Thousands of local renters get evicted. Is it a money-grabbing scheme for some?
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Renting has become a scam.
Renting was always a scam. It's never not been,.
No it's a business.
@@user-tw3kr9if1f And I'm a Nigerian prince who owns a unicorn and I can breath underwater.
It's a business like all others, and some involved lack ethics.
That's why I think this discourse about renting vs buying is an endoctrination campaign. Don't listen. Buy. You always need shelter. Buy your own, even if it's a 400 sf mobile home sitting on .15 acres. Be sure to buy the lot as well. Right now in Florida, some people are tasked with MOVING their mobile home because the park owner wants to sell and repurpose the land.
So buy your little lot, and put your home, trailer, tent or shack on it and feel that little bit of security that "ownership" provides.
It's a scam against landlords
Same thing happening in Ohio because the landlords bank on tenants tossing out receipts! No receipts management wins! KEEP YOUR RECEIPTS PEOPLE!
Only pay with Cashier's checks, bill pay, etc.... never never any form of CASH
That’s CRAZY. I just stated essentially the same re: OHio! Facts! They’re wicked here!
I get a postal money order. Those can't be turned down. I used to have the rent set up to be on auto-pay but, you can be scammed there too because your banking info can be compromised.
@@maggielowery4053 You ain’t lyin, just had a lady get caught for over a mil, scammin her tenants for SEVERAL years!
I pay online. You can't argue with the bank.
This is absolutely disgusting, lawyers taking advantage of middle classes and poor people! Shame!!!!
Lawyers that do this put their licenses at risk.
@@ianbelletti6241 .....HOW, exactly?.....sounds like "made-up s--t".....
Better Call Saul.
Most lawyers are money hungry.
This is what you continue to vote for so 🤷🏿♀️....
Judges rubber stamp whatever the landlord's attorney file with the court. That is also a problem that has to be dealt with.
They do that because most tennants don't fight it, because they don't care or do not understand their rights enough to stand up and stop the judge from giving that rubber stamp
They can't afford an attorney to fight it and it is hard to get a pro bono attorney because there are hundreds of people competing for the same thing. Unless they have an attorney, the system chews them up and spits them out. @@TheHiredGun187
The other side of the coin are judges who give non paying tenants endless extensions costing landlords months of lost rents. That’s why you have some resorting to instant evictions if even one day late. Burned too many times being nice.
Which is included in the eventual judgement against the renter if, in fact, anything is due, in addition to attorneys' fees, expenses, court costs, and anything else the landlord's attorney decides to throw in, legitimate or not. @@user-xk4vt9ye8j
Landlords are vultures who breach their own contracts because they believe they can.
Sounds like PERFECT GROUNDS for a CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT.
Better Call Saul.
Sue for what?
@@youtubesucks1499Wrongful eviction.
these heartless scumbags taking advantage of the housing crisis, hard working people like me are struggling to pay rent, and these big companies take advantage of it😠
@@TH-camhatesthetruth Well, if there is a clause in the contract....
I was sued before my rent was due. And now I'm suing the attorney for what he did. It's a joke what attorney get away with, and a lot of people don't understand the law. That's how they do.
You should write to board of law? or whatever the attorney you're suing is from, about what he did. Heard they're (lawyers) scared of that. Had a black friend who was screwed over by a female asian lawyer. She took his money for representation, and didn't do anything. Refuses to give his money back. So he wrote to the bar/board of whatever. He promptly got his money back.
Keep fighting this and don’t give up! Prayers for you!
I did and I filed a lawsuit for the attorney filing a Frivolous eviction against me. These attorneys like this guy is the reason the system is broken. But I will fight all the way. I wasn't even behind on any rent nor did I violate any policies from my lease. Just that the manager didn't like me. And I have the proof of it. But the loops the system makes you go through is a joke.
Good for you!!! Don't back down just because they are attorneys!! Just get your own
They are doing this everywhere. They are taking in illegals and getting paid top dollar. This is all by design. People need to vote! We need to stop this invasion.
