http://www.businessinsider.com/airbnb-ho...ave-2014-7
I did a search and hopefully this isn't a repost.
I did a search and hopefully this isn't a repost.
Quote: (07-21-2014 01:34 PM)Vicious Wrote:
Two major take away from this.
1) IRT in the wild. It's funny how some stereotypes have a tendency to play themselves out in real life. Again and again. TUTH, this calls for a meme.
2) Admirable but squeamish female reaction. If this was me I'd call a couple of guys who in turn would have a couple of guys that ride hogs and wear vests up in the apartment STAT to violently throw him to the curb. What's he going to do?
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He apparently responded with a threat of his own (at right). "It almost sounded like blackmail. He threatened to sue me, saying his brother was there and got an ulcer to due to the tap water. He said he was legally occupying my domicile and he has rights"
Quote: (07-21-2014 09:03 PM)PapayaTapper Wrote:
Yes it's a pain in the ass, ruins a day, and it costs a few hundred bucks for the locksmith, the laborers and the storage unit but it's a hell of a lot cheaper than hiring an eviction attorney, not to mention the hassles and lost rental revenue.
Quote: (07-21-2014 09:03 PM)PapayaTapper Wrote:
It's CA so anything longer than 30 days falls into tenants rights and technically your are supposed to follow the eviction process but...
My business partner has a vacation rental business on the side. When the market crashed in 08-09 we got stuck with a couple of high end spec homes we had been building in a Socal beach community . He stumbled on the idea of turning them into vacation rentals in order to cover the monthly nut until the market turned around, and lo and behold it worked.
When word got out of what he was doing,...well to make a long story short he now manages about 30 properties for people that were stuck the same way and it's turned into a profitable little side business....It's a pain in the ass but it's profitable. Some of them rent for $7000-$10000 per week during peak season and he charges 20-25% commission on the rental.
On three different occasions he's had someone try and pull this same type of shenanigans. The trick is that in CA POSSESSION determines OCCUPANCY.
So what we've done (he's my friend as well as partner in another business) twice is when the squatter is out of the house we go into the house. (The third one was a chick who answered the door and let us in. We told her we'd wait while she went to the bank to get a cashiers check for additional rent. Once she left the house it was "fuck you") We immediately call a locksmith to change the locks, have a couple laborers load the squatter scumbags shit in plastic bags onto a U haul truck and take it to a storage space. (Vacation rentals are fully furnished so the renters only bring personal items, clothes, small electronics, etc). We now have possession of the property. At that point if the scumbag comes back (happened once) we called the cops, explained what happened (with copy of title or management contract in hand), the cop then tells the squatter scumbag... "It's a civil matter, Hire an attorney".... Tables fucking turned motherfucker!
Once all the scumbag's possessions are out of the property he calls them and tells them what we've done and where to pick up their shit. We've prepaid the storage space for 30 days and put a combo lock on it.
The police report also serves to establish that the squatter has no right to enter property without permission and would now be trespassing. They don't have the money to hire an attorney (which is why they are squatting anyway) One of us (or someone we know) stays in the property at all times for the next 48-72 hours to maintain possession. As of yet we've never had one come back though.
Yes it's a pain in the ass, ruins a day, and it costs a few hundred bucks for the locksmith, the laborers and the storage unit but it's a hell of a lot cheaper than hiring an eviction attorney, not to mention the hassles and lost rental revenue.
Quote: (07-21-2014 10:12 PM)El Chinito loco Wrote:
Quote: (07-21-2014 09:03 PM)PapayaTapper Wrote:
Yes it's a pain in the ass, ruins a day, and it costs a few hundred bucks for the locksmith, the laborers and the storage unit but it's a hell of a lot cheaper than hiring an eviction attorney, not to mention the hassles and lost rental revenue.
I used to rent out my property and would be highly selective of who I would rent out to. You won't find these squatter issues or ghetto behavior with NE asian tenants which was my primary demographic.
To save money on a locksmith you can also buy locks that can be rekeyed instantly to a different key. This is way faster and you can do it in a few minutes while the person is away. It will buy you some time while you replace the deadbolt.
http://www.lockwiki.com/index.html/Kwikset_SmartKey
I would always rekey my locks everytime a tenant finishes their contract then replace the deadbolt with a spare set. If you have more than one property you can just cycle deadbolts around to save money. So if property #A has a shithead you can just swap the deadbolt with property #B then reset the locks on the door knob.
It's possible to buy a tool to screw around with the smart key system but you can also report them for breaking and entering.
Quote: (07-21-2014 01:34 PM)Vicious Wrote:
Two major take away from this.
1) IRT in the wild. It's funny how some stereotypes have a tendency to play themselves out in real life. Again and again. TUTH, this calls for a meme.
2) Admirable but squeamish female reaction. If this was me I'd call a couple of guys who in turn would have a couple of guys that ride hogs and wear vests up in the apartment STAT to violently throw him to the curb. What's he going to do?
Quote: (07-22-2014 12:27 AM)Switch Wrote:
Wouldn't the easiest solution to the key/lock issue be to have an electronic lock that uses a PIN to unlock the door? Then you just punch in a passcode, change the PIN, move their belongings outside of the apartment and tape a paper to the door saying "Fuck you asshole" and you're on your way.
Quote: (07-22-2014 08:50 PM)Jaydublin Wrote:
Quote: (07-22-2014 12:27 AM)Switch Wrote:
Wouldn't the easiest solution to the key/lock issue be to have an electronic lock that uses a PIN to unlock the door? Then you just punch in a passcode, change the PIN, move their belongings outside of the apartment and tape a paper to the door saying "Fuck you asshole" and you're on your way.
