[Gridlock]

no mercy

[KingDeeCee]

Post more. Where'd you find these?
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[Manic!]

I know and feel you pain.

[DsZ24]

Haha those are awesome.

I'm currently an electrician at the other 2 infinity towers (Now called park place) and we've heard the stories of there being a prostitute in the building. Now we know it's true haha. There's also a guy that's always down in the lobby using the phone, probably selling drugs right outta the lobby. Interesting place for sure.

[spideyv2]

http://i.minus.com/il9XdA.gif

[dinosaur]

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[Gridlock]

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[Gridlock]

Haha those are awesome.

I'm currently an electrician at the other 2 infinity towers (Now called park place) and we've heard the stories of there being a prostitute in the building. Now we know it's true haha. There's also a guy that's always down in the lobby using the phone, probably selling drugs right outta the lobby. Interesting place for sure.

This was december of '09. Haven't ever gotten a follow up, but I'm sure she's moved on by now.

Besides, take a look around at that building. Think there is only one hooker in the place?

[nns]

I was wondering what kind of person calls another person by the name "dinosaur", but then that member posted, and I was like "ohhh".

[MindBomber]

this thread is :fullofwin:

Thanks Gridlock, very entertaining.

[Lowered_Klass]

In for more stories!

People who do this for a living, REALLY need to write books on the shit they go through. I mean, you can't make this stuff up :lol

[LuHua]

Brilliant! Thanks for sharing, made for a nice break from studies.

[Nanaki]

The end result is I can't believe that a politician lied to us.



I was going to read all of your post but this is as far as i got before i lol'd and came to the conclusion it wasn't worth my time to go any further....:fullofwin:

[TheKingdom2000]

bro this is awesome!

[InvisibleSoul]

Brothel suites are extremely common... we've had at least 3-4 raided in our complex since it opened three years ago.

[Gridlock]

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[Gridlock]

What I was left with in the end.

[Gumby]

What the hell - that look like it belongs in a kids' museum now!

[dinosaur]

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[wouwou]

This was after we spent a week fixing it:

so er...

Do you do any contract reno jobs on the side? lol

[Gridlock]

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[hotjoint]

awesome thread!

[vafanculo]

damn, am i ever glad i failed my property manager license exam.

[CRS]

What I was left with in the end.

http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk225/Dominion-Painting/IMG00038-20110414-0913.jpg

This was after we spent a week fixing it:

Holy shit.

Night and day in difference.

Whaaaat theee faaaaak.

[noventa]

Dude, did't find these anywhere....all true stories from the last 2 years of managing apartment buildings :)

haha, until you posted, I was still a bit confused about the Dinosaur from the first story.

"One day he asked dinosaur if we had any issues with renting to someone on welfare. She looked at him straight in the face and said, "we don't have an issue with that in this building, but I do have an issue renting to drug addicts." Boom! Let's put our cards on the table early. "

[Death2Theft]

I'm sure you lost quite abit on that one since u couldn't file against damage deposit.
This was after we spent a week fixing it:

[Gridlock]

buh-bye

[dinosaur]

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[Gridlock]

elves.

[TouringTeg]

WOW!! That is a gong show lol

[Great68]

It's unbelievable how many deadbeat people live in this city.

[Gumby]

Gridlock and dinosaur, your stories are highly entertaining, but I feel sorry that you have to deal with some of these winners... :)

[hotjoint]

crazy story

[buddy]

... The end result is I can't believe that a politician lied to us...



how do you think they get to where they are? but good read nevertheless

[dinosaur]

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[Graeme S]

My mom decided to rent out the basement of her place years ago back when I was in highschool. We rented to this couple who seemed okay, but a bit odd. Whatever, not like we're the most normal people either.

So there's one huge giant massive thing that people need to know. MY MOTHER HAS A DEATHLY ALLERGY TO ONION AND GARLIC. To the point where if someone is cooking with it in the neighborhood, she has to close the windows and hope that they stop cooking before it gets through the weather stripping. My mom tends to spend most of her time on the top floor, which is surrounded by windows; basically, she bakes when the neighbors have a barbecue.

So we rent to them, and they acknowledge that they cannot cook with onion nor garlic. Nor anything that has anything that says "onion and garlic salt" within the first three ingredients on the list. My mom understands that this sucks, so she was renting at a couple hundred below market.


So after the first month, everything seems to be going okay, and they decide to get a puppy. Sure, no problem. They give us a heads up, and ask if they can turn the little porch under the back deck (their entrance) into a little kennelesque thing. Sure, no problem, sounds cool.

What do they buy? A dalmatian. For those of you that don't know dogs, these are second in energy only to greyhounds. These are dogs that need to be run at least twice a day, sometimes more.

What do they do? Put it in the kennel, and leave it there except for a daily walk. So now we've got this dog that's constantly pacing. Barking. Even howling at times.

Turns out the dude works fulltime days and the lady is supposed to be at home with the dog and doing her thing. Ohhhhhh no she isn't. I have no idea if she was stepping out on him or what, but she left half an hour after he did and didn't come home until way after I got back from school. So, being the kid-who-never-had-a-dog I was, I played with him, took him out, and generally did my best to make my mom's shitty tenants less of a living hell for her.


Fast forward two months. It is now the beginning of fall. The furnace for the entire house is in the basement, about 3 feet away from the kitchen of the basement suite. Furnace heats up, and boom. Mom's eyes dry up and she can feel her throat having issues. She calls, and asks if they're cooking with anything with onion or garlic.

"Oh, maybe, I'm not sure, I'm so sorry!"

Whatever, lesson learned, right? Nope. This seems to keep happening, and my mom starts to talk to her about it again. What does she say? "Oh, well, my naturopath says that when you have an allergy, it's a good idea to be exposed to something so that you can develop a tolerance! Here, have these garlic supplements!"

My mom, being the wonderful vindictive bitch she is, then decides that restricting the hours of her cleaning is no longer worth it. She has one of those central-housing vacuum thingies, where the vacuum pump is in one area. Where is it? In the basement suite.

Things continue in the generally "goddamn those motherfuckers" on both sides, and when the lease is about to expire my mom tells them that she's not interested in continuing it and she'll be giving them a notice to terminate tenancy. They start bitching at her on how it's not fair on how they were getting used to the neighborhood, how they've always paid on time, etc etc etc.

My mom takes it and says "That's fine, but I'm ending the lease". Being an elementary school teacher has its advantages; you learn to deal with childish people whose intelligence is at about the elementary level.


So they move out, and when we get down there, we find the walls and kitchen/bathroom floor look like they were never cleaned. The carpets are stained, and there's a crapload of just useless garbage there. Broken bits of stuff, cords for electronics, manuals, etc etc. Takes my mom and I a day to get the junk out and to Wastech. We try to get the carpets cleaned, no go. Damage deposit? I think not.


TLDR: Tenants buy a dog and leave it to go feral, then try to kill my mom with something she's deathly allergic to and say "It's good to get used to what you're allergic to!"

[Gridlock]

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[Great68]

Oh man, kids. The last tenants who lived on top of us decided to have a kid. When they brought the thing home it would wail for hours in the middle of the night. Great, we were getting the newborn experience without having one of our own!

They also couldn't park worth a damn either, we shared the driveway and they'd park so close I had to get in my car from the passenger's door some nights.

Thank god they left. After they were gone I took a picture of an old scratch on my car and made up a story of how I went to Vancouver one weekend, leaving my car at home and the scratch appeared on my door when I got back. My landlords agreed to give me sole use of the driveway :D

[Gridlock]

anager...

[SumAznGuy]

But, that reminds me of some other things that used to drive me nuts about that guy. He couldn't park worth a shit either....

Speaking about parking. (http://www.revscene.net/forums/632635-residental-street-parking.html) The fall semester has started up on SFU and so far the parking situation is better as there has been less cars parking at night.

But just the other day, there was a red convertable cavaller that was parked at an angle with the nose 1 1/2 ft from the curb and the ass over 3 ft from the curb.

There is a jacked up Dodge Ram dually that always parks on the curb as his truck is too wide to properly park on the street.

Everyday, we see the same cars parking in the middle of 2 spots or 5 ft from the parking sign so only 2 cars can legally park behind them when there is enough room for 3.

[SumAznGuy]

They also couldn't park worth a damn either, we shared the driveway and they'd park so close I had to get in my car from the passenger's door some nights.

This is one of the things that bug me the most.

One of my friends had picked up a brand new BMW 135i when they first came out, but he spent most of the time in HK for work and had given us access to his car to keep the gas fresh and battery charged.
One week in February, I took the car out and kept it for a week. The second day, I was going for lunch with co-workers when they noticed a huge dent on the driver side door/rear quarter panel.
I started to freak out trying to figure out when that happened. For the next few days I couldn't sleep as I was trying to figure out when it could have happened.
After the third night, it was time to take the car back and I noticed the mini van that parked in the next spot had black all over the corner of his bumper. I lined the car up and realized the bumper was exactly the same height has the dent on the car.

I immediately told my friend but I never did ask him what he ended up doing about the damage on his car.

[Nlkko]

Meh hates people like those. Give a bad names for other good tenants looking for a place. I myself have a good shares of stories too. Will post later.

[Great68]

This is one of the things that bug me the most.

One of my friends had picked up a brand new BMW 135i when they first came out, but he spent most of the time in HK for work and had given us access to his car to keep the gas fresh and battery charged.
One week in February, I took the car out and kept it for a week. The second day, I was going for lunch with co-workers when they noticed a huge dent on the driver side door/rear quarter panel.
I started to freak out trying to figure out when that happened. For the next few days I couldn't sleep as I was trying to figure out when it could have happened.
After the third night, it was time to take the car back and I noticed the mini van that parked in the next spot had black all over the corner of his bumper. I lined the car up and realized the bumper was exactly the same height has the dent on the car.

I immediately told my friend but I never did ask him what he ended up doing about the damage on his car.

The next tenant to move in upstairs thought it would be OK if a friend that parked in the driveway beside my car while we were away for a weekend with our truck (this is after the landlord said we had exclusive use of the driveway) . The friend gave my car a big door ding, left a dent and white paint scrapes.

I didn't notice the damage right away, and when I did I though my wife did it (The truck is white). I was cursing the heavens, so the tenant upstairs probably heard me and thought I was going to beat my wife or something because she came down and admitted what happened.
Lucky for her Dentex got the dent out and the white paint buffed out and because I did a package deal with a couple other dings she only ended up paying $50.

[Gridlock]

no more

[wouwou]

Gridlock and dinosaur, your stories are highly entertaining, but I feel sorry that you have to deal with some of these winners... :)

I don't

Great read every morning

I am a horrible person lol

[subordinate]

I use to work in the office at a non-profit housing and Boy, the site managers had it tough.

And it is surprising at how many nut heads there are, makes for good stories though.

[SumAznGuy]

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

About 4 years ago, at the AGM, one of the owners decided to voice up about his displeasure against the garden crew that the building had contracted.

Now, in our eyes, they were out everyday rain or shine or snow since we live up on SFU. All the workers had the same uniform/polo shirts and they were very good about tarping things and taking away the grass clippings and dead flowers.

In his eyes he saw.... well we don't know what he saw but he had a major hard-on against them.