It’s never “how to stop the crooks.” It’s always “how not to be a victim.”
Yep
Free to low cost legal assistance from the older attorney in the video & the other pro bono lawyer plus contacting the press to inform current or future renters. I'm certain that a class action lawsuit is next or pending. Idk what you saw.
@@johndear1592 You can't have a class action lawsuit without a class level defendant. Who are you going to name when you sue? You need to sue them all together and you cannot if they did not commit the crime together.
WOW! A corrupt lawyer. How surprising .
Almost as rare as a corrupt landlord!
One of my favorite movies is called "The Nighwalker." It' about a woman (Barbara Stanwyck) who is married to a rich blind man who is killed in an explosion. Turns out he was murdered and the killer tries to drive her crazy to steal the fortune. The tie-in to this little chat? The lawyer did it!! Makes me snicker every time!!
Everyone has there hands in the pot! Corruption at its finest! They are paying landlords up to $6000.00 per person!
Too much of this going on, without a lawyer to represent the renter this is the newest scam displacing People 😡
It has happened to my family here in Maine. We had a lawyer. Useless. Renters have no protection. Richie Rich can do whatever he wants
If you pay your rent, this doesn’t happen.
If you don't pay your rent. I dont eat. What about grandma over here who rents to eat
@@spcvonhamm8857 Let's see if you'll say the same thing when your rent goes up 40% within a year.
JP Morgan Chase bank is also a scam artist when it comes to mortgages.
High rent crisis crippling people around the nation, if not the world.
More people mean more demand means higher rent!
Love the canned "demand and supply" BS when ripping off people. There is no integrity these days.
I think that more people would just buy their homes but, the prices of homes have gone up, and on top of that, interest rates are too high.
Economics, Demographics, Politicians have all contributed . With every action their must be a reaction. No solution will come without Sacrifices by Everyone concerned.
Cant own an apartment and cant own a house... what to do???
People don't know that when property management send debts to the attorney, any money paid goes directly to legal fees first, not debts owed. It's super predatory & should be illegal. "I've never seen anything like this." Yet it's common practice.
That’s disgusting!
I wouldn't pay a dime to them. They took my apartment - what else are they going to get? I don't have any gold teeth they could pull.
Perfectly stated!
That apartment isn't worth 800 a month. They should be ashamed of themselves.
It’s WORTH …whatEVER they can get SOMEONE to PAY!!!
@@traybernNah bruv that is not worth $800. I own two houses that I rent out, and yeah I can charge what I want but choose not to price gouge. I see you making the rounds making your nasty comments to people you perceive as weak. Well guess what the only one weak is you.
@@traybern if the only way to get water was $20 for a tiny bottle, people would buy because they have to, but it still doesn't mean water would be WORTH that. A scam is a scam.
You are right. It's probably worth at least 1000.
You can't get a single bedroom anything for under $1200/month anywhere in FL.
How disgustingly scammy just gross
All of those crooked attorneys need to be disbarred!
The rich vs. the poor and the rich have the judge and local attorneys in their pocket...
This is just greed
Theres always asassination.
Yup. They built a system to benefit the rich and powerful elites. It's a cruel trick, ppl think the American legal system is just and fair, but it's setup to work for the rich and crush everyone else
@@OGDelulugoing old school
No that bullshit so you telling me because your rich you can get away with all kinds of bullshit
Class action lawsuit !!!! Get on those dirty scoundrels!!!!!
Well, there you go again the only ones who make out on the class action lawsuit are the attorneys you’ll get a smidgen in return
@@Catchmyvib2 the only way to get attention from big corporations is through bank accounts and investors retreating
Predatory landlords and attorneys --- so unfair 😢
Diploma thumpers are conspiriing with criminals.
It is called taking advantage of people cuz they can get away with It is called greed greed greed greed greed
Did you write a review? I tell people all the time to write reviews, so others don’t get scammed. Business are getting away with too much.
