Tips To Avoid Renters Who Work The System To Live Rent Free In Celebration Condos
Yesterday, I wrote about a Celebration Condos rental scam that some friends told me about last weekend and how one landlord in NY State has decided to fight back against serial evictees and other rotten tenants.
Today, I have been searching around the web and tracked down some more information that I hope will be of interest to my readers. As far as I can tell, the first story about serial evictees was posted by the San Francisco Weekly and called How Renters Work the System to Live for Free in a Very Expensive City.
The story was then picked up by a number of blogs, including the Consumerist:
How “Serial Evictees” Game A System Meant To Protect Renters From … - SF Weekly has an article that tracks the exploits of a serial evictee, a “renter” who leases apartments with no intention of paying rent, and then games the system in order to stay rent free for as long as possible. …
And finally, there’s this post on the Chicago Landlord blog where Melissa Stanley, a Chicago real estate agent with 10+ years experience owning and managing apartment buildings, offers some tips on how to avoid being scammed by Serial Evictees.
In addition to Melissa’s excellent advice, I would suggest that all Celebration landlords check the on-line Court records that are available here in Florida to see if a potential renter has been previously evicted. Click here to search the Osceola County Court records.
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