The first year nothing happened. Then the next year he voiced his displeasure again and the people who attended the AGM felt he was a good candidate for strata. After being voted in, he was chosen to be president of the strata and thus the ball started rolling to axe the current company and search for a new company to help save the strata money.

In the end, they chose this unknown company because they had the lowest bid after they had a chance to tour the area to see what the other company had done.

Oct 1 came around and the contract for the old company ended but even then they were out on Sept 30 to do their daily work. The new company showed up on the first day and right away the trouble started. They said they wanted more money now because the old company left everything as a mess and it wasn't like that when they did the tour to do the quotation.

October ended and came November. My wife started to notice that there was no one around in the mornings to tend to the grass/flowers/etc. At the strata meeting, the building manager mentioned this new company never filled out any of the paper work to show the progress or what they did each day. You can clearly see that the flowers in the garden were dead.
November ended and December was upon us. Still nothing. In the December strata meeting, the building manager reported that the new company never showed up for all of November and the first part of Dec. At that meeting, the strata decided to end the contract with the current company and look for a new company.

The company was informed about the immediate contract termination and payment was going to withheld for the 2 months of not showing up for work. The very next day, they showed up for work and demanded payment for those 2 month.

Over the winter, we learned the biggest lesson about the original company. They had a contract with a snow plow guy, and this guy did most of the snow removal for the other buildings and that meant he was up here plowing the drive-ways at 2 am so that everyone can go to work at 6 am. But once the contract with the company ended, so did the contract with the snow plow guy.

Well, we now had no one to plow our driveway. Calling around to get quotes just as winter had started was not the brightest idea. Average quote was quite a bit more expensive than the original guy we had. In the end, the company they contracted didn't show up to plow the driveway until 8-9 am. Good thing I have 4 snow tires on my car.

Spring came and the strata went looking for a new company to tend to our grass/flowers. The new company was pretty good, till about July. So far, all of this past August and September, it doesn't appear that new company has shown up for work. The flowers are all over grown from the nice weather and they are starting to show disease as some of them are brown and dead.

During the last snow storm, the plow guy broke one of the light stands in our court yard and the light is just sitting on an area with no grass. Back in June, the new company moved the light and put in new sod to fill that area that had no grass. The light sat on the grass area till about 2 weeks ago when someone came by and tried to prop the light back up and there is now a dead patch under where the light was.

And the kicker to all this, the strata is only saving about $2000 a year on the grass maintenance cost but who knows how much more per year we are spending on snow removal.

[Gridlock]

win

[Raid3n]

^well played sir! haha

[TouringTeg]

Langford Snooki

I am new to residential property management game and this was my first experience. My business partner and I have a one bedroom condo (2009 building) that we rent out.

This girl gave me bad vibes from the beginning. She decides to rent the propety and agrees to pay by cheque. One day later she asks if she can pay cash instead. First red flag.

Move in day comes and she decides to move in at 10pm a night. We receive complaints from the strata.

She claimed she worked at a hospital cleaning equipment. References turn out to be fake. She even has a forged letter of reference. I am not so sure. 90s Mercedes convertible, high heals, low cut, way too much fake and bake, etc ec.

We received post dated cheques and first cheque is deposited and clears. A week later she notifies us she had to close the account because "her ex has access to that account" She has to write new cheques and after weeks of games trying to set an appointment we finally get the cheques. Different phone number on these cheques. Strange.

Shortly after she tells us BC Hydro is threatening to cut off her power. She owes $2000 to them and says she needs to put her name on the account or she will have to move out. She calls BC Hydro and puts her account under her friends name.

Two months in and we receive a warnning because she is not carrying her dog while on the common property. This is in the strata bylaws and all rules were given to her along with an addendum to the tenancy agreement saying she must carry her pet or face a $200 fine. We notify her of the warning and she says she will carry it. At the same time she complains about her parking spot because the end spot is too hard to get in and out of.

A few weeks later another complaint. She has a friends car parking in the visitor parking for a week straight. It has snow piled on it from a recent snow storm and hasn't moved. She is notified it will be towed it if it's not moved.

About 4 months in everything comes to a head... we receive a $200 fine for her not carrying her pet again. We notify her (about 5 days before the end of the month) and she lets us know that she has no money for the fine or for rent and is moving out on the 10th of the month. She authorizes us to keep the damage deposit. Her move in date continually moves around until she does a daytime move without telling anyone. A strata member notifies the prop mgr who notifies us. We go to the condo to confront her. She immediately starts yelling and screaming at us and is histerical. I am surprised no one calls the cops. Apparently other residents were giving her shit for blocking the driveway access to the building and for leaving the front door open unattended.

In the weeks following we demand the keys/fob/parking pass back and that she clear out the rest of her junk. She ignores us, or makes appointments and cancels last minunte repeatedly. We take pictures and determine the unit is abandoned on about the 25th of the month. We change all the locks and order new fob/pass. We clean the place and thankfully the damage is minimal. Half a day of cleaning and there are permanent stains on the tan carpet.... Looks like makeup... Luckily we have a new tenant who wants to rent it sight unseen for the 1st.

We find out that her dog is extremely yappy and never stopped barking. It barks at every other dog so all the dog owners hate her and her dog. A coworkers fried owns a house next to the building and knows all about her and her dog. They have all named her Langford Snooki LOL

So I am looking at these post dated cheques. I had attempted to deposit one on the 1st for rent (that she owed) and the bank told me it could not be negotiated. I look at the phone # again and decide to google it... Sure enough she is a call girl!!! Different ads come up with her picture for a "wild time" "very adventurous" etc etc with variations of her name. That explained a lot!!

:D

[SumAznGuy]

Langford Snooki
I look at the phone # again and decide to google it... Sure enough she is a call girl!!! Different ads come up with her picture for a "wild time" "very adventurous" etc etc with variations of her name. That explained a lot!!

One thing we do is ask for all contact info. If you post on CL then you should get their email addy when they reply to your ad. Ask for name and ph#.
Take that info and google it right away before wasting anymore time on that person.

Might not help all cases, but in this case it could have saved you a lot of trouble. Another thing that some strata's are doing is requiring a police check done on all possible tenants. Being up on SFU, a lot of the units are owned by investors who are renting out to "students".

[MR_BIGGS]

This thread is wicked!

The far-fetched stories combined with the unique comedic writing styles of each of the RS members makes this quite an entertaining thread.

Keep then coming! My lunch time reading :)

[TouringTeg]

Sum: Yep we had her email.

Keep in mind she did not give us this phone number when we first signed the tenancy. We didn't get this second number until she closed her first bank account and gave us a second set of cheques. That's when I got curious and discovered what she actually done for a living! lol

We learned a lot of hard lessons with this one!

I almost forgot the best part... she left us a cultural film with all her junk... Big Rack Attack :D

[SumAznGuy]

From Korea with Love.

Courtesy of being a strata member, we found out that there was a grow op in one of the units in the adjacent building.

The owner lived in NYC and had bought the unit for his son to live in while he attended SFU. Upon graduation, the son moved back to NYC and the dad decided to rent the unit out. With the help of a friend, they rented the unit to a nice Korean student.
For the next 2 years, the post-dated cheques were cashed on the first of the month. Then the cheques started to bounce. One month, second month...
Cell phone had been disconnected.
Owner contacted the friend to go check on the unit, only to find the door locks had been changed.
A locksmith was called in and upon entry the unit had a full blown grow op going. Every room had lights and plants, even in the bathroom tub.
The police was called in and a report was made.

After all the plants and lights were removed, the clean up team came in to inspect the damage and it was pretty bad. There was mold in the walls which also affected the units to the left and right. Damage was estimated at over $100K. The owner of the unit was contacted and informed of the findings. Needless to say, the owner said he wasn't responsible for the damage and wasn't going to pay for the repairs. In his exact words "the building manager should have kept them from growing drugs in my unit".

Yes according to him, the building manager should also be the security guard, and concierge to keep his unit safe. He even went as far as saying he would sue the strata if we put a lien against his unit for the cost of the repairs.

In the end, the owner agreed to pay for repairs which also includes displacing the tenants in the 2 units next door.

[SumAznGuy]

I almost forgot the best part... she left us a cultural film with all her junk... Big Rack Attack :D

RS Group showing? :fullofwin:

[dinosaur]

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[SumAznGuy]

Here's a quick one.

11 pm + Fire + water = disaster

In the adjacent building the 2 tenants in unit 802 were hungry and decided to deep fry some chicken wings. This was 11 pm on a week night.
Not sure how, but the oil caught on fire and their first instinct was to douse the fire with water.

Now the entire kitchen was on fire and that set off the sprinklers. By the time the fire was put out and all the water turned off, there was water and fire damage to their rental unit, water damage to units 801 and 803. Water damage to units 701, 702, and 703.
And minor water damage to the ceilings of unit 601, 602, and 603.

Next time I am hungry at 11 pm, I am going to McD's for chicken nuggets. :okay:

[Gridlock]

purged

[mikemhg]

Langford Snooki

I am new to residential property management game and this was my first experience. My business partner and I have a one bedroom condo (2009 building) that we rent out.

This girl gave me bad vibes from the beginning. She decides to rent the propety and agrees to pay by cheque. One day later she asks if she can pay cash instead. First red flag.

Move in day comes and she decides to move in at 10pm a night. We receive complaints from the strata.

She claimed she worked at a hospital cleaning equipment. References turn out to be fake. She even has a forged letter of reference. I am not so sure. 90s Mercedes convertible, high heals, low cut, way too much fake and bake, etc ec.

We received post dated cheques and first cheque is deposited and clears. A week later she notifies us she had to close the account because "her ex has access to that account" She has to write new cheques and after weeks of games trying to set an appointment we finally get the cheques. Different phone number on these cheques. Strange.

Shortly after she tells us BC Hydro is threatening to cut off her power. She owes $2000 to them and says she needs to put her name on the account or she will have to move out. She calls BC Hydro and puts her account under her friends name.

Two months in and we receive a warnning because she is not carrying her dog while on the common property. This is in the strata bylaws and all rules were given to her along with an addendum to the tenancy agreement saying she must carry her pet or face a $200 fine. We notify her of the warning and she says she will carry it. At the same time she complains about her parking spot because the end spot is too hard to get in and out of.

A few weeks later another complaint. She has a friends car parking in the visitor parking for a week straight. It has snow piled on it from a recent snow storm and hasn't moved. She is notified it will be towed it if it's not moved.

About 4 months in everything comes to a head... we receive a $200 fine for her not carrying her pet again. We notify her (about 5 days before the end of the month) and she lets us know that she has no money for the fine or for rent and is moving out on the 10th of the month. She authorizes us to keep the damage deposit. Her move in date continually moves around until she does a daytime move without telling anyone. A strata member notifies the prop mgr who notifies us. We go to the condo to confront her. She immediately starts yelling and screaming at us and is histerical. I am surprised no one calls the cops. Apparently other residents were giving her shit for blocking the driveway access to the building and for leaving the front door open unattended.

In the weeks following we demand the keys/fob/parking pass back and that she clear out the rest of her junk. She ignores us, or makes appointments and cancels last minunte repeatedly. We take pictures and determine the unit is abandoned on about the 25th of the month. We change all the locks and order new fob/pass. We clean the place and thankfully the damage is minimal. Half a day of cleaning and there are permanent stains on the tan carpet.... Looks like makeup... Luckily we have a new tenant who wants to rent it sight unseen for the 1st.