Sure, you write an HONEST review BUT the landlords have numerous attorneys who threaten to sue you if you don’t delete your negative comments!
@@GuyzLikeMe ......more "made-up happy horses--t"....
@@GuyzLikeMeSad, but true.
. Doctors and dentists are big on this as well.
How they gonna sue until you establish residency again they evicted you(your address). And you know the struggle once you get a eviction to get another place because of there scam.. unlawful and wrongful evictions should be 👀n2 and overturned. Peoples lives y'all playing wit our here...
This is what you get when the small landlord is driven out of business.
Agree. You will see more of this bcse they are helping these big property owners take over. Even the non-profits who make tenants think they are working on their behalf by going after these mom and pop owners. Bcse these big companies are inflexible. They don't care abt your sob story. And the criteria to rent from them is usually higher too.
Landlords existing is the whole reason everybody can't afford to just "own" to begin with.
A house should be an investment in YOUR family, not a commitment to rob somebody elses.
Houses as commodities and investments instead of HOMES is what caused this whole mess.
they selling out to the highest bidder.
I agree, my cousin has worked hard all his life and when COVID hit a lot of his tenants just quit paying as soon as the Biden administration banned evictions as an emergency order. He had three tenants making good money during the pandemic two of them had their pay supplements each check, all the stimulus money, and were able to work while most people had their livelihood stripped away by the government when they were shut down. All three tenants bought brand new vehicles yet paid no rent for well over a year and then fought eviction in court and the cases were delayed for 4 to 8 months the first time and two were at the final stage of eviction just to get the properties back. He even agrees to forget about the rent just to end the losses he had paying mortgages on properties where the tenants were living for free just to have the government extend the eviction moratorium for 6 more months the day before his hearings for eviction. He had to take on a second job and so did his wife just to make payments to the bank . In the end he lost over $65,000 dollars in rent while his tenants bought nice things and traveled after the lockdowns ended. No one ever compensated the landlords for all their losses and that drove many small landlords out of the market even though they did everything they could legally and morally to help their tenants. That is the reason why rents shot up because many people like him were bankrupted or had to sell the properties at a loss just to save their families from losing their own homes when they were the ones screwed by the system. Now the large landlords own the properties with loans at ridiculously low interest because of the volumn of properties they own.
@@chrisstock6505 Biden also stopped banks from collecting mortgage payments from landlords too. You left that part out of your babbling lie.
So the judge didn’t do their due diligence ? Wowwww.
It’s by design. They want the apartments for illegals. I tried to tell people they were gonna be replaced! We all need to vote this election!
You should see S.C. issues.. they are dirty. With the landlords...
If that they are doing is illegal under state law, the practices should have been permanently stopped at the first case.
This is why people are so cynical about the legal system--it never works for the citizens, even when the law is on their side.
The Scales of Justice symbol should be tilted, one end weighed down by a bag of money. It would be more honest.
Its hard out here for a renter unless you get lucky and find a good landlord rare today.
Instead of sitting around, twiddling your thumbs, waiting for luck to land on your lap, how about you take charge of your own life and come up with a concrete plan to make a better future for yourself?
Nah, can't ask you to do anything beyond just existing and getting high.
@@sneksteppy every man for himself doesn't fix systemic oppression.
Getting angry and taking action as a group, does.
After 44 years of saving and being frugal and paying off my mortgage, I finally have enough funds available to purchase a rental property, which is something I always wanted to do. But alas I'm not going there because the laws here are so skewed in favor of tenants and the government recently enacted covid policies where tenants can stop paying rent and not be evicted and this is just too risky for me. So, in short, small investors like me are not going to get into the rental business leaving only big companies owning rentals so I view the lack of affordable housing to be not my problem.
They need to charge him to full extent of the law and charging with a fine so big. He loses most his money😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
I feel sorry for the man. He should not be subjected to feeling suicidal over rent. This is inhumane and predatory. I hope his case is settled and he secures housing. May all these people get help! This is unacceptable. Housing is a human right not a casino business.
