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NYC, Craigslist team up to out ‘worst’ landlords
TweetNEW YORK (AP) — Renters in New York City now have a leg up on lousy landlords as they peruse available apartments and houses on Craigslist.
“NYC’s Worst Landlords Watchlist” names landlords with a history of poor repairs. The Craigslist link is part of New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio’s plan to better inform tenants and hold landlords accountable for repairing rundown buildings.
The plan also would deprive landlords with questionable records of certain taxpayer subsidies. It also calls for a partnership with private law firms to provide pro bono help in housing court.
Another initiative would help landlords get access to capital so they could repair shoddy buildings more quickly. Another would cut red tape in the certification and inspection process.
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What is really needed is a nationwide database of deadbeat tenants who skip out and stiff Mr. Landlord on rent .
I agree Stan, the list of good renters would be very short, the first sign is when there is an " Emergency " And the rent is late, even after the eviction, the law gives them 30 days to appeal, unless is Winter, then, you can't evict anyone.
Wondering, eviction procedures depend on the state. In most states landlords can, and do, evict people regardless of season. But I do agree it can be an ordeal. When I ran an apartment complex and a tenant didn't pay the rent, I had to file a detainer warrant in court. Then the tenant had to be served, which could be problematic. After the tenant is served they had to have 10 days notice of court. After the hearing they had 10 days to appeal. When all of that was over with, the sheriff had to physically evict. All told, I counted on 2-3 months to get a deadbeat out.
Of course I could put liens on their property (if they had any), garnish wages (if they had a job), or go to their bank to obtain the funds from their account (if there were any). I hate to say this, but the older people were the worst with this sort of thing. They didn't care about their credit and knew darn well it is illegal to garnish Social Security benefits to pay judgements. Call it age discrimination if you must, but I closely scrutinized anyone whose sole source of income was Social Security. I was burned too many times.