We find out that her dog is extremely yappy and never stopped barking. It barks at every other dog so all the dog owners hate her and her dog. A coworkers fried owns a house next to the building and knows all about her and her dog. They have all named her Langford Snooki LOL

So I am looking at these post dated cheques. I had attempted to deposit one on the 1st for rent (that she owed) and the bank told me it could not be negotiated. I look at the phone # again and decide to google it... Sure enough she is a call girl!!! Different ads come up with her picture for a "wild time" "very adventurous" etc etc with variations of her name. That explained a lot!!

:D

No hate, but to be honest it sounds like renting your basement suite would be a nighmare. Maybe it's because cooking is such a huge hobby of mine, but not being able to cook with onions or garlic is ridiculous, those ingredients are so broadly used in so many dishes it's insane.

Maybe you guys shouldn't even bother to rent out your basement suite if your mother has such a severe allergy?

[DsZ24]

No hate, but to be honest it sounds like renting your basement suite would be a nighmare. Maybe it's because cooking is such a huge hobby of mine, but not being able to cook with onions or garlic is ridiculous, those ingredients are so broadly used in so many dishes it's insane.

Maybe you guys shouldn't even bother to rent out your basement suite if your mother has such a severe allergy?

You quoted the wrong post:fullofwin: But i think everyone knows which one you're reffering to

[mb_]

What I was left with in the end.

http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk225/Dominion-Painting/IMG00038-20110414-0913.jpg

yikes, that's how our previous (town)house sorta looked like.. my neighbor told me the new owners tore that shit up the day after we moved out. awesome thread btw, good time killer :woot2:

[Gridlock]

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[civiccer]

where's the "eats popcorn" smiley when you need it!

[Gumby]

where's the "eats popcorn" smiley when you need it!
:Popcorn

[civiccer]

SWEET.

[SiRV]

Langford Snooki

So I am looking at these post dated cheques. I had attempted to deposit one on the 1st for rent (that she owed) and the bank told me it could not be negotiated. I look at the phone # again and decide to google it... Sure enough she is a call girl!!! Different ads come up with her picture for a "wild time" "very adventurous" etc etc with variations of her name. That explained a lot!!

:D

pics or it didn't happen :suspicious:

[Everymans]

Slightly related. I've had some interesting living situations in vancouver. mostly because of Craigslist being my realtor and I'm cheap punk.

>Move to vancouver, be 18.
>Found a place 2 days before, people bail on me. Get to vancouver and move into a place before even checking it out. Downtown english bay, near davie. Awesome area, 2 bedroom completely cement apartment. 5 other people living there. all of them mexicans, 2 in the living room can't even speak english.
>Every month I shared my room with someone different. First was an extremely loud snorer, really hard to fall asleep with that. Second was a really annoying wigger dude. Had more clothes in the closet then I've had in my entire life. Incredibly gay french dude, was quit, never there, stayed to himself. Hot australian girl. Stayed in the room for 2 weeks before she moved into the other room with the creepy asian girl. Next guy was a really smelly mexican who made a living off selling World of warcraft gold. Next guy was a legit cool mexican guy.
>One day a water pipe burst and 3 apartments were completely ruined, water in the stairs for days.
>elevator was a deathtrap.
>One day immigration broke in when I wasn't there. Took one of the mexicans in the living room. We never seen him again.

Moved out of that place and into a really weird student dwelling with 8 other people near renfrew station. Bathroom had a roof that was like 5 and a half feet high. Everyone was asian and stuck to themselves except for this incredibly creepy old white guy who always went on about his explorations in africa. unsurprisingly i seen his face in the paper 3 months after I moved out, he apparently molested a 15 year old girl... The house was nothing but tiny ass rooms. Also, both bathrooms were out of order for 6 days. Didn't shower, had to shit in the mcdonalds a block away. Pissed in the backyard.

[Impreza]

No hate, but to be honest it sounds like renting your basement suite would be a nighmare. Maybe it's because cooking is such a huge hobby of mine, but not being able to cook with onions or garlic is ridiculous, those ingredients are so broadly used in so many dishes it's insane.

Maybe you guys shouldn't even bother to rent out your basement suite if your mother has such a severe allergy?

It's true that they probably shouldn't have rented the basement out, but they did warn the one renting that they couldn't use those ingredients and they agreed. If they couldn't do it, they should had just left. Then also doing it once, maybe they forgot but then it happened again.

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TTT

[Raid3n]

ray you fail! don't bump if you don't contribute! lol

[SumAznGuy]

Here's an update to If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

We had our Sept strata meeting and someone else commented on what appears to be our landscaping company NOT showing up to work. Flowers are really overgrown and much of the flowers are dead and have turned brown.
Supposedly, the landscaping company is coming once a week but they are not handing in any of their work orders to document what they are doing that one day a week.
The strata president is still fully backing the current company.

I can't wait to see how this winter goes. Thankfully I picked up a new 4x4 and will have new snow tires on it. Maybe I can be Mr. Plow. That name again is Mr. Plow.

[!Tigger]

i wanted an update from others :D no other way i could bring it up for others to share moar stories

[Lomac]

Here's an update to If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

We had our Sept strata meeting and someone else commented on what appears to be our landscaping company NOT showing up to work. Flowers are really overgrown and much of the flowers are dead and have turned brown.
Supposedly, the landscaping company is coming once a week but they are not handing in any of their work orders to document what they are doing that one day a week.
The strata president is still fully backing the current company.

I can't wait to see how this winter goes. Thankfully I picked up a new 4x4 and will have new snow tires on it. Maybe I can be Mr. Plow. That name again is Mr. Plow.

I get the impression that the strata president knows someone at this particular landscaping company.

Any possible way I can get the name of this company? I want to check something...

[CRS]

I get the impression that the strata president knows someone at this particular landscaping company.

Any possible way I can get the name of this company? I want to check something...

Sounds so much like some underhanded and greasy contract/agreement.

[Phozy]

Gridlock and dinosaur, exactly what job do you guys have? Seems like a entertaining but troubling job.

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[Graeme S]

I abso-fucking-lutely love your guys' stories. I mean, I hate that you had to go through all this shit, but it's fucking hilarious.

[Gridlock]

I feel so honored. I was tweeted! Thanks to whoever does the twitter thing.

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[dr.funk]

Dino and Gridlock you both get a *high five* for always providoing me with good laughs while I am at work. I always check this thread hoping to find new post from you guys!

[gretzky]

"I am getting complaints about noise coming from you apt. I am away right now....solve the problem ASAP or when I come home, you should be prepared to pack".

I am just curious, were you bluffing or are you actualy aloud to kick them out whenever you want(when they cause problems)?

great stories btw, very interesting.

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[seakrait]

you two are hilariously awesome. me want more read! write more! you two should have a website for everyone to read.

unless you do. and i missed it somehow. :(

[Phozy]

Make a bloggg :D :fullofwin:

[MindBomber]

One pro to another Gridlock, it looks like your doing excellent work. Respect.

You should have kept the wooden toilet seat though, they're all the rage with designers right now.

[Gridlock]

One pro to another Gridlock, it looks like your doing excellent work. Respect.

You should have kept the wooden toilet seat though, they're all the rage with designers right now.

Thanks! That bathroom is actually all new. Pex lines for all the plumbing, installed a ceiling fan, replaced all the sub-floor(there was a big hole by the back of the tub that someone filled with concrete) and all new drywall.

I was actually there tonight hanging the new drapes for him and it looks awesome! He has all modern furniture and really cool art on the walls.

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[DsZ24]

i think we need a reality show :)

I'd watch that. You would think by now there'd be a show like this on hgtv. Showing the confrontations with tenants, then showing how the owners fix the place up for the next tenants.

Maybe you guys should pitch that idea to one of the networks, who knows what could happen.

[Gridlock]

this is fun

[Death2Theft]

Problem with douchbag tenants disturbing others is that it's very hard to get tenants to do written letters of complaint. They tend to move out instead and when new tenant comes in... same thing. Douchebag gets to stay and cause me high turn over.

[Death2Theft]

One tactic for lazy landlords is to do hit them with a rent increase everytime they ask for a repair. Legally you are allowed to raise it by a set percentage once a year.

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[Gridlock]

Good news for landlords/owners is that the 2012 increase is 4.3%. For the last few year it has hovered around 2%.

I love rental increase time! Weeds out the weak :)

The bad news is, that's a sign that inflation is way up, and the money is worth less anyway.

No one will get that while they bitch about the rent though.
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[seakrait]

+1 on that reality TV show. i mean, if there is a show about people buying old storage lockers.... zzzzz....

[TekDragon]

And on the flip side, why can't our building have good managers? Gone through 3 now, and each suck just as much as the next. Keep the horror stories coming, they're hilarious. But, I suppose if they keep coming, your job doesn't get any easier. ;)

[Phozy]

+2 on reality TV show. Give the idea to a network, they film the stupid/ridiculous calls, reactions, what you do, and what Surrey has to give in terms of shitty tenants.

Then again, nobody would want to move here :D

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[CorneringArtist]

You guys need to create a compilation of stories and make a book out of it, kind of like Shit My Dad Says. I'd personally buy a copy LOL. All this stuff is gold, and your stories never disappoint!

[Phozy]

or "Diary of a Wimpy Kid",

But "Diary of a Property Manager" LOL

[Mr.C]

Hun...do I need to remind you about the "body parts and the head in the bag".

Please elaborate.

[Raid3n]

or "Diary of a Wimpy Kid",

But "Diary of a Property Manager" LOL

better yet, "Memoirs of a Property Manager" haha

[wesamess]

Wow, this thread is awesome. Thank you Gridlock and dinosaur for your awesome stories. I really enjoy them. Please don't stop. I especially like the insight that the two of you provide in what you look for in tenants. Since you're also the handy man Gridlock, it must save you a lot of time (and money) to resolve issues. Both of you take pride in your work - dino, you must really document your shit to take it to those shitty tenants. Well done.

I agree that changing your tenants can be a good thing. It weeds out the bad ones (ones with no money). I think it's actually a good practice to raise rents every year. The ones that are too busy to actually complain are the ones that don't fuck things up and have income. Once they leave and the place isn't renting out, lower the prices again. If they ever get too low, aim for short term or monthly tenants and raise the rent every term or month.

[TheKingdom2000]

i do not really see the problem here? besides the fact that she calls a lot. but that was only when the water was leaking? and isnt that your responsibility to fix? and messing with her about not knowing what a plumbing snake is? thats not cool. if that is not within your job description then tell her that.

i sympathized with every other story you posted, but this one seems you werent being a very good PM. and if she is bi-polar, surely that isnt her fault?

unless im missing something here?

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[Death2Theft]

The one thing I wish we had that other places have is a eviction record on potential tenants.

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[Raid3n]

wowwww.... surrey?

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[Raid3n]

close enough haha.

[Mr.C]

close enough haha.

Man, Surrey isn't just Whalley. It's like going "ew, Burnaby, must be full of druggies and pimps! Oh, wait, that's just the Metrotown area, nevermind."

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[TouringTeg]

LOL that is priceless! Thank goodness they revealed all that up front!

[TheKingdom2000]

@gridlock That's true. I know exactly what you're saying. Sometimes at work you get super annoyed at a particular customer, in your case a tenant and sometimes you react in ways that you normally wouldn't act, etc. Everyone is human.

