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In article <D5LIBv.2wD5@austin.ibm.com> mbrown@austin.ibm.com (Mark Brown) writes:

>Apropos whining renters: Here's some things to think about.

>Want to know why the deposits are so high? Last night we learned
>that the former tenants
>        painted two murals on the walls inside the house
>        effectively destroyed the trees out front
>        trashed the inside

>The cost is going to be in excess of the $500 deposit they paid. I don't
>have very high hopes of getting the extra money they owe. So the deposit
>for the next tenants will be higher, in case this happens again.

>The damage *might* have been stopped before it got so expensive, if the
>inspections Mr. Tate abhors had taken place once in a while. I get this
>instead, for being a nice guy (and privacy enthusiast myself), and all future
>tenants suffer.

whining owners .... no, seriously .... having been a landlady myself, all it 
takes is a phone call to ask if you might come over and inspect the plumbing 
or the air ducts or all the other things that need a look-see every once in a 
while.  my tenants always said okay, even when they were rotten tenants for 
other reasons.

but i do have to add ... if these were long term tenants with a relatively low 
rent, then i really do feel for you ... but if they were paying the kinds of 
rents people are paying these days for low-mortgage frame firetraps here in 
Austin, well just count up your large net profit and cheer up.

and don't forget to deduct deduct deduct!

- deb

Mark Brown (mbrown@austin.ibm.com) wrote:

> The damage *might* have been stopped before it got so expensive, if the
> inspections Mr. Tate abhors had taken place once in a while. I get this
> instead, for being a nice guy (and privacy enthusiast myself), and all future
> tenants suffer.

Oh honestly...   stop whining.  Your appropriate action here is to
take them to court and get the damages out of them.  It is NOT to
play big brother with them while they are living there.  I think
that's about as common sense as you can get, but apparently you
don't agree...

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Dept. of Computer Sciences      |  minds, they will draw from it narrow
University of North Texas       |  conclusions."  -- John Stuart Mill, 1865.
Denton, TX  76201               | 

In article <3ki88o$e88@hermes.unt.edu> srt@zaphod.csci.unt.edu (Steve Tate) writes:

>Mark Brown (mbrown@austin.ibm.com) wrote:

>> The damage *might* have been stopped before it got so expensive, if the
>> inspections Mr. Tate abhors had taken place once in a while. I get this
>> instead, for being a nice guy (and privacy enthusiast myself), and all future
>> tenants suffer.

>Oh honestly...   stop whining.  Your appropriate action here is to
>take them to court and get the damages out of them.  It is NOT to
>play big brother with them while they are living there.  I think
>that's about as common sense as you can get, but apparently you
>don't agree...

If tort 'reform' becomes a reality, Mr. Brown might not have the option.  
Think about it and call your favorite legislator.

In article <3ki88o$e88@hermes.unt.edu> srt@zaphod.csci.unt.edu (Steve Tate) writes:
> Mark Brown (mbrown@austin.ibm.com) wrote:
> 
> > The damage *might* have been stopped before it got so expensive, if the
[...]
> Oh honestly...   stop whining.  Your appropriate action here is to
> take them to court and get the damages out of them.  It is NOT to

Realistically speaking, the chances of getting compensated for damages
sustained by a renter is almost nil here in Texas courts. Even if you
happen to win, there's no reasonable no way to *collect* if they don't
want to pay.

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