Let me see if I got this right: They are going to ask criminals to sign a pledge not to be criminals in the rented property. Aren’t criminals dishonest? So what good is their word that they won’t commit crime in the leased space?
I wonder how much this genius idea will cost the taxpayers?
If violation of this provision means eviction, I’m all for it! As a landlord, there is nothing worse than having a criminal tenant, who is probably also a deadbeat – as in my case, that you have to go through the NY Landlord-Tenant court system from hell to evict, which involves months-long heartache and legal expenses; not to mention you’re not getting paid for the privilege.
Your legal expenses wind up costing more than the rent collected anddon’t forget the damage they will do and the ensuing cost to rehab the unit after they trash it.
you are better off offering them$1,000.00 to move…they get paid after you inspect the apartment and get the keys (Don’t forget to change the lock immediately, even before leaving after the inspection)
I don’t think you’ve had to evict a tenant. They won’t go for $1000; trust me, we tried. Both – we didn’t collect rent, and we paid legal expenses. They lived off their security and then some. We had to pay to clean out and make it livable for the next tenant.
If we’d fought them ourselves we’d have ended up in prison. But if we had a problem with them it had to go through court. NY favors tenants, which is wrong since each case should be judged on its own merit. And reporting crime got us nowhere.
Um, shouldn’t stopping crime be the responsibility of the police? If the guys with the badges and guns can’t stop crime, how is a landlord supposed to do any better? I call BS on this law.
Let me see if I got this right: They are going to ask criminals to sign a pledge not to be criminals in the rented property. Aren’t criminals dishonest? So what good is their word that they won’t commit crime in the leased space?
I wonder how much this genius idea will cost the taxpayers?
If violation of this provision means eviction, I’m all for it! As a landlord, there is nothing worse than having a criminal tenant, who is probably also a deadbeat – as in my case, that you have to go through the NY Landlord-Tenant court system from hell to evict, which involves months-long heartache and legal expenses; not to mention you’re not getting paid for the privilege.
Your legal expenses wind up costing more than the rent collected anddon’t forget the damage they will do and the ensuing cost to rehab the unit after they trash it.
you are better off offering them$1,000.00 to move…they get paid after you inspect the apartment and get the keys (Don’t forget to change the lock immediately, even before leaving after the inspection)
I don’t think you’ve had to evict a tenant. They won’t go for $1000; trust me, we tried. Both – we didn’t collect rent, and we paid legal expenses. They lived off their security and then some. We had to pay to clean out and make it livable for the next tenant.
If we’d fought them ourselves we’d have ended up in prison. But if we had a problem with them it had to go through court. NY favors tenants, which is wrong since each case should be judged on its own merit. And reporting crime got us nowhere.
Um, shouldn’t stopping crime be the responsibility of the police?
Um, shouldn’t stopping crime be the responsibility of the police? If the guys with the badges and guns can’t stop crime, how is a landlord supposed to do any better? I call BS on this law.
What exactly are the cops responsible for if not for policing crime? Now the landlords have to play sheriff on their own dime?
If landlords are aware of crimes going on, they’d be best off reporting – not stopping. Allowing it to continue is tantamount to condoning.
And since it contains the eviction clause, see my earlier comment.