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Originally Posted by Magic78
Does anybody know the history regarding eviction laws and why they favor the tenant? Of course, I understand that there are some crappy landlords out there who are just bad. What about situations in which tenants just don't pay rent. Or they don't leave when their lease is up?
I also don't get why landlords have to pay to move abandoned property, store it, etc. That is ridiculous.
We are trying to close on our new home. The renters living there haven't paid rent for many months (about $30,000 in rental arrears and fees). Their lease has expired, and they just won't leave. It has gone to court, now we are waiting for the warrant for posession. We were supposed to close over a week ago. It is seriously screwing up our selling our home. It is really screwing up everything, but the law protects them. Just don't get it.
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The laws usually
favor landlords when a person is a tenant, and
favor the tenant when they are landlords. So who they favor is usually based on who you are.
I find most laws on landlord tenant issues are pretty simple, some of the easiest to understand laws written. they are even simpler to enfoce on wither side and not very complicated. When rpoblems arise is usually cause someone is making making up what they thinkt he law should be and assumning what they want is what the law will support, NOT SO.
No tenant can reman in a place for long time when they stop paying rent. Often when its a long time is because THE LANDLORD DIDN"T TAKE ACTION when the problem happened. They waited so they are the one who is dragging this out, not the law and not the tenant. I bet if yuo listed the timeline you would see that the tenat screwed up and the landlord din;t do squat legally.
I think back to the post where someone asked what to do when a good tenant didn't pay rent, and my answer was that if they have not spoken to the LL already about this, start the eviction process. A LL can always stop the eviction process, but they can start what they didnl;t start if things turn out worst.
So what date did the tenant stop paying and what date did the landlrod take action? bet there is a delay or the LL screwed something up and had to restart the process.