Posted on 03/10/2006 11:38:36 AM PST by freepatriot32
ANTIOCH, Calif. - A man who was evicted from the house he rented for years allegedly took revenge on his landlords by dumping the home's hoarded contents _ five-gallon buckets of cookies, canned food, old batteries and puzzle pieces _ on the front lawn and in the backyard.
The homeowner, Ann Stevenson, said she rented the house to Lloyd Annesley and his partner, Margaret McCoy, with a subsidized rent as a favor to the longtime family friends.
After McCoy died, Annesley learned he would have to move and his relatives helped him dump the debris before they abandoned the property last week, according to neighbors and city officials.
"They totally took advantage of us," Stevenson said. "They were storing like they wanted to fill a bunker for a nuclear disaster."
Stevenson said she spent $4,000 to clean up the mess, which was infested with flies and mealworms after a weekend of rain. Besides spoiled candy and food, the litter included handcuffs and Scrabble pieces.
"I wore three pairs of gloves out here. Surgical gloves, rubber gloves and then work gloves," said Anthony Weijnschenk, whom Stevenson hired to clean up the yard. "This guy had everything. And if he had one of it, he had a dozen."
I've heard this happens to lots of guys who move in with their girlfriends, then later cheat on the girl or the relationship just sours.
Could make for an interesting Saturday night.....
Never rent to family or friends.
You don't have to tell me twice, but also do not ever rent to their friends either.
Well there goes the security deposit!
"Never rent to family or friends."
Never hire them to work with you either!
Best one I've hear of is putting a frozen fish behind a wall. Unscrew the wall plate, pull out the unit, insert fish. Button back up.
Not that I'd do such a thing.
Did the guy look like Michael Keaton?
And NEVER EVER let them be a customer!
Why didn't she have him arrested?
Never hire them to work with you either!
And don't make friends with them once they get in there. Own the property in an LLC, and present yourself as the property manager, not the owner. That way you can be just another guy doing your job when you have to confront them with things.
old batteries and puzzle pieces, handcuffs and Scrabble pieces. Right?
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