"it's my right that land developers, builders, architects, plumbers, engineers all work for free to give me a house for free lol"
@@sneksteppy most people are a paycheck away from poverty and homelessness. Perhaps you don’t comprehend information very well. These tenants admitted to falling behind but got caught up as they were told by sending the money to an attorney who did not apply the money towards the rent. Yes they fell behind but they were attempting to catch up. If they have or had plans to live rent free they should be evicted. Let’s not be silly sir.
@@sneksteppyPlease shut up, and stop shilling for the oppressors.
None of our military heroes should EVER FEEL SUICIDAL.🗽🇺🇸
@@sneksteppy people could build our own shelters just like our ancestors did if there weren't so many rules in place to keep us from being self sufficient.
Our ancestors built mud, sand and wood huts that could last hundreds of years and put todays cardboard housing to shame. We can still do that for a fraction of the building cost of modern homes.
We don't NEED your precious builders and developers. Sustainable adobe homes are what should be built and we could house everybody for dirt cheap for hundreds of years.
It's your precious builders and developers that don't want alternatives to their overpriced, low value cardboard housing.
Rent is rent attorney fees is not rent because those fees go to the lawyer. Two different types of payments. Thieves of people/residents
We Need Law and order along with basic Kindness
You probably are in a Republican state and a state that allowed slavery, tactics have changed but with the same results
Only a judge can grant an eviction!
If all the rent was paid, the case should have been dismissed !
In NYS attorney fees can not be counted as rent.
find a judge old or lazy enough you can get anything approved
And only an OWNER can RAISE the RENT, to ANYTHING they WANT!!!
@onceagain6184 wrong, a landlord can obtain a sheriff eviction and throw your belongings on the street in 24 hrs!
@@user-od5sh1ck5g IMPOSSIBLE
@@user-od5sh1ck5g WRONG! Stop spreading incorrect information
Absolutely disgusting 🤬 they know what their doing 🤬
I was facing eviction in 2023 even though I was up to date on the rent. I could not find a lawyer to help me explore my options. I was not able to get the security level raised so I could secure a new apartment. I was not aware that this was such a widespread issue. There are more details that I would love to discuss with a lawyer that handles renter's rights.
I own rental property, large complex 50,000sqft, 28 units been in the family name since 1979, we have never ask a renter to send a rental payment to a lawyer. We also have our own rent control we never raise rent more then 15% over 3 years. In this video with the legal fees it is like a 75% rent increase.
You’re a good person ❤
Very My great your tenants are very respectful of your property knowing how much you care and that you are a good person. It's hard to find a rental that's in good condition with a landlord that cares. They are out there such as yourself Just want to say thank you from anyone that rents.
Sounds like the feds need to investigate the law firm and complex owners....🧐
They need to pick this up asap!
This is by design, it’s happening everywhere. We are being pushed out for illegals! It’s a no brainer. In nyc they are using e-bikes fires to push out people! Hundreds of fires in section 8 buildings. After they fix the building illegals are moving in!
Robbed and bamboozled - well said - good luck to every victim
If this veteran snapped an harmed the Attorney for the apartment complex , the owners of the apartment complex an the manager. I’d fully understand why an honestly agree with him!
These greedy slave rental places are the problem
.......yeahhhhh...... there is a lot of clueless idiots out there that will agree with you.... people who have to shower after dropping a duece because they could never figure out how to wipe their axzzes......
My 8 year old son has more literacy skills than you. Sad.
I rented decades ago and luckily the city I lived in would not let the landlord or their attorneys charge more than $150 in fees and fines. They even threatened to drop any eviction cases where lawyers and landlords tried to charge more.
