Landlords take a lot of risks when opening their homes to complete strangers. Sometimes landlords get lucky with a nice cookie-cutter family who pays rent on time or theyโll get some bad apples who rarely pay bills on time and trash the houseโฆ Itโs truly a gamble. But before you hand over your keys, there are some ways to sift through all the bad apples out there.
Better Safe Than Sorry
Some ways that you can find the perfect tenants include filling out a rental application so youโre able to contact previous landlords and see their source of income. Doing a background check on the eligible tenants also helps along with requiring a deposit before renting out your space. But even after all of that, some landlords donโt get very lucky.
Not So Luckyโฆ
These landlords had a very unfortunate tenant experience and it might even make your skin crawl. The landlord Laura Arnett and her husband were shocked to see their house in shambles. The past tenants broke there lease early and left all kinds of stuff for the Arnettโs to clean up. Including a yard filled with dog poop AND 16 chickens that they left to die under the Arnettโs home.
Renting Gone Wrong
Itโs understandable that the Arnettโs were disgusted by what these tenants left them to pick up. So they decided these selfish tenants werenโt going to get away with disrespecting their property. The Arnettโs found out where their old renters were living and dropped off a little surprise for them.
Knock Knock
Laura and her husband knocked and waited at their old tenantsโ front door with piles of trash that the tenants left (yes even bags of dog poop)โฆ When the old tenant finally answered the door she looked unamused while Laura asked,
โDo you know how bad you left our house?โ
The woman stood there with no expression and nothing to say while the Arnettโs โgiftedโ her all of the trash she left.
Sweet Revenge
Laura poured out bags of trash onto this womanโs front doorstep (yes, even the bag of dog poop). Laura and her husband felt betrayed by this woman they โtrustedโ with their home while the woman just unapologetically glared at them. Laura even explained to the woman that they had to sell their โtoysโ that they worked hard for, to help fix there destroyed home.
Rude Awakenings
While Lauraโs husband explained how he had to scoop the 16 dead chickens from underneath the houseโฆ The woman stood there with the same silent demeanor and little to say but the Arnettโs knew they couldnโt have these people get away with everything.
Pay Back
It must be infuriating to have trust in someone with something as special as your home and then to have that person completely take advantage of that and leave your home destroyed.
Teaching Lessons
Sometimes people need a little taste of their own medicine and Laura and her husband were definitely taught these awful tenants a lesson.
Hopefully, the Arnettโs have a lot more luck with new renters!
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