AnirudhaStand Tall
“Not a bad idea but if these tenants can’t pay rent moved to a new place which is not their place you just made a big mess for a new landlord who now can sue you for jumping on his property. Think man. I know you’re upset but you put a new landlord in the middle and he did nothing to you.” one person wrote in the comment section. But Thomas knew in his heart that what he did was right.
Total Destruction
“It was carnage inside. Everything was totally destroyed. The carpet is messed up, there are holes in the walls, all the paintwork needs re-doing, and we will need to disinfect it all. The smell is unbearable. I had a legal representative witness the damage before we emptied the place,” expressed Thomas. He didn’t stop there. There was a message he wanted to give to his old tenants.
Shame On You
“This is how this flat was returned to me. Living like that with three kids, bravo. Not to mention the food that has gone bad in the fridge. Food offered to you by restaurant owners from their heart! Shame on you. Good luck to your new landlord.” This was the message he gave to his old tenants.
Lesson Learned?
“I loaded everything into a dumpster and brought them back home…I met the authorities and we talked… For now, I’m not worried… The old tenants had to clear the sidewalk and bring everything to the dump Tuesday night. Everything is cleaned,” said Thomas. But the question which still remains, did these tenants learn the lesson?
Lesson Of A Lifetime
After destroying Thomas’ house they didn’t even have the courage to tell him that they were sorry and would be moving out of the apartment. They didn’t pay a single penny to Thomas for 14 months. Thomas who got this house after his grandfather now has to put extra investment to make it the way it was before. Sometimes people don’t understand the value of these things. We hope the tenants have learned their lesson and would stop living like this.
Respect
We think what Thomas did was right and pretty much justified. As they say, tit for tat. Thomas who was a good man and trusted the family, gave them his family house because he needed the money. He had a family to take care but the tenants spoiled everything Thomas loved. Landlords have to go through a lot and we as tenants should respect their property as our own.