Need advice on renting out a room to a stranger. ( Archived) (38)

Phenomenal!!! Remind me NEVER to rent off either of you, one is so desperate to convince all that tenants are just no damn good, and the other is encouraging.....

i may possible be dependig on regoin of the world and urban suburbia or rural how the rules of landlord and tenats are. ie the time in which it takes to leagally evict someone from your property...

or your ability to get reimbursed for damages..most itmes when renting to someone they rarely have thefunds to pay for repairs malicious or otherwise. these people that think these ideas are 'to harsh' i ask them this yo have been chatting online with someone for 2 hours a day for weeks they come to vivist and you unforuantely are called away would you allow them run of your house for 3 to four days without contacting someone to'check-in ' on them from time to time?? would you open your house to a stranger. without you being present???
ever hear the saying give an inch they'll take a mile??

ever rent to one and find out 4 moved in???? usually water electric and gas is included... well thats been known to happen all to often.

I agree deceit when renting or being a landlord has many degrees, but, when your safty is involved... wheres you gonna place your proirites?

I had a tenat who cut the grass, kept the place immaculate but he did not pay the rent, he was always 50 or hundred dollars short... it lasted 3 months amnd I went 2 additinal months with no income but he was still living there. he price to get someone removed... is usually more than 2 months rent...unless you hava a attorney on retainer....

An unacceptable reply to the above. Read my profile, I have substituted the requirement term from “intelligent” to “kind and caring”, which was my point in the first instance where it concerned the originator of the thread.

No further comment is necessary from me. Have a good day.

Thanks for your thoughts. I think the use of crack is everywhere. I have lived in the sandhills area for over 18 years. Nobody bothers me, and I have never been ripped off..(stupid me) still leaves my keys in the car and my house unlocked when I leave. Need to change that!
I disagree if one partner is doing crack, both are...I am a living example of that!!!!
In many instances that is the case, but not in all.
She does have a full time job, and twins in college and one going next year.
The majority of people who do drugs, cannot keep a job..

I don't want to go into this with the attitude that it's a tenant from hell.

I believe there are still good folks out there, who have landed on bad times (just as I have in the past)

I also do believe we attract people as healthy or unhealthy as we are..

If I decide to go into this, I will be straight up from the start on what I expect.

If things don't work out, I won't prolong it..

I feel as long as I cover myself in a lease, then I'm protected.
Eviction here takes 10 days, and court cost is only $80.00.

As I said, I wont make this decision until I meet and talk to her in person..

My kids are older, so I will get some feedback from them also.

When I mentioned it to my son, he reminded me of the hell that I went through with his dad...and the help that I needed when I finally decided to leave him..

Just remembered that here, there is a law that says that even if a person comes into your house with only so much as a backpack filled with their belongings, and spends the night, they obtain tenant rights! No over night guests unless you want them to legally live there (scary stuff eh? LOL)
Also, you would have to check the local laws/rules about how much deposit money you can ask for. I have never heard of 3 months advance rent in my life.
And make sure that the lease includes "tenant is responsible for all costs/fees and expenses related to eviction..." Yep, make them responsible for the $80 too, etc.
DO the walk through before tenancy, make them list anything, and take pics of any damages after, for court if necessary.
Late fees, and fat ones, for late rent are also very important.

Trying to remember all that I put in that rental agreement for my mother, but it was about 20 years ago.

Taking notes of all of your suggestions. Thanks!
Yes, I remember hearing about over night guests obtaining rights..scary...

Who knows, by Sunday she may be back with her fiance, but I will at least have all of this information available when needed.

Only going by how the local courts work, but I also told my mother to make 5 copies of anything for court. She looked at me like I was nuts and it sounded like complete overkill, until she needed them. Then she told me she understood why. LOL