I get it. And yeap. np. post edited!

[Graeme S]

So, for people who landlord professionally or amatuerally, is there a way to run credit checks? My stepbrother is renting out a suite he's got, and is worried about flakes and the like. The only thing he can do is check employment and personal/landlord references, but it'd be nice to check finances too.
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[Death2Theft]

If it's your place and u want to do everything to protect your property... you can full out ask for copies of t4's/sin#'s everything. Might make it harder to rent but it's up to you in the end.

[Phozy]

^Safe is always more work. Shit can work out in the end, just risking the chance that itll go awry.

[Jacka]

If it's your place and u want to do everything to protect your property... you can full out ask for copies of t4's/sin#'s everything. Might make it harder to rent but it's up to you in the end.


Huh, landlords can't do much with renters' T4 or SIN, why ask for it?

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[sonick]

Some inconsiderate prick let their dog shit in the apartment elevator this morning and didn't clean it up. My roommate stepped in it on the way to work, and I barely avoided it.

Who the fuck does this shit?

[CRS]

So she had to go without power until the morning. And I had to deny her the extension cord from the hall.

Cause I'm like that.

Like a fucking boss.

http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee505/robrtsn/MEME/LIKE-A-BOSS.jpg

P.S. dinosaur, please change your profile about accepting B&S rules from "n" to "y".

For some reason you have accepting behaviours as "y" but the B&S rules as "n".

[Nabatron]

Some inconsiderate prick let their dog shit in the apartment elevator this morning and didn't clean it up. My roommate stepped in it on the way to work, and I barely avoided it.

Who the fuck does this shit?

Some fucker did that too in the elevator at my old Condo complex. The place was brand new but fucking trash bags lived in the building and every day when u went into the elevator there would be either trash, beer cans, cigarette buds, dog shit/piss on the ground it was a zoo. Thats why once my lease was up I got the fuck outta there!

[Lowered_Klass]

^ Yup, same with my building. Big, nice, new complex... and every once in a while, someone thinks they're too good to pick up their dogs shit in the elevator.

Or my fav, when they make their dog shit in the underground parking lot, because it's raining outside/cold/whatever.

I hate the general public.

[MisterMu]

^ Yup, same with my building. Big, nice, new complex... and every once in a while, someone thinks they're too good to pick up their dogs shit in the elevator.

Or my fav, when they make their dog shit in the underground parking lot, because it's raining outside/cold/whatever.

I hate the general public.
That's what happens when the poorer folks can't afford their own houses and have to buy cheaper condos :troll:

(awaits taylor's reply)

[SumAznGuy]

It was very bad in my Condo. Damn SFU students.
It's either puke, spit on the elevator walls by the buttons, ripping up the notices, or writting obscenities on those notices.

Good thing we just put up new security cameras in the elevators. Hopefully this helps.

In my last condo, one of the tenants was caught on camera stealing a security camera. Hello camera. Do you see me? I see you.... Uh duhhhhh....

[Phozy]

A beautiful phone call from today.

The power is out in the neighborhood of one of the buildings. One person calls, and asks if its just the building. Nope, its the neighborhood. Ok, good.

Another person calls. Dino says that its the whole neighborhood.

"oh, well, when will it be back on?"

Shit man, how the hell are we supposed to know? So Dino says, "I don't know, I'm not BC Hydro. Call them."

"Oh, well we are going to need power."

And this is why Dinosaur and Gridlock will live together in epic happiness:

"What do you want me to do about it? I'm not a magician."

Not the only time that has happened. We get notices that an account is overdue fro BC Hydro. I usually give the tenant a heads up, and a warning that they take cutting someones power very seriously.

I get a call in the afternoon, and she says that she'll pay it in the afternoon. Whatevs. Its your power.

So the guy comes and turns off the power. I laugh a little bit.

She calls and is upset and says to me, "did you call them and tell them I'd pay it at 4?"

WTF? I have a hard enough time running my own life-what with 5 buildings, a reno company and a fucking dinosaur in my house. Now I'm supposed to keep tabs on 84 bill payments?

So I say no. She goes to pay the bill-now including an extra $175 reconnect charge and discovers that they do not in fact, take Amex. So then she's pissed about that. And its 5 minutes until they close, and they are rude to her. Shocking.

So she had to go without power until the morning. And I had to deny her the extension cord from the hall.

Cause I'm like that.

Love the way you write these stories, and their stupidity cracks me up

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[Lowered_Klass]

That's what happens when the poorer folks can't afford their own houses and have to buy cheaper condos :troll:

(awaits taylor's reply)

Accept that it's not usually owners who do this kind of stuff. It's the retarded renters. 99% of the time in my building, it's the renters causing the issues. Makes me sad I bought :(

[Gridlock]

love it

[MisterMu]

Accept that it's not usually owners who do this kind of stuff. It's the retarded renters. 99% of the time in my building, it's the renters causing the issues. Makes me sad I bought :(

Exactly. If owning their own homes were affordable, these low-lives wouldn't be trashing condos :troll:

[Death2Theft]

And to think in montreal they arn't even legally allowed to charge damage deposit.

[Gridlock]

thanks for this

[buddy]

Sex

Always wondered why she was so chipper in the morning.

... strongly believe there is more to it, guess we have to send you in for further inspection then report back ... do it while your dinosaur is not around


Tears

Awkward time when a woman you barely know is crying on your shoulder.

... this is actually an excellent contribution to another thread about awkward moments ... where majority of the people there are having difficulty in differentiate awkward from embarrassment


Porn

One dude had a basket of 80's porn mags in his bedroom when he wasn't there and we were doing an inspection.

... guess it's a good time to start providing complimentary wifi service in your buildings and introduce him to 21th century porn movies with 3D, when double D's just not gonna cut it anymore, I am sure that would mellow down those aggressive and abusive attitudes you guys have to deal with on a daily basis ...

all the stories you guys share are very funny and extremely entertaining, but they also contain a lot of negativites: all the bitching and whining, kicking insane people out (no more than they deserve I am sure) and dealing with prostitutes and drug dealers (not in a good way)...

I am sure there must be some rewarding moments to keep you two going besides getting paid alot ( .. if not, you guys are just as insane as the people you kicked out considering all the shits you gonna put up with everyday ... ) anywayz, any positive and heart-warming stories you guys can share?

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[Indy]

My friday afternoon at work has been filled with hilarity. THANK YOU!

[Phozy]

Your stories can go a long way in adding just a little more laughter in our lives :D

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So a few months ago I come home from a morning spent at jury duty. Was up early and had shitty night sleep the night before, so I decided to take a short nap.

Wake up and wasn't feeling all that well...I BBM Grid who was doing some work at one of our other buildings, "I don't feel so hot...".

I hate to bring in negativity, but you DO remember that someone decided to get into a huge fight that night, and we had to choose who's stomach was settled enough to go and settle the dispute, right? PS-thanks for taking the bullet.

To this day, I still think barfing on him would have settled it a lot faster than words.

[MindBomber]

Sex

Had to talk to a newer couple about the loudness, and frequency of their sexual relations. Complaints were coming in from all over the building. A guy was dying, and still took time to complain.

Always wondered why she was so chipper in the morning.


I had a similar problem with a girl who lived above me in my building, she screamed so loud during sex I couldn't cover the noise with the TV and it woke me up at night. I don't know how to word this without sounding bad, but I've been with quite a few girls and I'm pretty good I think (at least that's what I'm told), but I have never been with a girl who screams so uncontrollably. I can't figure out if she just lacks common sense and likes screaming during sex but temporarily forget they're inside an apartment, or if it's totally involuntary.

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[CRS]

I had a similar problem with a girl who lived above me in my building, she screamed so loud during sex I couldn't cover the noise with the TV and it woke me up at night. I don't know how to word this without sounding bad, but I've been with quite a few girls and I'm pretty good I think (at least that's what I'm told), but I have never been with a girl who screams so uncontrollably. I can't figure out if she just lacks common sense and likes screaming during sex but temporarily forget they're inside an apartment, or if it's totally involuntary.

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Only one way to find out!

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[Gridlock]

I had a similar problem with a girl who lived above me in my building, she screamed so loud during sex I couldn't cover the noise with the TV and it woke me up at night. I don't know how to word this without sounding bad, but I've been with quite a few girls and I'm pretty good I think (at least that's what I'm told), but I have never been with a girl who screams so uncontrollably. I can't figure out if she just lacks common sense and likes screaming during sex but temporarily forget they're inside an apartment, or if it's totally involuntary.

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Well-I've heard from "friends" that if you are really good at what you do, occasionally the ladies feel the need to let you know.

chuknowhatImeen?

In fact, years ago, I was living in a shit building on Nanaimo that had a lot of fire doors to go through to get to my apartment. I can hear these weird sounds getting louder until I open the final door to my place, and this chick is just getting railed up against the front door(inside the apartment, so you had to supply your own visuals) screaming her head off, and you could feel the floors pounding.

Not a bad way to spend 4pm in the afternoon-for him and her I suppose. After laughing and listening for awhile, I was left wondering what the hell type of place I was living in.

[Gridlock]

Oh! And one tenant in this building that lived next to the former manager...she's back a few pages was talking about her and the fact that she could listen to the building manager getting nailed while she was making breakfast in the morning.

Nothing like a quick cupa joe and a random orgasm in the morning.

[Lowered_Klass]

Lol, this reminds me of a person who lived next door to my g/f, when she was living at her old place. Unfortunately, doesn't involve teh sax :(

Old, 2-story woodframe building. Smaller building, and from who I met, everyone seemed fairly nice... excpet for her next door neighbour. The guy wasn't a dick most of the time -or should I say, when he was sober- made small talk, was always nice. Until the weekend would roll around...

Fri/Sat nights, he would get off work (was a cook at a bar) and start drinking, alone, and smoke a lot of weed. No big deal right? Well, the fact he was alone, meant he could spend his money on guy stuff. Mainly home theater equipment. One weekend rolls around, and the next thing you know, he starts blastin' the worst, 80's euro trash techno you've ever heard in your life... and loud. Still the loudest music I've heard from an apartment, to this day. It was so loud, dishes rattled in her kitchen, and we could barely talk to each other on the couch. All the while, this typically started around 1am.

Now, both my g/f and I are pretty cool when it comes to loud music, tv's. Sometimes people get a bit carried away, forget they live in a wood framed building. But this guy took it to a whole other level. My g/f's living room shared the wall with his living room, so there really wasn't any kind of 'room buffer'. We always hated calling the cops, and rarely did for this sort of thing... not that it would matter. I would go over there to try and get him to turn down the music a bit, but because the music was SO loud, he wouldn't hear. Me, and some of the other neighbours would literally bash on his door to try and get his attention. It got to the point some nights where we would all be laughing in the hallway, because what else could you do? It was almost every weekend (I figure it was mainly around when he got paid) and it was always, ALWAYS that horrible techno music! We all figured -and found out later- that he would drink/blaze to the point where he would pass out with the music playing that loud. Oh, I forgot to mention... the few times he would hear us bashing at his door, he would always come out in an old t-shirt, and yup, tighty-whitey underpants. Winter/spring/summer/fall. Tighty-whitey's. He was in his mid-thirties. Sigh.

