What do you think of his daredevil attitude? Do you think he makes sense? --72.0.xxx.xx

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He will get away with it if he keeps his mouth shut but apparantly he cant do that.Since noone here knows me i will tell you i dont take welfare or section 8 either but i dont tell them that.I never got last month rent anyway. --74.77.xx.xx

He's getting away with it. Pointing out that he is not the owner and he is not the one who will be hurt by his actions. Landlords don't get thrown in jail for charging a double deposit and it's not his own house that will be lost in a lawsuit. --76.178.xxx.xxx

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The speed limit on the highway is 55 mph. I always drive 55mph and not a second faster. --174.206.xxx.xxx

I try to follow the rules and keep my head down. Its the ones that don't that are more likely to have problems. --71.217.xxx.xxx

I agree with everything SID said, frankly. --74.110.xxx.xx

if want to see worthless people then can attend the left wing reactionary tenancy advocates where the chairs have low education along depend on generous government subsidies. I remember the time I went down to housing ministers office then complained about the provincial funding to those extreme left wing groups where in a few months they were cut off then had earn the right to represent tenants by having tenants fund them. Unfortunately some cities continue those reactionary groups. I never ever discriminated where a low credit score along unstable tenancy along unpaid utilities meant another eviction would be started all over again. One insisted where I told they could reapply if they fixed the negative credit reports which meant paying the judgements, unpaid utilities and other bills. If someone owes over $700 on cable and cell phone that already set a bad precedent. When I told that rent must come from directly from social assistance she never took me to the human rights tribunal for discrimination. What these people need is last resort rental housing which the community housing which was once called the housing authority. Some those extremist actually own houses then let some people in for free rent and utilities then see what they do. When attending some of those left wing tenancy advocate meetings I never the level of hate towards private sector rental housing providers. If human nature was differently namely there was no such thing as lazy people then collectively they building low cost non profit rental housing. The day after the Bolshevik revolution alcoholism and worlds oldest profession was still there along the collective farms never worked. --68.69.xxx.xxx

Interesting. Like many, rule breaker ends up in court. Rinse and repeat. (He's the one in court all the time.) --172.56.xx.xxx

Good point, Plenty. Unfortunately as much as I agree with Sid, I am NOT a rule-breaker by nature. Living in NYS would drive me to consider it though. --74.110.xxx.xx

Then came covid, and frankly I don't know how many landlords have managed to survive the largely uncompensated mandates, crime, squatters, etc.. With growing militancy and groups calling for housing socialization, and increasing restrictions on landlords. I forsee a rough future for landlords. And from the numbers we see cashing out I'm not alone. --47.216.xxx.xxx

I'm sure he is smart enough to not say those things to prospects and plenty here talk about the nuance of dancing around the protected types, or are in states they are not affected by them and frankly talk a big game. you can accomplish everything he does {except double deposit) And follow the rules. like you, I follow the rules and my integrity speaks for itself as was needed when I was accused of discrimination and had a human rights case opened against me. it was ultimately dismissed. I'm no Brad 20k w a judge connection, but I'm civic minded and participate in my community. unfortunately it is a small % of slumlords that advocates use to tighten the screws on all of us. --172.58.xxx.xxx

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DOWHATYAGOTTADO, I like that ! --24.183.xxx.xxx

It's working for him. --73.113.xxx.xxx

The view of doing something legal verse something illegal depends largely who is wearing the glasses at the moment. How often have we seen someone who is breaking a rule in the lease but maybe not breaking the law. It is absolutely frustrating.... but it is what it is. It is only a small part of a much bigger picture. In the end, you have to sleep at night knowing you did the best you could. --24.101.xxx.xxx

Which puts you on more solid moral ground: complying with tyrannical laws, or resisting them? --104.230.xxx.xxx

As for the fellow in NY that is not following the laws, I hope I am, some of them are unclear and case law takes over. --75.11.xx.xx

my multifamily shacks are paid off and cash flow well. it has allowed me to live through the current regulatory climate. being forced to be more selective has indirectly improved things because I have eliminated the drama that comes with tenants that require double deposits, so don't say one can't be profitable and follow rules. rentals have allowed me to take time to work in the community. otherwise what I hear is only scumbags win. --172.58.xxx.xxx

my multifamily shacks are paid off and cash flow well. it has allowed me to live through the current regulatory climate. being forced to be more selective has indirectly improved things because I have eliminated the drama that comes with tenants that require double deposits, so don't say one can't be profitable and follow rules. rentals have allowed me to take time to work in the community. otherwise what I hear is only scumbags win. --172.58.xxx.xxx

Small potatoes,just because you or i have an income requirement doesnt mean we can legally refuse section 8 or welfare --74.77.xx.xx

Most jurisdictions vacant rental units are becoming more difficult to find for those who are in the never ending trash out cycle along with not paying rent. Separated utiltities will automatically screen out a lot of problem tenants as they know the can not move in if they hydro electric utility or natural gas company money. In the provincie of Ontario vacancy rates are really low where one per cent on and off in most major urban areas. Source of income can not be used where if owe utilities then they are going owe rent. For those who think housing should be right then that right should not impair the safety of other tenants in the building where illegal drug transactiions are being made. It is known they carry illegal hand guns along have two vicious dogs. Security cameras and a controlled entrance reduce that sort of traffic as they do not want to be on camera. A incomplete rental application with no provided identity is where no rents to alias. Oh I lost my birth certificate then come back when you have one. I absolutely not going to provide my social insurance number where without three pieces of identity then sorry keep looking. Credit checks is three part process where if the place of employment does not exist then they are immediately disqualified where can check out in yellow pages. Then a credit check with credit bureaus is not necessary. Had one with a credit score in low four hundreds where he had unstable tenancy. Housing as a last resort is the community housing authority if they can not find a rental unit in the private sector rental housing market. Everyone can apply if they do not come back with completely filled rental application with three pieces of photo copied identity then they are not accepted where no discrimination. --68.69.xxx.xxx

Robin, part of resisting tyranny is finding a clever way around said tyranny while not being overt. Judging by this guy's personality, I'm sure he just blurts out his albeit common sense, now illegal requirements. --72.231.xxx.xx

Yeah I TRIED to keep up with the rules/laws as they changed. But did I circle back to the decade old tenants and : put the sec deposit in a unique interest bearing account; OR back date years of annual interest statements; or send a copy of the HUD lead guidelines ... because the rules changed. NOPE. --206.84.xx.xxx

And I got OUT of the hood for all the reasons LTD stated. Except I did flips (not manufactured homes). --206.84.xx.xxx

Tryan, well put about operating in the grey --24.194.xxx.xx

Small potatoes, if the rent is $1000 and use say 3x rent as income i dont think you can say sorry section 8 tenant you dont have $3000 income so sorry i wont rent it to you,not sure how to figure it out actually,if you want to discuss it further start a new thread,i think it would make a good discussion --74.77.xx.xx

BUT you also have to sign a year's lease - so M2M avoids that pitfall. --74.110.xxx.xx

WMH,thank you,that makes sense as far as income for section 8 renter goes.I have been told that even though someone only does month to month you would have to accept year lease for section 8.What i have done is say yes of course i accept section 8 when asked,they seems to satisfy them,i then dont take the lead with questions as i usually do and let them stumble along till they they just say bye and hang up,i am not going to help them hang me.If they are able to get through that i ell them to have the worker call me,if the worker ever called me i would ask a few questions then tell them i need an app filled out,they dont seem to get that far --74.77.xx.xx