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Ridiculous that evictions are so slow to happen legally. If any changes happen, it should make it happen faster.
I became a landlord by default. I didn't want to be and still don't. My tenant is a friend and I basically told her before she signed a lease that if she pays, she stays, if she don't, she won't. I also clearly told her I would not sustain financial hardship caused by her, and I am not opposed to breaking a few laws along the way. I also reminded her I have friends in low places, including my boyfriend at the time that had just been released from prison after a 8 year stint. I never have issues collecting rent.
It's not just housing cost which takes a major bite out of net disposable household income. The other is healthcare. For 25 years healthcare remained at 4% growth. After Obamacare it is now at 6%. Thats a 50% increase. Add in the rent increase and most households are spending more than 50% of their income on these two items.
I listened to an interview with the author today on NPR's "On Point." The show has both a web site and a facebook page.
Interestingly, the one success story was of a single mom who said she decided to take what ever housing was offered and stick with it, to build a good rental history. She also decided to take a part time job and keep it. In addition, she decided to get her GED and attend a junior college to get a marketable certificate.
Simply, what she did was start making good choices. Two years later, her life, and that of her kids, is going pretty well.
But, the author went on about evictions not being the fault of the renter. From what I've seen, most of the time it is definitely the tenants fault!
Thank god when I was a landlord here in Colorado the 3-Day Notice would usually do the trick. The eviction process would take approx. 30 days if all the steps were followed (per law) to get the bum out.
In California I hear they can live rent free for at least a year (?)!! Must be a lot of Dems there, huh?
I'm a landlord.
Here in Pennsylvania usually eviction takes 2 months ... but it can drag on for 3 months.
Most of us landlords require a pretty hefty security deposit and that lessens the possibility of the place being trashed.
Easy solution to not being evicted. Pay your rent and abide by the rules in your lease.
Amazing how that works.
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That usually works as long as your job provides stable work hours and income. It tend to not work well when you're paying more than half your income on rent and then your work hours are cut (Obamacare) or you lose your job or you get sick (or your kid gets sick) and lose pay because you can't work. And no, if you're paying more than half your income on rent it's unlikely you're going to have adequate savings to cover income gaps.
"Renting is where you pay a premium to enjoy temporary, impaired use of property."
Here in Pennsylvania usually eviction takes 2 months ... but it can drag on for 3 months.
Most of us landlords require a pretty hefty security deposit and that lessens the possibility of the place being trashed.
In my e,perience, 15+ years, a security deposit is a throw-away, like a Solo cup. Ive had very fee occasions where I've had to return a security deposit. 99% of the time the damage is far beyond the deposit. And we screen to the best of our abilities (credit, rental and criminal histories).
I could go into my theories but that is not what this thread is about.
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