He got complaints, but because he also owned his unit, there was really no chance the dude was gonna move out. He had lived there for quite a while, and had no interest in moving. I'd love to know how much that guy has been fined over the years....

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[Lowered_Klass]

Sometimes, I am reminded that renting is WAY better than buying....you a lot more options when it comes to loud/crazy neighbours.

Amen to that. I'm not against buying... but I will never again buy a condo.

Thankfully, my g/f sold her appt at the height of the condo craze, and was able to get top dollar for her unit. This, in turn, is what made it possible for us to buy into our supposed 'nicer, higher end building'. Which it was for the first couple of years...

Then the market crashed. A lot of the people who had bought units while my building was just a hole in the ground, suddenly couldn't flip them.... you know what that means.... RENTALS, and lots of them.

So instead of having 'Club EuroTrash' bumpin' next door, I got a grow op. Oh, and before that, just down the hall, some associates of a well known gang were renting out a unit. Now that was fun :( Seems to have gotten a bit better the last year or so, but I'm still amazed at the shit that goes on in these big complex's...

[Death2Theft]

Personally I'd just tell her flat out that I was going to hit on her until I found out what makes her sound like she did last night. The awkwardness should get her to STFU.
I had a similar problem with a girl who lived above me in my building, she screamed so loud during sex I couldn't cover the noise with the TV and it woke me up at night. I don't know how to word this without sounding bad, but I've been with quite a few girls and I'm pretty good I think (at least that's what I'm told), but I have never been with a girl who screams so uncontrollably. I can't figure out if she just lacks common sense and likes screaming during sex but temporarily forget they're inside an apartment, or if it's totally involuntary.

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[Impreza]

Awsome stories, thought this post was dead after it went to the bottom of the list.

[Gridlock]

Every once in awhile I get inspired by something to write about. This was inspired by the thread about negotiating rent and Dino talking about desperate people at the end of the month, or in the case of that building I wrote about-their base.

[MindBomber]

It amazes me that people with so little business sense are in the financial position to own a twelve unit property, they must not be self-made, more likely they received an inheritance from someone more intelligent than themselves. I'll bet they blow it all within their life times.

Not wanting to bother with a twenty dollar rent increase amazes me more than anything; twenty dollars, across twelve units, over sixty months, equates to fourteen thousand dollars in lost potential revenue.

[Gridlock]

It amazes me that people with so little business sense are in the financial position to own a twelve unit property, they must not be self-made, more likely they received an inheritance from someone more intelligent than themselves. I'll bet they blow it all within their life times.

Not wanting to bother with a twenty dollar rent increase amazes me more than anything; twenty dollars, across twelve units, over sixty months, equates to fourteen thousand dollars in lost potential revenue.

That was what was frustrating. You have: no money to maintain the building, no money to pay me, no money to allow for renting a shit apartment for reasonable rent.

And then scoff at raising rent to do what? Make more money!

So you are going to rent this thing to trash, who in turn is going to a) not pay you, b) trash the place and then not pay you. Security Deposits are shit. I burned through $300 at Home Depot on an apartment yesterday, and walked out with 2 bags and some blinds.

As I said above-I'm more than open to any type of creative idea. Hell, I'd be willing to work on spec. Here's a plan: Don't pay me anything. I'll take a percentage on increased revenue. As long as that percentage works on paper, in that I'm going to see payback at some point down the road-I'm still good. But I would need to have a level of trust for the person in this type of arrangement. We have an excellent relationship with our core, I call them clients, but technically they are employers. They asked me to take on a second building. I didn't even talk money. Worked for 2 months before we could sit down and talk it out. I knew, implicitly, that they had my back, just the same as I had theirs. As a result-after 2 years in the building-we've made our salary free with the increased revenue. My company, on the other hand has been very fucking far from free :)

[Gridlock]

This was my favorite.

[SumAznGuy]

Gridlock,

Your last story reminds me of a unit we looked at 2 years ago. I forget the name of the building now, but it is just off of Barnet Hwy and just before St. Johns st. Port Moody. This is the area that is right across the water from the sulphar piles.

As a possible investment opportunity, there was a bunch of units for sale at discounted prices during the 09 recession. The builder kept 20+ units and was renting them out but due to financial reasons, they defaulted payment on taxes and they were forced to sell off some of the units to pay back the Government.

First thing we noticed as we entered the building, the walls were in really bad shape. They haven't seen paint or repair in ages. Someone opened one of the security doors, and put the door knob through the wall and now there is a huge gaping hole.
The doors to some of the other units looked like they were reused from a busted grow-op. ie the police used a battering ram to open the door and this building was able to buy these pre-owned doors at discounted prices.

We go inside the unit and you can see the carpet is new and the walls had just been repainted. The ceiling had a 4x6 section that was just fixed as the white popcorn material was a different colour from the rest of the ceiling.

We go out onto the deck, and nearly fall off. The deck is at a major pitch, down and away from the door. If you fell, and broke through the fence, you would have a nice tumble since this was a ground floor unit.

Lastly, the tour took us to the underground garage. Normally concrete underground garages are either grey or some painted colour. The walls were grey with some areas that were bright rust orange, just under 1 inch wide cracks that run all the way down the wall . Did I mention, this was an underground garage?
Even the concrete stairs leading out of the parkade was orange coloured.

We decided to skip this unit and later on we find out that we knew someone who had lived in this building and her stories were worse. The wiring in her unit was beyond shoddy. There was a few times autumn storms blew out the power, but for some reason, the power would out for half the building. Sometimes it was the right side units, and other times it was the left side units that were without power. Sorta reminds me of that episode of friends where Joey and Chandler was playing with that light switch that would turn on/off a like in Monica's unit.

[Gridlock]

Keeping up with a building is a shitpile of work. And there are buildings like the one you described everywhere.

When we started at the first building, I couldn't believe the condition of some things. We did an inspection on month 2 and came back with a massive list of repairs. A lot of them heat, sliding door and window related.

The problem was the owners were busy, and previous managers were good with the status quo. It was us that started pushing for our new strategy. I saw a hole in the market for a mid-range building, where you could live in a place that was inspired by condos, but not pay the price of renting a condo. I don't really think I was original in the thought, there are a few other places in the 'hood doing the same thing lol.

The owner has told us that he always wanted to own buildings that he can take pride in, and not shitty ones, but was lacking someone that could actually run the show. He barely comes out once a year...he is not going to come out weekly to check up on construction projects.

Buildings like the one you describe are scary.Thankfully, I was left with a lot of cosmetics, but little structural. If I had to spend a year overseeing the garage being broken up and re-concreted before we can even get to the fun stuff, it would be nuts.

[MindBomber]

The owner cancelled everything. Too expensive. And so far, it has sat there-for a year. So what`s more expensive? The remediation would have been paid for by now. Instead, we have a dead apartment that still needs to be fixed, and we are now a further $9000 in the hole.


Aside from the financial loss involved with the unrentable dead space, does the owner not realize that mold is a living thing?

It's not like it's going to sit there stagnant, waiting for the owner to have an epiphany that he's losing a substantial amount of money each month the unit sits vacant and that he's a bit of an idiot not to have had the first crew do the repairs. It's going to grow and spread to other units, if it hasn't already, increasing the cost of repairs exponentially. Some people truly amaze me, he and the girl from the previous story should get together to discuss management philosophy, they sound like they have a lot in common.

[Gridlock]

Aside from the financial loss involved with the unrentable dead space, does the owner not realize that mold is a living thing?

It's not like it's going to sit there stagnant, waiting for the owner to have an epiphany that he's losing a substantial amount of money each month the unit sits vacant and that he's a bit of an idiot not to have had the first crew do the repairs. It's going to grow and spread to other units, if it hasn't already, increasing the cost of repairs exponentially. Some people truly amaze me, he and the girl from the previous story should get together to discuss management philosophy, they sound like they have a lot in common.

Um...most, if not all the top floor if I had to make a somewhat uneducated guess.

I think thats the problem. You start getting into this, and the project instantly goes 10x the size in minutes. Shit man...you want a good laugh? The roof still fucking leaks. It leaks to the 1st floor. How that happens I have no idea, but going past the top floor and showing up downstairs is impressive, fucked up wise. There is a puddle that doesn't dry for 8 months of the year. The mold is centered down a line right below it.

So, instantly, with my little paint job we discover that the apartment needs to be re-drywalled. Can't do that without having the mold removed. Let's add in at least 2 adjacent units because come on man, you know they're fucked. Shouldn't bother with that until the roof is replaced. Shouldn't bother with that until whatever structural issue causing the puddle is fixed. That would be the penthouse btw. I'm no roofer, but I have to be pretty deep past 100k, and I haven't even taken a measurement :)

[Death2Theft]

This is a nightmare case of a guy who knows the system.
He comes in with the manager from another place helping him move in. Drove all his stuff over moved it all in while joking and laughing with this tenant. He claims that he's moving here because it's too noisy at his old buildling that has a bar underneath. (later found out the manager gave him false referal just to get him out of his hair) Sure we could ask for two referals but most of the people we've dealt with have just moved into BC.

After the first month he doesn't pay rent, file for a 10 day non-payment standard procedure. Get delayed 2 months before we even see a courtdate, they really need to bump the nonpayment ones. As currently there is no priority it just sits inline with all the other claims. Get a telephone trial date, serve the papers to tenant with a witness. He shows up at the trial on time and says he has no idea what he's doing here. He never recieved the papers and that we never served him. Judge asks if we have the witness there and we didn't at the time. Just as the judge was going to give him the win..... witness walks in. Judge then listens to the witness statement on serving this guy, this guy is still calling us liars. So judge says how did you know to be here at this time if you never got served? Guy couldn't answer.... thats how crazy the judges are and was sooo close to siding with the total douchebag tenant.
Now that we won the case we see the guy hiding in his room so we can't serve him the papers for the bailiff. Next thing we know he filed for an appeal so if the appeal takes another 2 months we are out 4 months rent + bailiff costs because I know it will come to that and he will drag it out as long as he can. After a judges decision we've never had anyone file for an appeal before but thats just how loaded the tenant based system is. This guy knows full well he doesn't have a leg to stand on there is no arguement for nonpayment, yet he is able to delay this for at least 3+ months. Imagine if there actually was something to argue about to get rid of this joker? HAH

[dinosaur]

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[Death2Theft]

Yes we have the order of possesion, never had to wait more than two weeks after filing usually. I would love to verify if that 10 day thing is true on monday. So far as I can tell other landlords just pay this guy a couple grand to get him out of their hair, which really blows because it's rewarding him for douchebaggery and working the system. It's going to cost more to deal with him the legal/proper way and most landlords just buckle under and let guys like this slide.
Most frustrating now is to claim for more months of rent since this has dragged on for so long.... I would need to pay and file it under a seperate case.
Wow!

Did you get an Order of Possession? I think as soon as the "10 Day" period expires, if the tenant does not move, you can get an order of possession.... some times that hurries the case along as it can be obtained within a few days, I think. You can also get one immediately following the arbitration case if you don't think they tenant will leave.

Regardless of that, charge him for all the unpaid rent and bailiff.....what are you up to, 5 months? If he doesn't pay...file with small claims. From my understanding it is a fairly simple move from the RTB to small claims as the "paper work" and judgement have already been made. If he doesn't pay that, it totally fucks him from doing anything again. Fuck him for life.