I'm not sure but I think the issue is that they legally have the right to squat. There was that guy who got deployed then came home and had a family living in his home and they would not leave.... not sure what ever happened with that.
Quote: (07-21-2014 09:03 PM)PapayaTapper Wrote:
It's CA so anything longer than 30 days falls into tenants rights and technically your are supposed to follow the eviction process but...
My business partner has a vacation rental business on the side. When the market crashed in 08-09 we got stuck with a couple of high end spec homes we had been building in a Socal beach community . He stumbled on the idea of turning them into vacation rentals in order to cover the monthly nut until the market turned around, and lo and behold it worked.
When word got out of what he was doing,...well to make a long story short he now manages about 30 properties for people that were stuck the same way and it's turned into a profitable little side business....It's a pain in the ass but it's profitable. Some of them rent for $7000-$10000 per week during peak season and he charges 20-25% commission on the rental.
On three different occasions he's had someone try and pull this same type of shenanigans. The trick is that in CA POSSESSION determines OCCUPANCY.
So what we've done (he's my friend as well as partner in another business) twice is when the squatter is out of the house we go into the house. (The third one was a chick who answered the door and let us in. We told her we'd wait while she went to the bank to get a cashiers check for additional rent. Once she left the house it was "fuck you") We immediately call a locksmith to change the locks, have a couple laborers load the squatter scumbags shit in plastic bags onto a U haul truck and take it to a storage space. (Vacation rentals are fully furnished so the renters only bring personal items, clothes, small electronics, etc). We now have possession of the property. At that point if the scumbag comes back (happened once) we called the cops, explained what happened (with copy of title or management contract in hand), the cop then tells the squatter scumbag... "It's a civil matter, Hire an attorney".... Tables fucking turned motherfucker!
Once all the scumbag's possessions are out of the property he calls them and tells them what we've done and where to pick up their shit. We've prepaid the storage space for 30 days and put a combo lock on it.
The police report also serves to establish that the squatter has no right to enter property without permission and would now be trespassing. They don't have the money to hire an attorney (which is why they are squatting anyway) One of us (or someone we know) stays in the property at all times for the next 48-72 hours to maintain possession. As of yet we've never had one come back though.
Yes it's a pain in the ass, ruins a day, and it costs a few hundred bucks for the locksmith, the laborers and the storage unit but it's a hell of a lot cheaper than hiring an eviction attorney, not to mention the hassles and lost rental revenue.
Quote: (07-22-2014 03:39 PM)WalterBlack Wrote:
Quote: (07-21-2014 01:34 PM)Vicious Wrote:
Two major take away from this.
1) IRT in the wild. It's funny how some stereotypes have a tendency to play themselves out in real life. Again and again. TUTH, this calls for a meme.
2) Admirable but squeamish female reaction. If this was me I'd call a couple of guys who in turn would have a couple of guys that ride hogs and wear vests up in the apartment STAT to violently throw him to the curb. What's he going to do?
How do you know he's Indian? Maksym is not an Indian name.
Quote: (07-23-2014 01:26 AM)polymath Wrote:
Quote: (07-21-2014 09:03 PM)PapayaTapper Wrote:
It's CA so anything longer than 30 days falls into tenants rights and technically your are supposed to follow the eviction process but...
My business partner has a vacation rental business on the side. When the market crashed in 08-09 we got stuck with a couple of high end spec homes we had been building in a Socal beach community . He stumbled on the idea of turning them into vacation rentals in order to cover the monthly nut until the market turned around, and lo and behold it worked.
When word got out of what he was doing,...well to make a long story short he now manages about 30 properties for people that were stuck the same way and it's turned into a profitable little side business....It's a pain in the ass but it's profitable. Some of them rent for $7000-$10000 per week during peak season and he charges 20-25% commission on the rental.
On three different occasions he's had someone try and pull this same type of shenanigans. The trick is that in CA POSSESSION determines OCCUPANCY.
So what we've done (he's my friend as well as partner in another business) twice is when the squatter is out of the house we go into the house. (The third one was a chick who answered the door and let us in. We told her we'd wait while she went to the bank to get a cashiers check for additional rent. Once she left the house it was "fuck you") We immediately call a locksmith to change the locks, have a couple laborers load the squatter scumbags shit in plastic bags onto a U haul truck and take it to a storage space. (Vacation rentals are fully furnished so the renters only bring personal items, clothes, small electronics, etc). We now have possession of the property. At that point if the scumbag comes back (happened once) we called the cops, explained what happened (with copy of title or management contract in hand), the cop then tells the squatter scumbag... "It's a civil matter, Hire an attorney".... Tables fucking turned motherfucker!
Once all the scumbag's possessions are out of the property he calls them and tells them what we've done and where to pick up their shit. We've prepaid the storage space for 30 days and put a combo lock on it.
The police report also serves to establish that the squatter has no right to enter property without permission and would now be trespassing. They don't have the money to hire an attorney (which is why they are squatting anyway) One of us (or someone we know) stays in the property at all times for the next 48-72 hours to maintain possession. As of yet we've never had one come back though.
Yes it's a pain in the ass, ruins a day, and it costs a few hundred bucks for the locksmith, the laborers and the storage unit but it's a hell of a lot cheaper than hiring an eviction attorney, not to mention the hassles and lost rental revenue.
Damn....that's pretty aggressive, but it sounds like there are rarely any repercussions despite the law.
Has a tenant ever taken your business partner to court over this?
Quote: (07-23-2014 01:50 AM)RioNomad Wrote:
Aggressive would be pistol whipping him until he has no teeth.
Changing the locks while he's away is a pretty calm, and much nicer, way to deal with it than they deserve.
Great advice.