Forum Archive: Posts by: deepBTUz

I own a condo in Greenpoint that I am trying to rent out. I’ve had it listed with one of the major agencies around here for the last six weeks and nothing. I’m thinking about renting it out myself, in the interest of attracting potential renters who maybe don’t want to pay a fee. Is there any way of promoting the rental outside of advertising it on Craigslist that I should do? Anything else I should look out for?

I had some nightmare tenants who decided to stop paying rent. I eventually got a lawyer and began eviction proceedings against them. They eventually left on their own, without telling me, or leaving a forwarding address. They also owed me about $5,500 in back rent. Anyone been through this before? What is the best way to track them down? Do I even need to? One lawyer told me that I could sue them by serving them at their last known address. Does anyone know any more about that process? I have their names, copies of their drivers license, cell phone #s etc.

I have nightmare tenants who I have all ready begun eviction proceedings against. Their lease ends in two weeks and I have obviously let them know I will not be renewing their lease. Their position is they will leave when/if they find a new place. They owe me two months back rent at this point. A woman just called saying she was thinking about renting them an apartment to them and asked if I could provide a reference. Obviously ethically I do not feel right about providing them a positive reference, but I do want them out. It’s a bit of a Catch 22. What do I do?

Have a problem with how to handle a delinquent tenant who I’ve posted about before. Basically, as of today, he still owes me July and August rent (about $4,400). For a while he was non-communicative, but lately he has been communicating and making rough plans to pay me. The problem is he breaks every one of these promises and still hasn’t paid. His lease ends on September 15. He has made references to him honoring it and moving out. He has not come right out and said I’m leaving, but has alluded to looking for another place. I have also managed to get inside the unit, and he has not taken very good care of it. The damage done is definitely greater than the security deposit. I feel like this guy is walking all over me, and am at the point where I am seriously thinking about having my lawyer write a 72 hour demand letter for the $4,400 he owes me for July and August rent. Ok or terrible idea?

I am a relatively new landlord and was hoping someone could key me in on proper procedure, as I have never been through this experience before and am hoping to avoid a mistake. I own a condo that I have rented out for the last year or so. For the most part no major problems. I signed a new lease with a new tenant starting on September 15th. He has always been a bit of a flake but was always communicative before. It was more of a situation where I had to remind him to pay his rent. Now he has disappeared on me. He has not paid December rent and is not responding to voicemails, emails or texts. How should I move forward from here? I want to be smart here and not make a mistake out of anger. I live about a half mile from the condo and am tempted to go over there to see what is going on. Bad idea?

I own a condo in Greenpoint that I am looking to rent out. It has been on the market for about three weeks and I have received a very limited response so far. I have all ready dropped the rent $400 from where it was last year. I knew the market was down but I didn’t know it was this down. It took me about four hours to rent out last August. Has anyone else been experiencing the same difficulties? Is it better to list it yourself with no fee (Craigslist, flyers etc.) or do you think it is better to list it with an agency and give them an exclusive? Any help would be appreciated.