Many years ago a buddy of mine was what could only be considered as a slumlord. He owned several dozen shacks that he rented out to Section 8 types.
His solution to tenant removal was very clever. He kept the water service in his name rather than having the renter pay the utility deposit and monthly charges. When a tenant went 45 days delinquent the water was shut off.
He said the longest it ever took for the deadbeats to either get current on rent or leave was ten days. Things tend to get stinky when the toilets won’t flush.
In BLUE states and cities, that’s illegal and he would incur MASSIVE fines per day.
When a tenant went 45 days delinquent the water was shut off.
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Good to see a practical solution working. I’m thinking that it likely would be good to have about 5 solutions all ready to go along the same lines. The problem with doing something similar to electricity and gas for example is that no landlord wants to carry the cost for that in case a renter totally abuses it and drives costs through the roof. I’m thinking that it would be good to have all kinds of noise, smell, vibration, lights, electrical/gas disconnects that can all be activated remotely....