, housing is a right now. they should be able to live at your property rent free for as long as they want, if you throw them out, your an evil capitalist who needs to go to re-education camp (probably racist too)
@@mike3271 😂😂😂
@@Childfree334 Yes - they are making people who have leeched off of others as the “poor woe is me” victim. The majority of the bug problem is due to poor cleaning & hygiene by the renter more often than not.
How about if Nicole knocks on the doors of the fathers of her children.
She can knock but they won't mf answer!!! If they were decent the women wouldn't be in the predicament there in right now!!!!!
Right.
Stop reproducing!
I have 1 son.
I'm done !
Aparments BIG or SMALL always will be dirty, no because lack of cleaning elementos , just because some of those people are filthy with no intentions of keep their space clean in any form, otherwise will no exist roaches, fleas, mouse & other nuisances were they live.
I was thinking the same thing. Lots of times the mold doesnt get there until the tenant stays there
It's amazing that they only complain about having issues with a home after they don't pay rent and get evicted.
It seems Robert was responsible to where he moved before getting evicted and having it go against his credit. It makes a difference to contact your landlord and always let them know what's going on.
These people want you to fix items without paying rent. Wheres the money suppose to come from?
being poor does not mean you get a pass on keeping the unit clean.
Exactly! Manu of these units do not have pests and mold until after the tenant stays there. Many times its the way they keep house
Housing as a right?- people need to have somewhere to live- but what's next?- not paying any rent at all?- just living anyplace you want for free?
That is the comfort the *Illegal Aliens have $50.00 or $0 rent* These funds are for America Not for Illegals!.
@@karmadontforget2589 Amen- America can no longer carry people- whether illegal or not- we cannot sustain people who are taking and not giving back, people(illegals) who are overwhelming services that are for American citizens- it is not fair- you have people who are not doing anything except collecting welfare- and they expect to be given everything free- someone has to pay for these services- nothing is free- either the govt(through taxes), or the state, or city is going to get the money- now for services that should be provided(schools, roads, etc- that is on the govt, state, city- that is why we pay taxes- I get it), but not to take care of people who are capable of contributing but don't
renee27962 park lands tents storage sheds rents are to high higher than some mortgages out this way
Once youve paid off your house it should be yours. But over the years property taxes make you homeless as they rise faster than income. You find out you never owned your home.
@Aimee Webber I never had a mortgage. else I would not have qualified. My previous home was seized foreclosed over a sewer assessment that I did not expect, because it had a well and septic and more homes like it were to be built. Instead, a 300 unit apartment complex got built and city sewer came in. $350 tied in and $3000 assessment, due in 30 days. In 1965. I was earning $97/week then and had no savings.
My current house was a piece of swampland on a mountaintop that I got for $1850. I found free lumber from demo'd buildings. Barn lumber (just had to pull out thousands of nails) an I-beam from a diner that was torn down that year, and other stuff. Spent the next 40 years slowly building the house with weekly paychecks to fund buying cement, pipes, electric wiring, etc. Slept in my car for the first couple of years,. as I built the lower level of the house. Eventually moved in once the framing and sheathing was done on the outside. The first three years were 'roughing it' without water, toilets or heat. Electricity from a temporary hookup on a tree in the yard via extention cords. A single propane heater and two 200lb propane tanks. That and my trusty 1948 Dodge pickup truck. We lived like pioneers in the wild west. But eventually taxes caught up and overtook my income in 1999. It's been a losing battle since.
Wow! Eye opening! My heart aches for the people in this situation. They too are human beings in the wealthiest country on the planet!🙏 🤔
So you think a person should be able to get section 8 their entire life? If we continue to not limit the time that someone can collect welfare and section 8 they'll stay on it for the entirety of their life. And yes, I do know people that have actually been receiving benefits for 30 plus years and there's nothing wrong with them. Except they're lazy! If there's no incentive to get off these programs then they won't. I bet if you limit social programs to receive for only 5 consecutive years they'll figure it out. And also if you can't afford children and take care of them out of your own pocket then you have no business having them.
So glad I sold all 150 of my rentals. Took me 15 years to do it but it's done.
150 trucks that's slot of trucks
Isn’t it AMAZING! They get ‘mold’ when they get an eviction notice! My, my, my.....
Maybe she should clean the place.
I get it, hard times. But how do these tenants expect to live for free and expect the landlord to pay their rent because they failed to plan to be in a better situation.
