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During my renting days, I would have loved to have a landlord like you.
My previous landlord would let other tenants pay late until finally they stopped paying. She was a nice person, but let the tenants walk all over her. I heard through the grapevine that the apartment building was later foreclosed on.
Landlords have to be firm. It is a business relationship.
If someone communicates with me, I always try to work with them. For example, if a tenant called me on the 1st and told me they were called away unexpectedly because of the illness of a parent in another city and they don't have their checkbook with them, I would say "fine, contact me when you get back in town". I would charge them no late fee.
Now, if they have a sick grandmother who dies EVERY MONTH, then that's another story. Communication is the key. It's a real red flag when the tenant will not answer the phone, or worst of all, starts lying to you. Those receive no slack.
I didn't read all of the posts, but I understand the dilemma. As a landlord, I appreciate tenants who pay a few days late, because they pay late fees. As long as you pay the fee for the privilege of paying a couple of days late, I would bet your landlord doesn't care.
I find it very insulting and rude for some posters on here to make comments along the lines of 'deadbeat' and 'Im always on time for my rent, why cant you".
I have read several threads and its always seem the tenant gets the most flack from people. I dont know if its because this section is run by landlords or what.
I always pay my rent, however...There are times I am up to a week late. Why? Because, right after I pay my rent...I spend the following week paying all the bills. For example, my rent is due on the 1st. Then I have 2 cell phone bills (1 personal, the other for business), gym membership (not an option), advertising fees (I am an independent contracter), grocery bill, electricty, insurance, gas for car, and water bill. All these are due before the 10th! I spend the 1st and 2nd weeks of the month paying that. And then, after that, I have only 2 more weeks to pay my rent. So unless I have a really good 2 weeks in sales prior to the 1st, I am frustrated about being on time for rent.
So what ends up happening is, I am on time one month, and late the next. Then on time, then late. This has been going on the past 7 months. I feel like Im trapped as I dont have any money to do anything leisure. And then my car needs a new A/C and Im driving in the middle of July in 100 degree heat sweating my ass off because I spent it all on rent and bills
So, would appreciate a bit of a break. If anyone has some solutions or alternatives to renting alone as a 22 year old, I would be happy to recieve them. But dont come on here calling me a deadbeat, because I work hard and I strive to pay my rent on time, yet these large apartment complexes with lots of tenants want to drive you to the poor house for being a bit late.
And btw...non of my other bills work that way (contrary to what someone stated). My insurance bill allows 2 weeks, my electric can wait up to a month, and my water as well. They dont start tacking on ridiculous late fees because its late. Personally, I really wish rent wasn't due the same day every month. the end of the month tends to be a slow time business wise...and it doesn't even pick up til the 2nd week.
Oh cry me a river. You should consider yourself LUCKY that your landlord is accepting late payments from you over and over. I would be charging you late fees and would probably evict you when the time is right.
Every month I have to come up with a mortgage, insurance, and property tax payment weather my tenants pay me or not. Why don't you try floating $1300each month your tenants are late, and wondering if you're going to get stiffed this time and have to evict them.
LOL Oh , my word. If I violated TOS then I can see removing my post. I didn't swear, I didn't call anyone names, and yet, my posts were removed. I guess I did hit a nerve. Oh, well.
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