Friday, July 29, 2016

Adventures of a Landlady - Help! Its Broken


 
 
Plans are made to be broken, or rather that is the motto of a landlady. I make plans and with one ring of the phone your day just became someone else`s day, you are the problem solver. 

I got the call early that one of my rental properties was being abused, the front door and a window, all because a man told a woman to go away, the woman thinking she can have her way with my property is sadly mistaken. I sent word, I will have her arrested. 

After carefully thinking about this situation with this property, how many rules are being broken, I decided to give notice of eviction, with an out. When I say " with an out" I mean if they leave before due date I will not take them to court for damages, just go away. Stay and I will have to recover losses. I prepared the papers and headed off for the planned work for the day.

Stop one, fix a leaking rook on one rental house.

Stop two mow the grass at th other rental house, install a new toilet handle because they don`t make them like they used to.

But now because of this early morning interruption I have to make one stop before work on the other properties, the eviction.

This eviction was not expected I could tell by the look on his face, I reckon I am supposed to keep taking what is dished out.

I did get the eviction taken care of and the roof repair. I began to mow the grass and the rain started, so I stopped and my help fixed the toilet handle. 

But one good note to think about is the other lady that I had served an eviction for failure to pay rent, stepped up and paid her past due rent so I am not out another months rent. 

Just when you think things will run smoothly, they don`t and they never will, that is just the life of a landlady!


By Andria Perry
Photo By Andria Perry





8 comments:

  1. So much administration/mgt necessary to run the biz! tiring...

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    1. I would hate to hear what the tenants would be saying if it were an apartment complex.

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  2. My son rents and takes good care of the property. It sounds like you do too. I know how much work it takes to keep places up. Sounds like you are busy.

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    1. I am ready to retire :) but aint old enough and not enough money.

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  3. It never ceases to amaze me how busy your are! I don't think I could keep up your pace - at least not for long.

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    1. I think I am used to it now and when I slow down I feel like I am slacking.

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  4. Do you ever get a break? You stay busy 24 hours!

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    1. Yes I sleep 6 to 8 hours a night, if I turn off the Phones :)

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