Those fees should be illegal
Happened to me in 2019 too🤨 Demons🤬
This happened to me September 2019 I was renting a low income apartment my rent went from 400$ to 800$ once I got a new job now I knew this would happen but they didn’t even give me 30 day’s notice they only gave me 20min notice I moved out and they sued me for 4000$ and put an eviction on my record I can’t get anyone to rent to me even though I have good credit and a good paying job they were doing all the tenants like that people where moving out like crazy I moved in November they sued me in January I always wondered how they could get away with that it just makes no sense to me🤷🏾♀️
It is my prayer that you will find a place, and I'm sorry about what you're going through. These people forget that their time will come.
@@DorisPayne348 omg
@@DorisPayne348feel better? Because you must be absolutely miserable to post that.
@@DorisPayne348 And you’re still miserable 🤷🏽♀️
So what happened to low income housing
The whole end game was eviction or extortion.
When Lawyers commit Fraudulent Acts like this they should be Dis-Bared , but the way Laws are set up it is Very, Very hard to get a Judge or Court to go against a Lawyer .
Remember that lawyer running around the tree cuz he screwed his client
Thats when the words going postal starting appearing in news papers as common news. Lawyers make sad names for themselves when they try to take advantage of citizens for the sake of greed. History seems to repeat itself. Just look at the Russians they think it's still wwll
You realize a prosecutor or defense are each lawyers and one will lose each time???
I am in ND and have learned that you can be evicted after 12 days late rent, the landlord says. I was surprised when I learned that can even happen during the winter when the temperature is as low as 40-50 degrees below zero. If landlords have to fix anything that breaks because it is old or just worn out, tenants are charged and rent is elevated sometimes as much as $500 more. The main reason that we think the economy is so bad is mainly due to things you must have such as housing, food, utilities, especially cable and internet services. There are now too many Americans sucking money out of others. Shame, shame, shame. America is having a greed problem, some trying to grab every penny they can get their hands on.
S.C. too it's ashamed cause they only used that law when our lease was about over. I got evicted the month I owed for. The month wasn't even over yet.. and had to be out before that same month ended 7 days later.. Never went into any months owing any rent.. never seen such a swift filing and eviction for the rent denied for that month..
40-50 below zero.... YIKES
you do not need cable
Because its in the air and our faces everyday with greedy ass politicians who made scamming great again.
If you're renting an apartment keep your receipts as proof. You may need them later.
Glad someone is making a difference . Thank you sir for your service . My prayer is that you get miracles in Jesus name .
This is really sad. God bless you, Marshall!
Orange County Florida Landlords are notorious for their apathetic treatment of Tenants due to operating with impunity. This is a nationwide issue.
They should sue the landlord all of them
That’s despicable that they can do that to their tenants and get away with it! Shame on them!
The same thing is happening in Colorado!There is a war targeting working class renters who pay their rents on time and mind their business. If you live in a "desirable" neighborhood where the rents were historically affordable, you are going to find yourself booted out because greedy corporations are comming in, buying up properties and doubling rents to cater to a certain demographic. This is exactly what I am experiencing. There are hardly any rights for renters.
Class action suit and sue for pain and suffering that’s stressful! They also should get the evictions off their lease! If you don’t have the money get a probono lawyer asap!
And sue for the expense of the lawyer.
Slick,Slimy and Sleezy the law firm that makes all other lawyers look good and that’s hard to do 💰💰👩⚖️🇺🇸🤔
Must be a lawyer originally from California. $800 turned into $3,000+ is shady as all heck for filing evictions, especially when the “attorney’s firm” collects legal fees before giving the client their due.
The California State Bar would likely suspend his license and then disbar him after conviction.
100% correct. That’s because landlords are taking in illegals. It’s all by design. Total corruption. The working class will be weeded out very soon!
Just sue them, and do not settle. Take them before the judge in a different venture as the judge/commissioner are a part of the scheme.
All landlords are like this.....they mysteriously lose your Money Orders.......my trailer park does this.......
