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re: Should I/Should I not charge rent

Posted on 9/2/15 at 7:42 pm to
Posted by foshizzle
Washington DC metro
Member since Mar 2008
40599 posts
Posted on 9/2/15 at 7:42 pm to
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But charging him is a little extreme IMO.


Leaving stuff there for the landlord to deal with is a little extreme IMO.
Posted by DrEdgeLSU
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Dec 2006
8163 posts
Posted on 9/2/15 at 7:43 pm to
I hope this guy has insurance in case of a freak "piled up furniture fire" followed by a $400 claim for furniture.

You are reaching by using very low percentage possibilities.

He made two deals with two separate parties that precluded any other income from being generated during that short time frame. He isn't losing out on income.

As I said in my first post, this sort of thing should have been covered by the lease. That's how you protect yourself.
Posted by Aspercel
Member since Jan 2009
105462 posts
Posted on 9/2/15 at 7:49 pm to
Is there something in the lease about charging for days you don't get keys? Our states that it's $100 per day for every day keys are held after the stated move out date.

Usually I just use that to scare people, I've rarely had to charge it
Posted by foshizzle
Washington DC metro
Member since Mar 2008
40599 posts
Posted on 9/2/15 at 7:50 pm to
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You are reaching by using very low percentage possibilities.


No, I'm illustrating that it can happen. The real cost is overwhelmingly likely that the landlord has 2-3 weeks where he's paying mortgage and property taxes and not generating income.

He cannot, for example, rent the space on Airbnb during the time that it is vacant. Depending on location, that could be several hundred dollars lost income.
Posted by NoSaint
Member since Jun 2011
11250 posts
Posted on 9/2/15 at 7:51 pm to
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I am doing that. I believe the lease allows a daily charge, but like I mentioned, I'm not sure. The agreements are at my house and they are all different from one another. I'm just wondering if it would be an a-hole move to charge someone roughly $120 to move the rest of their things out when in reality...it isn't that much stuff.


Odds are you know the answer and are better off doing what feels right instead of what you can get away with.

Give a call, see the plan, give a reasonable cutoff and if it ends up inconveniencing you then charge him an amount in line with that trouble.
Posted by DrEdgeLSU
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Dec 2006
8163 posts
Posted on 9/2/15 at 8:20 pm to
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He cannot, for example, rent the space on Airbnb during the time that it is vacant. Depending on location, that could be several hundred dollars lost income.


I don't really know how airbnb works. Do people really rent out completely vacant houses for 2 weeks?

Anyway you are still reaching. The landlord made the deals so he himself is to blame. If he couldn't afford paying his mortgage with no income for two weeks then he shouldn't have had such a big gap in his rentals. But you keep on fighting the good fight.
Posted by Pavoloco83
Acworth Ga. too many damn dawgs
Member since Nov 2013
15347 posts
Posted on 9/2/15 at 8:43 pm to
sell his shite. keep the security deposit, charge him for the removal costs.
Posted by foshizzle
Washington DC metro
Member since Mar 2008
40599 posts
Posted on 9/2/15 at 8:49 pm to
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Do people really rent out completely vacant houses for 2 weeks?


If it is furnished, absolutely.
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