Is this common? Four months into a 12 month lease our PM rings and says that our current tenants have had a marriage split and are breaking the lease, but he has some fabulous tenants to take over (both have great jobs, no pets, no kids) but they only want to pay $290 pw instead of the $310 on the current lease. He also said that the current tenant (now single) was having to eat rice because she couldn't afford to pay rent alone now that the guy had moved out.
I'm thinking: "What the....???".
I had to say 'no' because it would constitute a 'change in circumstances' and my bank could call in it's mortgage, but I felt like a horrible person for making her 'eat rice'.
It was awful.
Anyway, the PM found someone else at $310 in about a week.
Look, I'm sorry about the marriage split, but why should I take a rent cut of almost $90 per month for the REMAINING EIGHT MONTHS of the lease! Why not go to her first and get her to get a roommate? And what about the emotional blackmail he inflicted on me? And what about MY personal financial circumstances? Does he care about them? No. I'm the landlord, so obviously everybody wants to cut me down to size, is that it?
Nobody wants to take responsibility for their life choices!!
I would have helped out a bit, but the presumption that I would just cop the $20PW, no question, was so annoying.
Just wondering if I am being unreasonable. I think I am too soft for this business....
I'm thinking: "What the....???".
I had to say 'no' because it would constitute a 'change in circumstances' and my bank could call in it's mortgage, but I felt like a horrible person for making her 'eat rice'.
It was awful.
Anyway, the PM found someone else at $310 in about a week.
Look, I'm sorry about the marriage split, but why should I take a rent cut of almost $90 per month for the REMAINING EIGHT MONTHS of the lease! Why not go to her first and get her to get a roommate? And what about the emotional blackmail he inflicted on me? And what about MY personal financial circumstances? Does he care about them? No. I'm the landlord, so obviously everybody wants to cut me down to size, is that it?
Nobody wants to take responsibility for their life choices!!
I would have helped out a bit, but the presumption that I would just cop the $20PW, no question, was so annoying.
Just wondering if I am being unreasonable. I think I am too soft for this business....