A class action lawsuit on the horizon
How can this be legal? It cannot be legal. Where tf is the state? Where is the State AG? The landlord, the owner and the attorneys need to be brought up on criminal charges for fraud. The attorneys should be disbarred. And the state officials need to be voted out of office if they aren't going to do anything about this. This would be a good issue to campaign on for a politician who actually cares about the people.
This is why everyone needs to come out and vote this election. People are being replaced by illegals. Blks are getting hit the hardest! It’s going to get a lot worse.
Over here in Kansas City, Johnson County, KS has the same racket going on in the small claims Court too. Court claims its in the best interests of all parties (and the Court) if parties can settle; and shuffles people being sued off to side rooms to be strong-armed by shady attorneys into paying fees and debts that they probably wouldn't have to if they had their own representation and actually fought the suits. This quasi-legal process has been going on in Missouri and Kansas since at least the 1980s, and only now gets attention because its starting to affect more sympathetic and affluent people. When your Judge and the plaintiff's attorneys are members of the same bar, social clubs, circles, and are friends in and out of the Courtroom, how truly just and uncorrupt is the Civil system. Judges do economically benefit under the system.
What happens if not a Vet & can’t afford an attorney?
How did Marshall Franklin get his new house? I think that is fantastic.
That's what we call the American dream of the worst part of man!
Yup if you get behind in rent now they will push to evict you within 10 days tops and stick you with attorneys fees plus any back rent.
Just disgusting the behavior to take advantage of renters who are not familiar with the Law nor can afford legal representation - such Fleecing of the middle class - shame on the Landlords and their Lawyers - all these renters should be reimbursed - there should be a class action lawsuit and one top legal team should take these peoples cases Pro Bono
......yeahhhhh, right.......Just disgusting the behavior to take advantage of attorneys with no interest in your case by demanding that they should handle your case for free?.....
Corrupt lawyers? Where do you think corrupt politicians come from.
yeah, 'money grabbing scheme'? Merely another word for government, politicians, and the government class...
Attorneys are arrogant. Some landlords and managers are bullies. Local legal aid is not always helpful. I basically had to research the law and stand up for my rights because the stress of dealing with these clowns was life threatening. I went on offense and said I would see them all in court. Attitudes changed because I could pull out the written laws.
......sounds like a "happy horses--t" story to me.....
How do these people live with themselves? Just evil!!
They live through greed.
@@Lola-tq8nv Sick! Don't they know they can't take with them?
Absolutely disgusting!! It's pure greed!!! They will have to give account to God for treating people like this.
God bless these poor people ,this is evil .
Call out that leasting company and attorney office
The Property owner is really behind this while the management company he hired scapegoats for the lawyers involved.
With these lawyers running the this scam, it's hard to believe there isn't at least one judge involved as well.
I'm a disabled veteran who lives in Oklahoma and I was planning to move to St' Louis and and now I have second thoughts....
They wonder why someone at their front door with intentions to hurt them or their family ,it because of this ignorance against the consumer ,so if your harmed ,as they say fair exchange is know robbery, you reap what you sow , to hurt others for greed
Happens in Denver CO too
I'm glad that someone's case is getting coverage.
When I went through a wrongful evictions case, nearly 2 years ago, I couldn't get any media outlets to cover it because I wasn't disabled or elderly and I don't have kids. They didn't care that I'm a military veteran. 🤷🏾♀️
Mind you, I never missed a payment.
They dragged their feet, until the judge finally threw out the case. That's Connecticut for you.
Ok....this problem is spreading among all groups of people.....!!!!!
It's situations like these that cause normal, good people, to get pushed over the edge. It really surprises me that someone didn't end up at the doorstep of that law firm for a violent resolution.
If dealing with attorneys in these situations, send copies of any payments to all parties involved, i.e. owner and management company.
Similar happened to many in Central WI including myself. There is ZERO accountability or anyone to straighten this mess out for anyone's family and it's very very sad. Counties allowing such huge rental management companies take advantage and manipulate people in vulnerable situations is straight up inhumane. People having to sign confusing documents under duress without anyone to help explain or complete the processes. I'm absolutely disgusted by this collective lack of accountability for causing so much unnecessary stress, hardships ect on people in communities.