This sucks dude.

I'm currently sitting on 2 arbitration cases that I won't see happen until the New Year...at least my tenants have fucked off and it is just for money...not to have them removed.

Also, if you need a bailiff-ish type person to make this happen....PM me and I'll hook you up.

[Gridlock]

meh

[Death2Theft]

Guy is 6'6 270 not sure what you mean by bailiffs on the street, as they only deal with court orders. In the end the owner always has more to lose vs worthless scumbag. Guy doesn't pay rent legal system sees that as you making less profit vs Guy losing his home and getting thrown out on the street. They are for sure going to let tenant get away with just about anything.
Guy has nice stuff too, guess thats not hard to do when you dont have to pay rent.
Yeah the previous manager already apologized saying he couldn't get rid of the guy.

This was a redone suite so thats not an issue, in my experience people that move into a crappy place never knew how to work the system the way this guy has.

[Gridlock]

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[dinosaur]

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[Death2Theft]

Dinosaur the appeal process now is anywhere from tommorow to infinity. Thanks for the info tho we waited about 3 weeks before we got a courtdate as well. We served him on the oct 6th for nonpayment figured he would pay since he has alot of nice stuff moved in, 10 days from that was the 16th which we filed and from there courtdate on nov 8th. In the past we've gotten courtdates in as little as 5 days for nonpayment.

[Gridlock]

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[SilverT]

Here is my story from a renter's pov. Currently renting a basement suite. A month later a single mom moves in along with her bf. They leave their bike in the middle of the walkway. The landlord son comes down and tell them to move it as it's in the way. They were like what I don't understand what you're saying because of your accent. They also keep puppies at the place even though the tenant agreement clearly states that this is not allowed.

I personally don't talk to these guys but for some reason they continue using the laundry every single day even on our assigned days. They leave dirty shit in front of our door way for some reason even though we don't deal with them at all as we're usually working. They tend to have sex loudly with their door left open. We complain to the landlord about the laundry situation and he tells us we should talk to them as they're nice people too. The very next morning both my gf and my car windows were smashed. They messed everything up in the cars but nothing was stolen even though I had cash and other valuables in there. The other renter's cars was parked on the same street but nothing happened to their's. We would of moved out already if we didn't sign a 6 month lease and now it's gonna be a hassle finding a new place.

[Mr.C]

Here is my story from a renter's pov. Currently renting a basement suite. A month later a single mom moves in along with her bf. They leave their bike in the middle of the walkway. The landlord son comes down and tell them to move it as it's in the way. They were like what I don't understand what you're saying because of your accent. They also keep puppies at the place even though the tenant agreement clearly states that this is not allowed.

I personally don't talk to these guys but for some reason they continue using the laundry every single day even on our assigned days. They leave dirty shit in front of our door way for some reason even though we don't deal with them at all as we're usually working. They tend to have sex loudly with their door left open. We complain to the landlord about the laundry situation and he tells us we should talk to them as they're nice people too. The very next morning both my gf and my car windows were smashed. They messed everything up in the cars but nothing was stolen even though I had cash and other valuables in there. The other renter's cars was parked on the same street but nothing happened to their's. We would of moved out already if we didn't sign a 6 month lease and now it's gonna be a hassle finding a new place.

I'd be setting cameras up.

[Death2Theft]

I never rent to single moms. More often then not they expect special priviledges that no one else gets, just because "it's so hard"

[Gridlock]

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[Everymans]

Hey gridlock. Curious if you can inform me of the average rental prices for a 1 bedroom apartment in
Vancouver
coquitlum
New west minister
Surrey
Richmond
and
burnaby

[sonick]

Richmond in the old (15-20 year old) wood-frame low-rise apartments start at $900 (sometimes you'll find them from $850). In the new concrete high-rises starts at around $1100.

[dinosaur]

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[taylor192]

Not a horror story, yet maybe a glimmer of hope for those looking to rent.

I am moving out of my unit this month, and my landlord has thus far been unable to rent it for the same price as we've been paying for 2 yrs (no increases). There's been 3 open houses, and I can count the number of people that have come to see it on one hand.

This is very strange, even for January which can be a slow month. The norm used to be open houses receiving several applications.

The identical unit across the hall was up for rent in the past year and had the same issue. They had to reduce the rent $100 and it still sat empty for a month before being rented. Glad to see this trend is continuing, and would like to see it escalate as more condos are built and there's more excess condo inventory becoming rental properties driving the vacancy rate up.

[Gridlock]

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[InvisibleSoul]

Not a horror story, yet maybe a glimmer of hope for those looking to rent.

I am moving out of my unit this month, and my landlord has thus far been unable to rent it for the same price as we've been paying for 2 yrs (no increases). There's been 3 open houses, and I can count the number of people that have come to see it on one hand.

This is very strange, even for January which can be a slow month. The norm used to be open houses receiving several applications.

The identical unit across the hall was up for rent in the past year and had the same issue. They had to reduce the rent $100 and it still sat empty for a month before being rented. Glad to see this trend is continuing, and would like to see it escalate as more condos are built and there's more excess condo inventory becoming rental properties driving the vacancy rate up.
Yeah... I started looking for a tenant mid December. This is for a one-bedroom at King Edward Village in Vancouver. I already started the listing as the best one-bedroom deal in the complex at $1300. There was one other listing at $1300, but it was a bit smaller, and a similar unit as mine for $1400. Had one person come to take a look at it in two weeks. I lowered it to $1250 after that, and fortunately found someone that seems like he could be a very good tenant. I had two others call to ask about it, but that was about it.

[dinosaur]

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[Gridlock]

The 3rd bedroom probably dropped a lot too. Cuts down on a lot of potential renters and places straight in "room mate" territory.

[vitaminG]

this news storey seems relevant to this thread

Surrey woman ordered to sell condo over strata complaints

In what’s believed to be a first for B.C., a judge has ordered a condominium owner to sell her suite because of an avalanche of complaints from other owners.

The strata council for a condo complex on Guildford Drive in Surrey took an owner to court after hundreds of complaints had been made about her and her 20-year-old son.

The concerns about Rose Jordison and her son Jordy included excessive noise, abusive language, the uttering of threats and harassment that took place over several years.

Jordison, who moved into her suite in 2006, was fined $20,000 by the strata council over several years but failed to pay up or change her behaviour, so the council took her to court.

In a ruling released Friday, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Richard Blair said it was a “draconian†measure to order Jordison to sell, but necessary.

“The Jordisons’ actions amount to an assault upon those residents,†said the judge.

“I specifically conclude from the evidence that the Jordisons’ conduct, including their obscene language and gestures, their interference with the activities of others, their spitting at other residents, the unacceptable loud and unnecessary noise they in their unit created, have unreasonably interfered with the rights of others who are entitled to enjoy in peace the common property, the common assets and their own strata lots.â€

Affidavits filed with the court include complaints about loud banging, pounding on the floor, doors slamming and screaming and yelling coming from the Jordison unit. Among the incidents described, two pictures were dislodged from the walls of a neighbouring unit, nails started to loosen in one ceiling and some water leaked from the unit.

One neighbour complained the son was making sounds like a pig, which she concluded were directed at her, and another reported that she’d been called a “fat cow†and given the finger.

Another resident said she was called a “f-----g b---h,†a whore, a “ho for a show†and another profane word for a woman. The resident reported that water was thrown at her as she was passing the Jordisons’ suite. Police were called but were reluctant to become involved in the dispute, according to the ruling.

“In some ways this was the death of a thousand cuts, because they’re individually just juvenile,†said Philip Dougan, a lawyer for the strata council. â €œBut over the course of time, [there have been] hundreds and hundreds of times where youâ €™ve been intimidated or sworn at . . . We just couldn’t believe what we were hearing.

“So we wanted to be sure that this wasn’t a couple of people who had it in for Rose.â€

The Jordisons, in their responses to the strata council over the years, denied the complaints and called the fines illegal, threatening legal action.

Last year, Jordison filed a complaint with B.C.’s human rights tribunal, alleging discrimination based on a disability because, she said, the objectionable activities were caused by her son’s autism. But she withdrew the complaint without providing any evidence.

Dougan said he believes it’s the first time in B.C. a strata owner has been ordered to sell their unit over complaints of bylaw infractions.

“There are so many situations just like this one. In our office we call them the strata nazis, the troublemaker in any given building who is just making life miserable for everyone,†said Dougan.

“We think this could be a tremendous precedent for stratas to be able to deal with that type of person,†he said.

Tony Gioventu, a strata advocate who writes the weekly Condo Smarts column in the Sunday Province, said he’s aware of other situations where the strata council effectively forced the owners to move by banning them from the property.

“Collectively, these rulings do send the message that strata councils have the authority to protect the right of the owners to the quiet enjoyment of their homes,†he said.

But, he noted, such legal action is prohibitively expensive — Supreme Court cases cost tens of thousands of dollars.

The judge ordered Jordison, who did not appear in court to defend herself against the legal action, to list her unit for sale within 30 days and sell it within 90 days after that, or the strata council can sell it for her.

She could not be reached for comment Friday.

One resident of the building told The Province people living in it were relieved, but said she preferred not to comment further or to be named while Jordison was still living in the building.

Phone messages left with other residents named as complainants weren’t returned.

— With a file by Susan Lazaruk

Surrey woman ordered to sell condo over strata complaints (http://www.theprovince.com/touch/Surrey+woman+ordered+sell+condo+over+strata+compla ints/5993922/story.html?rel=838332)
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[Gridlock]

Thanks!

[InvisibleSoul]

In a strata you are fucked! You can go after them financially but you are trying to kick someone out of something they own. Brutal up hill battle.
Yep... I have a story for this exact scenario as well that I'll recant later. I'm the president of a strata right now, and there has been one problem resident that we've wanted to get out of the building for over two years, but because he's an owner, we had our hands tied. The property manager said there's never been a case where a strata had successfully gotten rid of a unit owner, and it would take huge money to even try to have something done in court.

After this latest case in Surrey though, I guess a new precedent has been set, and it's not impossible...

[taylor192]

Our personal mission is eradicating weed from our buildings.
That explains why you get bent out of shape on other topics concerning drugs.

We have a couple in our building that have a personal mission to get rid of dogs, and would probably ban children if they could. Damn strata nazis.

[taylor192]

After this latest case in Surrey though, I guess a new precedent has been set, and it's not impossible...
Still gonna cost a fortune and take years. The precedent is "death by 1000 cuts" so I hope you've been documenting each issue.

[SpuGen]

We screwed up with one guy recently. He didn't present all that well to me at all, but Dino felt he might be a good guy that looked hard around the edges. We were getting reports of partying and the hall constantly smelled like weed. Our personal mission is eradicating weed from our buildings. Talk to him and all you get is, "dude, it isn't me-must be my neighbors" Then gives the classic answer, "you know, its BC, everyone smokes weed-you can't really stop it" Which is code for, "I'm a stoner"

Anyway, just an unpleasant situation.

The point is, we had him out in 4 months. We didn't need to negotiate this time-no deals.

I recently had a tenant who was smoking up with her friends on Christmas Night.

I'm usually pretty cool about it, and my mother turns a blind eye to it (as long as they pay rent on time, and it's outside) but we had a Pregnant woman in the house who was almost due. I went down and told her that if she was going to do it, to take it outside.

