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OK, I dug deeper, he killed someone in a fight, did 30 years in jail, and it was murder 2 not 1,I have a two unit spot upstairs, both self contained, I did the background check because I'm a complete newbie at this business and NY being a tenant state I was worried about getting a bad tenant,it was a suggestion from a forum here actually that gave me the idea to do a credit check, but I saw this bundle deal and went for it, I was taken aback when I saw the info, which is why I came back to the board to see if I was over reacting,(I mean , which landlord doesn't have convicted felon tenants :-) but the guy did his time , got out of jail, and is trying to be righteous, the lack of credit was going to be my deal breaker, I looked at some of the responses, they made logical points , so I called him to say the deal was off, but he was persuasive, he has got someone to be a guarantor and I'm going for a month to month lease, I spoke to his parole officer, someone will be checking in on him regularly and as she pointed out, if it doesn't work out, it's a month to month lease and I'm going to ask for 1st , last and deposit, he has agreed to direct deposit into a bank account so I'm hoping it will work out, and yeah, the place is def not the Ritz, but for what it's worth it's mine and the banks, so I need to start generating income asap. Thanks for the advice guys, if it doesn't work out and there's something on the news about a dead landlord point the cops to the board LOL
Good luck Beejay, and don't worry about it we got your back!
This person was institutionalized for 30 freakin' years! You just don't come out ready to live in society after 30 years imprisonment.
I think the this LL is naive and has pie in the sky dreams of uninterrupted rent checks coming. I do hope things work out for him but he's not starting out too well.
Just because someone has done time doesn't mean he should automatically get everything thrown at his feet. One needs to prove they are rehibilatated by being the utmost in character. The ex-con lied by omission prior to getting the apartment and I wonder if it were true if the half way house wanted him out due to overcrowding. Perhaps he was a problem while there.
I guess the LL won't have to worry too much since he doesn't have to live next to him. Only the unsuspecting person who rents the LL's apartment next to the ex con may encounter their neighbor's way of living is to abide by prison/street rules instead of societal rules.
This person was institutionalized for 30 freakin' years! You just don't come out ready to live in society after 30 years imprisonment.
I think the this LL is naive and has pie in the sky dreams of uninterrupted rent checks coming. I do hope things work out for him but he's not starting out too well.
Just because someone has done time doesn't mean he should automatically get everything thrown at his feet. One needs to prove they are rehibilatated by being the utmost in character. The ex-con lied by omission prior to getting the apartment and I wonder if it were true if the half way house wanted him out due to overcrowding. Perhaps he was a problem while there.
I guess the LL won't have to worry too much since he doesn't have to live next to him. Only the unsuspecting person who rents the LL's apartment next to the ex con may encounter their neighbor's way of living is to abide by prison/street rules instead of societal rules.
OK Dr Phil---- isn't it fun to pretend we know what we are talking about when you have no frekin clue
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