Mr. Landlord, the Easter Bunny hid our keys…
April 9th, 2007 by Grant in: Rental PropertyEaster weekend was shaping up to be rather quiet and uneventful, right up until I was ready to walk out the door to go to Easter dinner.
“Yeah, Grant? My roommate and I both left our keys in the house, and we need to get in pretty quick so we can go to Easter dinner with our parents…”
My first thought was “yeah, me too. See you in a couple hours…”
Then, after preventing thought from turning into noise, I realized that I had provisions for this in the lease.
“That’ll be $50, payable by Friday, I’ll be there in an hour.”
So while I was 30 minutes late to Easter dinner, it was also the fastest $50 I’ve ever made. Of course, being a weekend, and a holiday, $50 is pretty cheap compared to what they would have spent on a locksmith. Perhaps something to think about when drafting next years lease.
The joys of being a landlord…
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April 9th, 2007 at 10:01 pm
You really charged them $50 on Easter? So much for that generous spirit, huh?
April 9th, 2007 at 10:09 pm
Yep, sure did. As per the lease agreement. Of course $50 is small beans compared to what a locksmith would have charged them.
To be honest, these tenants aren’t the type you want to be generous to. Give them a free pass on something and they’ll take you to the cleaners.
April 15th, 2007 at 8:43 pm
Yeah, you can’t make ANY exceptions for anyone! Tennants, especially college students, will take advantage of you any time you let them.