She told me it was incense.
I took a long pause, and held it in. I reiterated the fact that there was absolutely ZERO smoking anything in the house, but it was fine if she was outside, and left.

She moved out less than a week later, with a 2 day notice. The problem basically solved itself. My mom found a tenant at Church the next day.

I've never been so lucky. hah. That suite is like a curse.
Bullet. Dodged.

The last tenant that was in there was an older Vietnamese guy who was clearly a drug dealer. I didn't really care for it, since he always paid rent on time, and was generally a nice guy. I don't care what they do in there as long as they don't make it my problem. (break stuff, excessive noise etc) He eventually moved out on his own accord, and found out that he was dealing to my neighbours. They kept coming by one by one a week after he left asking if I could sell.

What.:pokerface:

[Gridlock]

It was fun.

[InvisibleSoul]

Still gonna cost a fortune and take years. The precedent is "death by 1000 cuts" so I hope you've been documenting each issue.
Well, his file with the VPD probably fills a drawer by now, and it got to the point where VPD refused to come anymore.

[Raid3n]

I'm going to say this as it directly relates to the thread topic, but would ask that this not turn into a drugs yes/no thread. Been there, done that...

I don't give one sweet fuck if my tenants want to smoke themselves into oblivion. I really don't. They're right...its BC, it happens.

Here's my deal on the issue. I don't want to smell it, and I don't want to see it and I don't want any of the other crap that goes along with it. My job is to maintain the building for the enjoyment of EVERYONE.

I personally don't enjoy the smell of weed when I walk through the halls. I know there are others that agree. I know that there are others that disagree. The thing of it is, the people that disagree can live without the smell of it, where those that do, can't live with it-or shouldn't have to.

So, I think my policy is pretty fair. Go away with it. I see a couple different apartments worth of people marching the same little path. They come back smiling. Good for you. The thing is, we tell everyone BEFORE you sign paperwork. Hell, we give everyone the speech before they even fill out the application. You CANNOT say you were not warned. When they sign the lease, there is a written item outlining the "weed laws". You initial that you have read and understand that term. Those that don't like that policy? There's the door man, no hard feelings. Think you can outsmart the policy? I take your house. It's that simple.

So yes, our mission is to eradicate it from the buildings, but be fully aware that I'm not trying to eradicate those that use it. Actually 2 of our best tenants march the little path. I didn't even know until Dino told me that's what they were doing. Now I laugh a little any time I see them walking in at 11 at night.

for the reasons you listed, i don't know why more people that live in multiple dwelling buildings that want to smoke weed, dont just get a vaporizer...

relatively odorless, relatively smokeless... sure the unit is a tad expensive.. but whats 3-600$ compared to homelessness...

[BrRsn]

for the reasons you listed, i don't know why more people that live in multiple dwelling buildings that want to smoke weed, dont just get a vaporizer...

relatively odorless, relatively smokeless... sure the unit is a tad expensive.. but whats 3-600$ compared to homelessness...

People need to use common sense. Wet towel under washroom door + shower on hot + washroom fan on = odourless. Spray some febreeze after for good measure and no one will know the difference. People who can't do that much are just fucked up beyond belief.

[Gridlock]

People need to use common sense. Wet towel under washroom door + shower on hot + washroom fan on = odourless. Spray some febreeze after for good measure and no one will know the difference. People who can't do that much are just fucked up beyond belief.

Yeah, we have a chick that tried that in our slummy building. Funny thing...the vents are apparently connected because it would waft into her neighbors bathroom at 11pm every night.

[taylor192]

for the reasons you listed, i don't know why more people that live in multiple dwelling buildings that want to smoke weed, dont just get a vaporizer...

relatively odorless, relatively smokeless... sure the unit is a tad expensive.. but whats 3-600$ compared to homelessness...
My friends in Ottawa have one, its fantastic. There's still a strong smell, afterall you still exhale, yet it doesn't linger as long.

[Raid3n]

like i said "relatively" haha. it's considerably less than if you were smoking a joint/pipe

[Gridlock]

Word

[melloman]

Need MOAR STORIES!!! :eek5r:

[Valour]

Question for BC tenancy experts:

I took over a lease for a friend. She bailed 3 months in. I 've lived in apartment for 10 months. Landlord doesn't know that I live there now.

Landlord has issued a letter to inspect the place. Should I be there when they inspect? Can they go through my shit? boxes, drawers, mail and letters etc.?

Can they kick my ass out?

[Death2Theft]

Yes your name is not on the lease your a trespasser.

[Gridlock]

Question for BC tenancy experts:

I took over a lease for a friend. She bailed 3 months in. I 've lived in apartment for 10 months. Landlord doesn't know that I live there now.

Landlord has issued a letter to inspect the place. Should I be there when they inspect? Can they go through my shit? boxes, drawers, mail and letters etc.?

Can they kick my ass out?

Well, lets see. Let me know if I get this right.

I can imagine that there is a reason that you would jump into a strained situation housing wise. You either wanted to help out your friend, which would be noble, or had an issue yourself that would prevent you from getting your own apartment.

I'm guessing the latter. That leaves shitty references, shitty credit or___.

This is a positive thread, so please remember I'm not giving you a hard time. That said, to help, I do need to know the true deal.

If the building is large enough, a landlord may not be able to know the day-to-day activities of an individual apartment...but he does now.

Any time we have an issue with someone, the first step is issue an inspection notice. Get in there and find out whats happening. We had an issue with some people that was actually documented back on page 3 or 4, and the inspection gave us everything we needed. Bedroom set up in the dining room for the undocumented room mate..cat litter for the cat that wasn't allowed in the building, a messy apartment and a chance to chat with the tenant, in their space(its wonderfully destabilizing).

No one is going to go through drawers and stuff in normal circumstances. I go in, I look around and leave. I'm looking for a messy place that is going to cause issues for the building, I'm looking for drug paraphernalia and other bigger issues that affect the building after you leave. Myself, I try to be as courteous to someone's home as I can. I certainly wouldn't want people poking through my shit, right? In fact, all my best finds were left right out in the open for me to see.

As for your situation, he knows what the deal is. That's why you got the letter. Yes, you paid rent, but you are still technically trespassing. I'm not entirely sure, but I don't think I need to even bother with the 30 day eviction in that case, but I'm not sure...I've never had to deal with that.

The only thing not being there is going to do is prolong the inevitable. The landlord will just start watching closer to your traffic patterns and stop you on your way in. It's not that hard. If you wanted to stay in the apartment, your best chance is to be a stellar tenant in the 10 months you've been there, present a decent, good looking home and play fucking stupid. Tell him you didn't know you needed permission.

I suspect that you'll be out. You've lied for 10 months, and he'll probably just want to be rid of the whole situation.

Keep in mind that if he accepts rent from you, you have in effect become a de facto tenant of the apartment, and therefore have a de facto tenancy agreement, and then qualify for the protections it offers. The 10 months isn't going to count for you though, because he actually has to KNOW you were living there.

[dinosaur]

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[Valour]

I'm a stellar tenant. I pay early up to a week often times. The landlord is a rental management company. I pay in cash at the rental office.

I live there because the original tenant wanted to bail out of the lease so I agreed to take over. Earlier on we had discussed with the rental office how to transfer the lease over but they said can't do it, she has to move out and I have to apply to be a tenant.

[SumAznGuy]

From the sounds of it, Dinosaur is right and it may just be a yearly check. Since growing pot in apartments was easy money for lots of people, one of the way to troll them is to do yearly inspections. Some use the guise of fire alarm testing.
Doesn't stop them from growing weed, but it does fuck with their schedule and makes it a big hassle when they are nearing harvest time but need to clean everything up and move everything out for the inspection.

I lived at my mom's apartment for a year when I had some financial problems and the management company didn't say squat that we had my mom, me, and my young brother all living in a one bed room apartment.

They shouldn't go through your drawers, but why are you so concerned? You have something to hide?

If not, it shouldn't be a big deal. Just 5 minutes of your time and they are off to the next unit.

[Valour]

I'm worried cuz all my clothes are guys stuff and the name on the lease is a girl. Lol should i go to wal mart and buy some cheap panties and tampons and sprinkle them across the apartment?

[CRS]

I'm worried cuz all my clothes are guys stuff and the name on the lease is a girl. Lol should i go to wal mart and buy some cheap panties and tampons and sprinkle them across the apartment?

If you're going to go to this extent, you might as well just say that your parents really wanted a daughter after having X amount of sons so they named you a girl's name.

Either way, if you're caught, you're fucked. But this way, you won't be out even more money.

[dinosaur]

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[Valour]

I looooove the apartment! So if I tell them to switch it over they cannot refuse? PS there is nothing shady going on and my credit is excellent and I have a prosperous business that i own.

and no, I am not wearing girls panties

[Gridlock]

From the sounds of it, Dinosaur is right and it may just be a yearly check. Since growing pot in apartments was easy money for lots of people, one of the way to troll them is to do yearly inspections. Some use the guise of fire alarm testing.


Well, its not a guise...for the buildings insurance, we need to prove that the fire systems are safe and functional.

It is seriously the most annoying day in this job. You go around to every apartment and hear the smoke detector ring in your ear, then the bells in the hallway go off. Guaranteed headache.

I actually don't need any excuse to inspect you, and can legally do so monthly without issue. I lived in one place that inspected monthly, and it was so annoying. I had moved there from a condo where I lived among owners to being treated like a high school student.

We don't do it ourselves, but do get pressure from the owners to institute it on the renovated apartments.

If there is a suspected problem, then we pound them with inspections to annoy them, but mostly do our work up front to screen out trashy people, and do our work on the backend to make sure that damage is more than covered.

[Gridlock]

I looooove the apartment! So if I tell them to switch it over they cannot refuse? PS there is nothing shady going on and my credit is excellent and I have a prosperous business that i own.

and no, I am not wearing girls panties

Well, here's the issue.

They cannot refuse someone to take over a lease if they present good credit and references...IF they are going to hold your friend to the lease.

It sounds to me like they gave her an out. Move. Just because I have a lease with you, doesn't mean I have to enforce it.

Sidebar for educational purposes:

We have chosen to not enforce leases for a variety of reasons. One, we like the person. They have been a great person to deal with, and for whatever reason, they have to move. If they are in a renovated apartment that we aren't going to have a problem renting, and its going to show well(ie. They have nice stuff) then why bother keeping the people on the hook. I always like to reward a good tenant.

Two is I want to get rid of you. Maybe I'm not actively trying to evict you, but I may not shed any tears if you want to leave. We had a classic case of that with this girl that moved into a not so great apartment in our building. She started sending us huge letters under our door nit-picking problems with her apartment. The trim on the front door handle was loose. The handle on the toilet jiggled. I didn't paint the wall behind the stove(like hello! fuck off on that one)

I told her I can fix this, I can fix this item and I can't do anything about this this and this.

She actually said to me, "well what happens if the work isn't done to my satisfaction?"

"well, you aren't my client, so you suck it." I put that i a much more professional tone ;)

Finally, I asked her straight up, what was she trying to accomplish, and she wanted to move. After a month. Dude, whatever. There's the door.

She was going to spend the year nit-picking every little thing she could find to get out of her lease. It was going to be too hot, or too cold. It was a nicely painted, but shitty apartment. There was stuff to find.