Great spotlight reporting. Heartless greedy corporate landlords, are everywhere.
Even lawyers challenging the laws, banking on people not having enough funds to weather the court battle.
Trumps MO
We all are one disaster away from being HOMELESS..
.....not me, my grown kids, or my siblings.....
These people are doing what the lawyer in Better Call Saul did.
But tell someone your homeless and they will claim "you're on drugs"
Sue the complex and the law firm. Make them pay! This is the only way crimminal apartment complexes and crimminal lawyers will learn.
Don’t want to move to McDonough GA,The complex charge $150 is your rent is not paid on 1st.On the 2nd charging filling fee’s.
It’s everywhere! Bnb s instead of monthly rentals!
How is this lawful to treat veterans this way when they have literally put their lives on the line. Stories like this leaves me in tears. A universal law should be pass that prevent veterans from being eviction--I don't give a darn what it cost the taxpayers.
I'm positively certain that these veterans weren't forced to join the military. The draft ended with VietNam
In Florida, when an eviction suit is filed, the tenant is required to pay the rent in cash directly to the court, along with court costs, There's no question whether the rent is paid or not.
Wow, that's messed up ..
@@abusednomoresilence.....sounds excellent to me.....
Wow, this is really disgusting, especially now with how the economy is.
They are doing this everywhere including the families of veterans, even the cousins, mothers brothers. sisters, aunts, uncles, grandparents.
This law firm needs to be stripped of their license. This is what citizens are talking about when some of these law firms and attorneys for landlords abuse their power over everyday people trying to live a quality life.
My daughter has worked for a lawyer for many years. Shes a paralegal. All they do is sue, sue, sue.
The problem is no attorney will represent tenants in Missouri. I've called all. Missouri is a landlord friendly state which explains why it's so popular among investors. You can't withhold rent for repairs. Companies won't fix HVAC or appliances that don't belong to you. Investors have added extra "fees" to up the rent amount above advertised amount. Rental payment portals often times only have couple active days in which to pay rent. Management companies charge for background and credit checks and then don't do the checks. Additional way to get extra money. Management doesn't fix anything and breaks their own agreement. All the while tenants have signed a legally binding lease that you need an attorney and extra money to fight against a corporation that has big time attorneys on retainer. Good luck folks.... that's just how it is.
But the good news is if you're able to go against your conscience and know the laws inside out you can always be a squatter.
Guess I'm stuck paying for service I'll never get.
I guess the landlord can violate lease terms with impunity as well.
That’s definitely shady. Law firm need to be investigated.
This is gross! 😡
I helped an acquaintance once who had been renting to own a very humble house. The owner died and someone else bought it and demanded he show proof he had been paying for 25 years. I was legit worried for him because he didn’t know how to read and counted on me to explain the letter. He later shows me a bag of money order receipts he had kept for the two plus decades and the original hand written rent to own document. Took a long time to copy all the receipts but it worked out for him.
I've watched eviction hearings on TH-cam very similar to these stories! I saw a girl who lived in Texas get evicted even though she paid her rent. She paid through the portal, but the portal didn't show any payments. She showed her bank statements, and the payments came out of her account. She didn't have a lawyer, but the apartment complex did. The lawyer spouted off a bunch of legal jargon, and the judge ruled in his favor. She and her 3 kids were evicted. This is disgusting and a horrible way to treat people!
I'll send this to a nurse friend of mine that's thinking about moving there.
It isn't bad enough that many people are struggling to find a place to live they can afford, now we find tenants are being victimized by crooked professionals. I
The management company owns more then 50 properties across six states. Every one I looked at had a least one person complain that the management stole from them.
pay on-line, print the receipt or take a picture of the payment
Y'all don't get it??????? These crooked lawyers are the property owners....GREEDY!!!