I’m gonna try and update a little.
Since I got back from my trip I have been helping my daughter settle in her new rental. The landlord, a so called friend of mine came over last saturday with the lease. When he first approached me about finding a renter he told me he would rent to her for $600 monthly, which is a bargan price but it is a very old house and she will have to pay utilities.
My daughter saw the house, thought that the place would be good for her and her little dogs. She has credit issues and they will run credit checks so she is hard pressed to find a decient place, esp with pets and said yea, i want the place. I can have mom give you the $600 deposit and need to be in by Sept 1st.
After days of work, he comes with the lease when I wasn’t avalable to be there ( I tried to do this before I left town). He says it’s $1000 a month like we agreed on.( He tapped her shoulder and winked) She thought it was odd but since he was my friend she signed anyway. She called me to say mom this wierd thing happened. I told her no worries as I knew he was refinancing his own home and may have needed to do that in order to show income for his refinance and that I would call him when I got back.
Monday I call him, Oh no bettie, I never said that! How could I rent for less than what my mortgage and taxes are?
OMG! Long story short he is as sure he didn’t say it as I am sure he did!
Why would I have even shown her the place when I knew that price was out of reach for her? I told mutual friends at work what he offered her the house for. Why would I do that if he hadn’t said that???
I have racked my brain to try to figure out how this happened. I hate to think the worse of people but what was the motovation for him to do this? The old renters wanted to stay on, he had others interested, the place wasn’t sitting empty, WHY DID HE DO THIS? He is full aware of my and my daughters financial situtation. The burden on me is so great it is almost unbearable!
He will let her break the lease but where will she go? She won’t stay with me, I can’t have the dogs here. She won’t get rid of them. She is not the most stable person and I am worried sick! And I am so embarrased! How can I tell my family what I let happen? My brother was suppost to be there when she signed the lease. THANK GOD that didn’t happen! One of them would have been in jail
I gave him the additional $400 for the deposit. I will have to give him my next check to finish paying the rest of the rent for this month.
He came over Thursday and I made a list of what needed to be done right away (carpet cleaning, locks, etc.) He said what do you want now, this place to be like new? I told him no but if he was going to get $1000 for rent he could no longer be a slum lord and needed to clean the things we let slide, BECAUSE THE RENT WAS CHEAP!
Remember the break I got on my mortgage? Well no casino worries as he will get all that and more from me before it’s done!
I promised that the rent would be paid, he made a fuss about the dogs (too late *sshole!).
Some days I just wish I had never been born!
bettie