Shamara Davis some evictions are filed unjustly though... every situation is not the same. If your landlord is fair, takes care of their places, etc., and you don’t pay, that’s different.
I handled rental properties and when I quit doing it for a friend I said never again. It was horrible. People expected to have a free ride. They had money for everything but paying their rent. I had a lot of bad renters!
@@angel201025 it is cheaper to buy than rent. My mortgage is much less than others rent.
Vicki Bevington yes, it’s more affordable. I’m a homeowner as well so I get it. Most people struggling to pay rent would qualify for a mortgage loan.
Clearly,you're not a renter.sit down and shut up.
The landlord Steven seems to be nice...and fair😊
How does the landlord keep a property up without rent?
They can always sell to someone who can afford the mortgage and will actually live in it
I had 22 properties in the early 2000s and I was getting tired dealing with tenants and the market was good for sellers so sold all my properties and decided to invest and retired at 35yrs and never own property in America. Now 51yrs old I own two properties one in Thailand and Philippines just enjoying life hahaha the American dream all responsibility in someone else
Congratulations on being rich. Now please help those less fortunate or disappear forever.
If you don’t pay your rent you get evicted. Landlords are not social service agencies. I lived in KC and much of it is really bad and dangerous, especially south and southeast. I don’t blame that young father for wanting out. That house is 750 because the area is a crime filled ghetto.
You racist
I am a senior 66 yrs old & disabled not severely , on SS & 2 small pensions & yes I have more than some but with the cost of rent (good location but not affordable but I took it), car insurance, utitlites, & especially food (I only get $15 in food stamps). It is sad on the food stamps because I see & know of people that sells their stamps & I could use at least another $100 cause that would help me tremendously make it easier. I live in Oho. Boy do I understand the cost of living compared to what my limited income is & I pay a lot cause of limited low income clean safe housing for us. I expect the landlord to keep my living home free of bugs especially since I keep a clean house & pay my rent every month on time. And it is easy for people to criticize the limited income people but I pray you do not get into a situation where you get a slum lord. You jump to move into what is cheaper but you suffer the consequences because once they rent to you they never fix what is wrong. And if the goverment does not step up & make landlords take care of their properties then the folks that rent them suffer. And those locations can have leaky roofs, gas leaks, heating & cooling problems, insects & sometimes it is not the tenants fault with the bugss, mold. So make the landlords do their part so his tenants are safe. I have been on a section 8 waiting list for over 3 years now & I have been told that there are less rentals available now due to many issues. I called section 8 & the guy that answered the phone was very rude & talked down to me. But I can only do so much with what I have. I pray that something happens soon for us.
if the tenants cant pay the rent or they get evicted, it hurts the landlord either way, cause their not makin no money themselves
Do the landlords have jobs besides being a landlord??
@@russdiggity3060 one would think
In the past having to deal with people who move in , then start the bankruptcy process at which takes 9 months . Then the eviction process started which took 3 months. Then the state came in with the idea of a section 8 housing . 18 month later I got the house back, they turned off the watering system and all the landscaping died in front and back, the refrigerator, stove, dishwasher, and garage door opener was gone . New carpet and paint damaged . I had to sell the house in order to pay off loans occurred. Lost $50,000 on a $180,000 house . That house was my house for 25 years, was not a simple loss on paper .then came 2010-2015 . I gave up renting homes. The amount and cost to evict, damage, process servers , Court and attorneys fees . I’ve never had a case of pests, mold, or anything broken beyond (2 days) the bad renters push out good landlords , good people get bad landlords.
In CA you have 5 days to respond to an Unlawful Detainment Order (eviction notice). No response=no defense; evicted in 7 days. But those 5 days to respond are a joke because they are not business days. Weekends are counted and process servers show up late Thursday afternoon. Since most law firms are not open on the weekend, you have 1 day to find someone to help you. And you have to file your response with the court by close of business on Monday.
The house we had rented for 8 years went into foreclosure and sold at public auction. We had never missed or even been late with the rent. We paid for all needed repairs out of our own pocket because our landlords refused to. They didn't even tell us about the foreclosure. We found out when the public auction notice was taped to our front door. We were given 90 days to find somewhere else to live. Sounds like a lot of time, but rental stock in ours and surrounding areas is almost non-existing. For every rental that becomes available there are 20+ applicants. Couple that with 3 disabled family members who need handicap accommodations and the task becomes insurmountable. With the help of a pro-bono law firm, we were able to get an extension, but we only got the keys to our present house 24 hours before we would have been evicted.
