Earl is a landlord, and most times the job runs smoothly. But when it hits a snag, it hits a big one. Case in point: a tenant in one of Earl’s apartments who has overstayed not only his welcome but also his security deposit. There are laws about these things, so when this particular situation began to rear its ugly head, Earl sought legal counsel. That was a month ago.
Currently, the situation is wending its way through the courts, because tenants have certain rights that must be respected. I’m not sure that landlords do. However, the end is in sight, because if the tenant in question isn’t out of the apartment by August 8, then Earl can arrange for some legal authority to go in and physically remove the tenant’s contents from the apartment. How sad that it comes to this.
Earl and I lead our lives according to our word and expect others to do the same. The tenant he is dealing with said he would be out of the apartment on July 15, but since then things have gone from bad to worse. It’s not appropriate to elaborate here, but suffice to say the tenant’s word is truly suspect. Which is a lesson for landlords everywhere.
And it is this: At the first sign that a tenant is not honoring his word, then that is the time to begin stringent action. Don’t wait, don’t be nice, don’t give in. Earl, kind person that he is, did all of these things. But it will be the last time.
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