We cut her loose. I was not in the mood to have to deal with her self-imposed condemnation for a year.

But back to the immediate point. If they were willing to cut the lease, then they didn't want you. That is their right. They can't use the lease as a stick with her though. We as landlords can rent it for you, ditch the lease for you, or allow you to rent the unit.

We usually do 1 or 2, to avoid doing 3. We can't cut off options and then enforce the lease.

So where does all this leave you?

To them, they have a tenant effectively trespassing in the unit. You may be the stellar tenant of the year, but you are a trespasser, so thats a bit of a nick to your name.

You are going to have to talk to someone that makes decisions and go from there. If, IF you need to, and my god I would not open with this, but you paid in cash for the apartment to the rental office. You *may* have a point to having a de facto tenancy agreement for apartment by virtue that they have accepted your rent. They *could* have tried to determine who you were.

If the inspection is indeed for the fire alarms, then you may not have anything to worry about. They'll come in, test the alarm, test the heat detector and be on their way.

How big is the building?

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[SumAznGuy]

Well, its not a guise...for the buildings insurance, we need to prove that the fire systems are safe and functional.

While it may be for building insurance reasons, it was never done in my last condo that I owned until part way through my time as owner. I don't mind it as I understand the need for it.
I also like the idea of trolling the people who tries to grow pot in their unit.

Oh wait. A thought just came to me. A few pages back I wrote about the grow op in the building adjacent to us and how the owner complained that the strata should be looking after his unit for him and it was our fault someone grew pot in his unit that he rented out. We only had our yearly smoke detector inspection 2 months ago and I don't remember there being one last year since we have been on the strata for almost 2 years now. An old strata member moved out hence why we joined.

Oh well. That's not important now.

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[Valour]

Thank you experts for the input and responses!

[Graeme S]

So what actually happened?
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[Gridlock]

So what actually happened?
Posted via RS Mobile (http://www.revscene.net/forums/announcement.php?a=228)

Maybe he had to pack the computer already ;)

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[Valour]

Everything went better than expected Lol, actually, you never know until a month goes by, I may receive a letter...

[davidw1234]

One of my friend's (tenant) horror story...probably not as funny as the other stories posted here.

Condo rental for half a year, landlord charged a full month's rent for deposit (violation #1). No inspection report was ever done by landlord. (violation #2)

Rental was extended for the next 3 years I believe, every month the landlord would bug the shit out of the tenant asking for payment (non-stop calling), even if it wasn't late or anything. Tenant paid up every-time.

No payments missed, no issues (like sewage problems or whatever) happened during the rental.

Now here's when it gets funny:

Tenant moves out cause he's moving to another province. This was mid-July. Landlord suddenly goes MIA for the next 2 weeks. Not picking up calls or anything. BUT, there is evidence the landlord accessed the unit during the remainder of 2 weeks.

2 weeks later, landlord shows up. Again, no inspection report, nothing (violation #3). She brings a "gangster-wannabe" too, giving out threats and dipshit. Then claims that she's refusing to give back the full months deposit because she has to spend it all on "advertising fees" and repairs for normal wear and tear. (you're looking at a completely white wall except with a few marks from shoes or whatever). Holycow man 3 year tenancy you expect the unit to be brand new when you first purchased it?

Huge argument starts, that "gangster-wannabe" had the intention to beat my friend up, (walked close up to my friends face, yell, roll up sleeves blahblah), luckily that didn't happen.

I recommended him to go to the Residential Tenancy Branch, which he did, filed a report. Got a hearing date, landlord rejected all associated documents mailed by registered mail (they were returned undeliverable). Of course, the landlord didn't even participate in the hearing. The monthly rent was $1400 per month, which got doubled by the RTB agent because of how bullshit this landlord is. Owing: $2800 + $50 application fee.

Friend calls the landlord to let him know, landlord goes bullshit and yells Chinese through the phone and tells him to FUCK OFF, GO FUCK YOURSELF, YOU PIECE OF SHIT.

Well, payback time. Friend did a title search and found out the property was under mortgage of the same bank the landlord deposited the monthly rental cheques to. New owing amount: ~$3000 due to court costs added on.

Garnished bank account, landlord missed 2 months of mortgage. (garnished on the day before mortgage was automatically deducted from account). The debt was also registered against the property as a secured debt.

Total Cost: ~$3000 + mortgage penalties + interest from bank
vs
Original Cost: $1400

Win.

Know your rights! When inspection reports are not done, landlords automatically lose the right to claim any security deposit. Security deposits can accrue interest over time and can only be claimed if major damages were done to the unit (not normal wear-and-tear). Any disputes can be forwarded to RTB for resolution, and results can be enforced at the BC Provincial Court (Small Claims). Pretty effective, but expect a longgggggggggggggggggggg time to get your money back.

TLDR: Landlord charges full month security deposit of $1400 and refuses to return at end of tenancy because she needs to pay for "advertising costs" and normal "wear and tear". Tenant got RTB to double the amount to $3000 and also made the landlord miss 2 months of mortgage payments with penalties and interest. He also registered his name under the landlords property.

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[Gridlock]

nada.

[jepho]

Aside from having to evict our friend from our apartment for not paying 2 months worth of rent, My wife and i have been fairly lucky with renting out our apartment.

We rented one of the rooms out in our house to a friend as well whom we never really saw. We started to get a funky smell in the house so i peeked in his room an saw this...
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc366/jepho13/P1120014.jpg
garbage and old food 3+ months old, crap everywhere, stuff all over the wall. The stench was disgusting,I dont know how enyone could live like that. The bathroom looked just as bad.
Needless to say he doesnt live with us anymore. It took me about 5 hours to fully clean the room and bathroom.

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[davidw1234]

@jepho,

holyshit...that's quite pathetic.

@dino & gridlock,

thanks for the replies/stories. Thank god the unit was professionally cleaned hahah. Just read a few of the stories in this post...nothing compared to my friend's. Seriously, I wouldn't even have the energy to deal with shit like this on a daily basis.

[jepho]

funny you say that dinosaur.....
When i cleaned the room i did happen to come across a crack pipe. Got our locks changed the next day.

[Gridlock]

Nope.

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[Great68]

Aside from having to evict our friend from our apartment for not paying 2 months worth of rent, My wife and i have been fairly lucky with renting out our apartment.

We rented one of the rooms out in our house to a friend as well whom we never really saw. We started to get a funky smell in the house so i peeked in his room an saw this...
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc366/jepho13/P1120014.jpg
garbage and old food 3+ months old, crap everywhere, stuff all over the wall. The stench was disgusting,I dont know how enyone could live like that. The bathroom looked just as bad.
Needless to say he doesnt live with us anymore. It took me about 5 hours to fully clean the room and bathroom.

I've seen a lot worse.

[Mr.HappySilp]

How can ppl live in these mess is beyond me ><

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[Raid3n]

that is nasty... my mom smoked inside when i was growing up, but it was never that bad... did this person chain smoke a carton a day or something?

:rukidding:

[Mr.HappySilp]

lol I know sometimes my room is pretty messy ( leaving plates on my desk over night....) but this is pretty bad lol.

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[Gridlock]

you forgot to add that that was AFTER he moved 90% of his shit out.

Yeah, I mean I DID tell him to just take what he wanted, leave the rest and GTFO. Watching him and his crackho gf rush around that place thinking they were actually going to clean it and get their security deposit back was a show.

Enjoy being homeless!

[CP.AR]

holy shit I thought my room was bad at home... :fuckthatshit: my room is an operating theatre compared to these
though again I'm not a crackhead... nor a smoker

[InvisibleSoul]

This isn't a rental story, but close enough.

A couple years back, an individual with a brain injury moved into the building. He would constantly flood his apartment and cause water damage to the adjoining suites. He would put liquid dishwashing soap in his washing machine and keep it running. He would plug his toilet and keep flushing. After his washer broke, he would wash his clothes with a hose in the middle of his living room. This was causing leaks to the floor below, and mold to the adjoining suites.

Needless to say, restoration companies had to be brought in numerous times because his unit was just destroyed.

Not was it bad enough that he has a brain injury, he was also a drug addict. After he broke his stove, he started making fires in his living room to cook the drugs.

He didn't use keys or fobs - maybe he lost them a long time ago - so he would prop or tape open outside entry doors repeatedly. When a security guard caught him in the act, he got a face full of pepper spray.

He would also go outside and flash people at the local supermarket.

He's been arrested many times, but always gets released because of his brain injury.

Why was he not kicked out after so many issues? Because he wasn't a renter. He owned the unit he was destroying. Apparently he got a fair bit of settlement money when he got his brain injury, so his finances weren't an issue. I don't remember the technical details, but the courts had determined that he was not fit to handle his finances, so he had someone managing his trust fund... but for whatever reason, he was deemed able to live on his own, which clearly isn't the case.

He racked up many thousands of dollars of fines, but he didn't care, and continued being a nuisance to the entire building, and there was basically nothing we could do about it.

It got to the point where the police stopped responding to issues with him, because there was little they could do about it.

I think the biggest break we got was when a government office decided to open up downstairs, directly beneath his unit. With him constantly causing water damage that leaked into the suite below, I think that was the final straw and somehow things were done to force him out of the building. He was banned from the building, but yet at the time he was still the owner of the suite. He got into the building again at some point and tried breaking back into his suite. He tried picking through the wood door to reach in and unlock it... but the door had been keyed even from the inside, so fortunately he wasn't able to get in, because if he did, apparently he had squatter rights and the police wouldn't be able to remove him since he still owned the suite. But the police came while he was still outside his door, so they were able to arrest him.

So... after his unit was restored once again, apparently he has been forced to sell it. Not sure if it's been sold yet or not.

I feel bad for the guy as a person because of his brain injury, but there's no way that he should have moved into a large apartment complex to be a nuisance to so many people. Wouldn't it be better for everyone involved, including himself, if he bought a nice little house of his own and destroyed it without bothering others?

[Gridlock]

See ya!

[drunkrussian]

^Just curious - I hear a lot of your stories and am starting to get the impression that you own properties in some really shady areas that are cheap as hell. I mean if a heroin addict with an obvious mental illness can afford to live in your place, it must be some slummy ass shit. I'm wondering why you're so shocked that a crack addict is treating your place like shit, when your place is in cracktown. Am i totally off here, or? I don't mean any offence here, i'm just genuinely interested.

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[drunkrussian]

^lol ah ok that makes sense...i forgot that most of these fucked up addicts have no problem using their family members etc. in any way they can. Good on u for caring...I def believe a building manager who doesn't care, like a business owner who doesn't care, or frankly anyone who doesn't care, about what they do, is going to have it come back on them big time, which obviously it sounds ike it does.

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[Lowered_Klass]

His brother is a very successful, locally known public persona. So its the ultimate study of nature vs. nurture.

Do tell, do tell!!! :D Don't leave me hangin'

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[grey ghost]

I didn't bother to check every post in this thread to see if this has been posted yet, but I just saw this video the other day. A guy rents out his house and this happens! Warning: Don't watch this video while eating or if you have a weak stomach...

Crazy Garbage Feces Hoarders House - Viewer Discretion Advised - YouTube

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[spyker]

^ he is currently a city mayor. no lie.

Mayor moonbeam?

I could totally see him having a crackhead brother.