The douchiest thing I've heard in a while
 

There's a guy I see frequently at the gym. In the locker room, I often overhear him talking about various investment stuff, real estate, etc. A couple of days ago, he was whining to one of his buddies how someone at his "multi-family rental" kept b!tching about something being broken and how he didn't want to fix it. His punch line was You know what? Fück 'em. That's what they get for being poor.

Having been a renter for a good part of my life, with shættty landlords like him that never fixed anything, it was all I could do not to kick him in the mouth.

What a pathetic jerk.

I'm kind of sorry you didn't. Only the resulting assault charges and lawsuit excuse you.

He is an ******* because he talks about the seedier side of being a landlord. He should just shut his pie hole and get on with his business.

sounds like he either violated the law, or the rental contract

next time try to befriend him, get his info then stick it to him

What else will he do in business dealings ? My guess is whatever he can get away with.

While most of my living is made off of "poor" people I don't think anyone has heard me making any comments like that. I've been on some low budgets but I was always sure things would be getting better for me. I've been a pawnbroker long enough to see the kids and grandkids in the same rut as their elders. It's the only way of life for some people.
Jim

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One can only hope that he loose it all...

I worked with people that made 6 figures salary but made less contribution to society than people working at minimum salary :rolleyes:

What an idiot. Does he think he'll never have to fix it? That kind of attitude breeds that kind of attitude. He may fine the place trashed when they move out.

Doesn't matter if he is a landlord or not. A person lacking humility trumps one's profession or lack thereof.

Landlording is one business where one can become jaded by bad renters or bad experiences. The best thing is for those landlords to wash themselves of that pursuit.

A few weeks ago a local newspaper article told a story of a man who was able to buy a home after receiving cash assistance from a non-profit. I don't recall his exact words, but he said,"Renting was terrible. I'm so glad to no longer be a second-class citizen." Wow. What a humble man, and what a slap in the face of renters.

When I was a poor renter I used to fix a lot of stuff myself and let the landlord know. If it was a repair that involved more than just my labor, I would give the landlord the chance to fix it. If he declined, I would get it fixed and deduct it from my rent. Landlords would squeal like injured piggies. It's difficult to evict in California.

People that rent from me are my customers.

I want them happy so they will continure to give me money every month.
Customer service is very important in the rental business.

I bet this idiot has lots of issues with lousy renters because that's the only type that will rent from a guy like that.

Quality renters want a quality home. If I provide that, they are happy to stay, and I'm happy to serve them.

Exaclty, my last landlord took good care of me, and when I moved out, I had one of my friends ready to rent the place, he got another great tenant, and it didn't sit empty...

All good responses. I'll simply add that a person with character and integrity has wealth beyond many who have money....

I'm really sick of all these 'sorry excuses for human beings' in our society. :rolleyes:

I have rentals and they are all kept in above average condition for many reasons..
1. Yes, it's not their property but they tend to take better care and treat it as if it is.
2. It's the right thing to do.
3. If anything is out of order after they move, it's either "wear and tear" or they f'ed it up. No deposit back.
4. It's the right thing to do.

I believe in karma. It usually catches up with idiots like the landlord.

Funny how that works.

Well said, craigster!

We rent my MIL's condo, and I'm about to close on a rental condo near the beach in Oxnard. I want good tenants, so I try and do the right thing. I used to own a duplex and I lived upstairs never saw a roach, my tenant was from Kenya and used to complain about roaches. His unit was filthy all the time. When he moved out, I found a family of mice living in a pan in the sink, that had a dozen pans dumped in it that hadn't been washed in months, IMHO. Also piles of soiled disposable diapers all over the unit.

Your not his tennant, so why the concern? Can anyone mind their own business? It may have been in a public place, but he was not talking to you.

I like this idea, jerk like that needs a good education!:mad:

I agree with you on this one. All the talk of befriend and getting back at him only lower yourselves to his level.

Thank you. Exactly.

If you own a renter you should look after it. After all it's your property.

I look at it as public enforcement of the law.

Reread my initial post and you'll see that (depending on exactly what it is) it may violate not just the rental contract, but city code or state law.


and BTW I've been a tenant many times and a landlord many times - it is just an intrinsically difficult relationship

I have found this to not be true.

Pretty simple- the Landlord has obligations, and the Tenant has obligations.
I always keep my obligations.
If the tenant keeps their obligations, everybody gets along just fine.
If the tenant does not keep their obligations, they get an eviction notice.

I screen the snot out of applicants before I give them keys to my building.
Evictions have been extremely rare.

most of my experiences were before you could easily screen people like you can these days

also, I used to tell my really good tenants that they were throwing away money on rent & should buy a place - at least 2 of the best did that

My favorite way to loose a good resident is when they buy a home.
I always congratulate them for leaving.

What do you (or we)care if he violated rental contract or city code?

Randy, I agree with you about the code and the rental contract. We still don't know what the heck actually happened at his house. it could have been a sticking screen on a window or a binding door. They still work and serve its purpose? so the owner choose not to fix it, so what. What is it that bother us so freaking much? This is about what comes out of the guy's mouth about poor people, not about his property. If it doesn't concern any of us, why do we get bend out of shape over it. I could care less what he does or what he says.

That was how I handled things. When my best tenant moved out (moved in with boyfriend), one of her best friends moved in. Another great tenant.