So, how many days in addition to the 90 they gave you?
one has three business days to respond, ca has some of the most liberal policies when it comes to evictions, it is generally a pro tenant state. once someone responds it can take months to get them out, and the landlord generally has to eat the expenses as these lowlife tenants will not have any money and if they did they are not going to pay what they owe.
@TrickeyPixie As stated, we had been searching for another place; for over 3 years. We were listed with 3 different real estate agencies. Finances were not the issue. And the rent was not cheap. $1.400/mo for a 3 bdr was high in our rural area before the Camp fire drove prices up. There just isn't any available rental stock and finding a handicap accessible house or apt. in our area is next to impossible. And no, we do not receive food stamps or any other gov't assistance. And the 3 handicapped individuals do not receive disability. They are drawing the SSA benefits they earned over their life times. I'm 66 and still working part time. And I don't feel sorry for myself. We have been blessed to find the home we now occupy. There's not much room in a 2 bdr for 4 adults, but we manage. Our new landlord lives right next door and has been prompt to address any maintenance problems. The point of my comment was not to complain, but to explain the difficulties faced with trying to deal with an eviction notice.
@@carolesmith4864 We were given 3 additional weeks because the property had sold and that was when escrow closed.
@TrickeyPixie They don't get SSI which is Supplemental Security Income. They get SSA, Social Security Administration benefits which you can start receiving at age 62 if you've paid enough into the system during your lifetime. Of course, it's better to wait until you're older because the benefits are reduced. And because we pool our resources and live under one roof, our income is over the eligible amount to qualify for food stamps. I don't even know what heap is. We do get the CARE discount for PG&E because my sister's SSA is under $700/month so she gets MediCal. And as I previously stated, finances are not the problem. It's lack of rental stock. We were listed with TMR in Oroville, CA, Select Property Management in Yuba City, CA and King Real Estate in Gridley, CA. for over 3 years. You're more than welcome to check with them. The only handicapped accessible properties that became available during that time were all Section 8, for which again, we made too much money to qualify. But you can believe whatever you want. I'm adult enough to not let the opinions of others bother me.
As a landlord in Baltimore for 25 years, it's the same old song. Unmarried women, fatherless children, daddy in jail. These are the family values of these people.
These people? Oh you mean poor people. Got it
We all have to stand before him on Judgement Day. Watch what you say.
@@wowzers6178 I was wondering the same...like really!? But you reap what you so. Its obvious the type of person he is since we judging people without truly knowing or understanding their life smh
Don't rent to people with kids
@@wowzers6178 EXACTLY! WHAT DOES HE MEAN?
I HATE IT TOO WHEN I GET SOMETHING TO EAT IN A RESTAURANT AND THEN THEY WANT ME TO PAY. SYSTEMIC RACISM ! SEMPER FI.
Gina I guess you think the landlords should pay the tenants bills. The landlords in most cases owe a payment and this effects there family. Bottom line these tenants that go house to house getting evicted know can look to our government threw you to make a landlord pick up free payments!
If you don't pay you don't stay!
Landlords who are fragile financially shouldn't be landlords.
@@raygordonteacheschess5501 wow. Another entitled person who will never own anything.
This is heartbreaking to watch.😭😢💔
NO ITS NOT. Pay your rent, end of story.
It sure is...these freeloaders need the boot.
It’s not a city it’s a large TOWN. Prof. That mustache is dapper!!
The large majority of these people don't want to pay rent because it cuts into the drug/booze/tattoo/cigarette/gambling/cell phone/premium cable TV funds.
You have no proof of that.
Add expensive manicures and pedicures. They all have colorful expensive nails.
Wages that match the housing market/apartments,etc.
Nope we have to allow illegals in for the low wages, plus they need housing to, supply and demand.
@@sunnymade678 I'll bet they can write a more coherent sentence too...
You need skills to match that wages.
I go into these low income housing units on a frequent basis and it is very common to see 3 to 4 huge TV's, several laptops, various gaming systems, satellite TV consoles, iphones, cartons of cigarettes and other high ticket items. For many (not all) the primary issue is living within their means. They lack impulse control and fail to look past the moment.
This is another reason that folks can't pay their rent. They spend their money on games, night clubs, on hair, and other things that they can't afford.
missing the point here, unless you are one of these people who doesn't pay bills but has items listed above!
