One of our rock-solid paying tenants moved out last weekend. He was such a nice guy. The tattoos and piercings were scary looking, but he was polite and friendly. His apartment was always spotless when we had to be in it for some reason. But he refused to get rid of the pit-bull dog. And since he said it was either the dog or him...we waved goodbye.
He left the apartment clean and brought the keys back - just like you'd hope a tenant would. So, what's the catch? The other tenants in the building are dancing with joy. It was only when he moved out that they started telling us about the parties, the noise, the tons of people who were always hanging out there and the fact that his friends would take up all the parking places. I need to vacuum the front yard to get all the cigarette butts!
Why wouldn't they tell Jana or us? They didn't want to cause trouble. Were they afraid of him? Or are they afraid of us? Or are they just nice people who don't want to make waves? Regardless our remaining tenants are happy campers. Now if they'll just pay their rent ...
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