Melissa Stugis And that’s was the biggest troubles in many of housing now a day. The tenant were just not care or so irresponsible or just haven’t got the idea that if they live in a rental place it’s not mean that they can do whatever they want by just live in the place. They were expected to not having to keep the place clean and tidy and if any major things that need to repair they have to tell the agency or the landlord to get the problem sorted. And the tenant also need to keep the place clean and in good order. But many of the tenant weren’t doing any of that, they can’t go on expecting the landlords to do everything for them. Ok some of the landlords also were just as bad as not looking out on their tenant complaints, so it’s works both way.
Great point! Prioritizing your needs over your desires is vital to staying in a decent living situation! Poor people always get taken advantage of and when a landlord is not a slumlord they get screwed, essentially. I see these situations from both ends!
jfsfrnd what do you mean by, “not allowed to save their money”??????
Gotta pay your bills....period. I truly feel for anyone who loses their home. I been there myself when i was young, but it was because I didn't do what I was supposed to do. Take care of your business first! Js
Iam sure they did 💯 %💥
People are struggling everywhere. Its so very important to keep communication with landlord first and foremost when a problem financially occurs from my experience. Its definately helps when they arent cut throat. As a dingle mother of 4 I have had my share of issues, and I thank God my kids were always my motivation to keep a roof over our heads and climb out the pits I fell into. To this day I have a nice place withenough room and safe in a area that is perfect for my work, church, schooling and stores. A place I happily call home. Then my rent increased over $200! But I do what I gotta do working overtime. And now my oldest is working fulltime which takes alot of stress away. I thank God everyday cause it could be and was !uch worse.
child support?
Where's your kids father? How come there's never a father in these homes?
Same here I have to thank God both of them are adults now I work 16 hours A-day 6 days a week to pay my rent from the one I never get help from any government I try it but I don't qualify The earlier we realized that it's not government responsibility to take care of us the better for us .
Are u widowed, if not kids father(s) could’ve help?..
No one has a right to someone else's property pay your rent or get out
So Sad...There are times when people falls on short times...This is sad..🙊🙊🙊😟😟
So the landlord should pay the mortgage too right??
Land lords have to get paid or they. May lose their house. Than what? What happens to the money owe? Those people wont pay and its worst with sec 8 houseing
I would never take HUD
Some people think the government owe them everything.Some people will have the money ;they won't pay their rent; utilities; car payment; or charge cards. But will play victim
@Pamela Moore Same in some parts in KC.... It's rolling dice here
I have always provided for my family. It's called being a man.
Most men are away from all this just one or two pay checks. Everywhere in the world. Can happen to anyone. Health care, pensions, housing in the US is below human dignity. Glad to be no American.
Problem is there isn't a man in a lot of these homes. One income just doesn't cut it most the time, especially with children. We need 2 parent homes, as it works better for everyone involved and the country in general.
@@funsizedi88 right? So many children being born to unmarried parents🙄
All but one eviction, we cannot see one man. We can see children, but no man. No one to stay married anymore?
These stories are so sad and heartbreaking. Long time ago (before COVID-19), my sister and I vowed to always make our house notes monthly, ahead of time when possible. We both had kids. She felt that at least if we kept a place to stay, you could still function. If the lights, water were cut off, we would not be out in the cold. We kept candles handy and jugs of water so that when money was short, it was easier to miss those payments and let the utilities be cutoff than be out on the street. We didn't want to live with others b/c we had kids and you know folks are picky w/kids. My car was repossessed but it was easier to thumb rides to work and I could bum money for groceries. We always kept a roof over our heads cause rent/mortgage is usually the biggest bill to pay, no matter what else we needed, we paid the mortgage/rent. Most of our relatives/people we know were struggling also and wealthier people don't like giving or loaning money, so we made a vow to always pay rent/mortgage above anything cause its safer/warmer to be in a house. Fortunately it worked out for us, we have been in the same homes for over 30 years. My heart goes out to the many people in this story that had bad things happened to them; job loss; sickness; COVID-19;etc, this could've been/or could be me, So to all in this story, Prayers for you all in your endeavors to avoid homelessness.
❤
Many have been living rent free after receiving money for unemployment and just didn't pay the rent at all knowing they would be able to squat at the home.
You and your sister did the right thing. Roof over head is priority
Heartbreaking for who? Pay your rent, get a job, get 2 jobs. Stop trashing your rental unit.
@@nunya2954 Your living privileges is showing, be a little more considerate.
Stay in school kids.
They won't be able to stay in school without housing.
Get that Master's or Doctorate while you're in school. It pays off major, especially during COVID.
@Clinette Halsell lol. I’m sure these morons went to Harvard.
Schooling is a waste of time brain washing, apprenticeships a trade were people NEED to go.Doctors lawyers accountancy dentists dime a dozen.
@@hadynwills3677 lmfao....ok dude sure. Good luck with your future eviction 😝
Marketable skills & training for able bodied folks is the only way. You may not like the job but it pays well.
LaNeita Jones lower rent are the answer jeez
@@robinfantley6782 There should be rent controls for a while to off set. 15 yes??? Or so.
@@robinfantley6782 go to work. Don't have babies if you cant support them
@@zhaw4821 You hit the nail on the head there. People having too many kids, can't save money, and no savings for rainy days and life's emergencies. Then want to demonize the landlords for not letting them live rent free.
It’s hard when you fighting for a home with mold..
Fantastic documentary! It is hard to discuss these issues sometimes, as people tend to be so emotionally charged in one direction or the other...you wind up with people arguing instead of debating or discussing. I appreciate the tone this takes, allowing viewers to sympathize with people they may find difficult to otherwise. These kinds of issues are far from two-sided.
It’s skewed in favor of tenants in Michigan ! It’s very hard to evict!
Also in NY.
Carolyn Forney It’s why so many are moving
I live in a large city in Montana ( about 110,000 people ) I owned a duplex rental from 1998 to 2017. I was lucky that I did not ever have to file an eviction notice. In the time I was a landlord here is what I know to be true........ 1. If you let your tenant be late with the rent just ONCE the tenant will almost always be late with the rent in the future. 2. No matter how nice you are to the tenant they usually take this nice treatment as a WEAKNESS in that they can use excuses for events like late rent payments and unauthorized people living there that are not on the lease agreement. 3. I've never had a tenant who has honored the lease agreement to the letter and if the landlord does not honor the lease agreement to the letter the tenant will let you know in a HURRY !
4. No matter how nice you make your property the tenant does not care about your property like you do. 5. If a tenant pays the rent on time they will use this as an excuse not to follow other
requirements of the lease such as maintaining the front and back yards and having unauthorized people live with them that are not on the lease. 6. If you work hard to keep the rent down below market so people can afford to live in your rental you would think this would motivate the tenant to be a good lease binding tenant. Well it does not ! So what is the
motivation to the landlord to keep his rent more affordable and a little below market ??
So it's not hard to figure out why landlords who are just investors are a little "nervous" and " negative' toward the people they rent to and why they usually sell and get out of the rental business after about 15 years.
It's all about the people out there looking for a place to live. The people before them screwed it all up by their bad choices. So when a good deserving tenant comes along they stand a good chance of not affording the rent or not being approved on their application. So hopefully what I've stated in this comment will set the record straight on what rental investors
are up against in this society.
So the tenants will continue to scream about discrimination, landlord retaliation and anything else that can explain why they are not paying their rent on time.
I'm owning 5 properties that has been in my mother's and fathers ownership for 34 years and have my own 4 for 17yrs and never had those problems yeah they been late things happen but they also have been my tenants since I was a little girl and personally now that my parents have passed on. But they pay even if it's a week late they pay in not seeing anything my taxes come once a year so that's done they pay all utilities. I just bank it and pay for insurance.
Good for you Paivy.
This should be the top comment. Nobody ever talks about what the landlord goes through.
Believe it or not,good tenants get screwed over all the time.investor landlords are buying up properties here in fl and gouging rents 60-100% higher than normal...
Not true at all, stop defending those wombats. I had a neighbor, he was or still is in the Army. He had a lot on his plate. At last, he had a convoy exercise and he totally forgot. The landlord said, no problem, it happens. After that, rent came in on time. I got a day mixed up 1 day late, np, it happened. Normal human error.
Out pricing what people can pay. So homeless is on the rise. So sad. More and more older women living in cars and vans. Lord help them all.
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I would like to see a documentary on a landlord who's paying his own mortgage and the mortgage on the rental while the renter lives for nothing. There are slum lords, too true, but there are a lot of landlords just like the renter. Just a person trying to make a better life.
That would be a very short film. The landlord sells the rental property and continues living in his home. The end.