repairing our suite for re-rental. our tenants agreed to move out (and signed a legal document) on February 15. they actually left on February 26 (Diedre's birthday). We assessed all the damage (15 holes in the walls) and figure there is about $1400 or so. yes, we have their $375 damage deposit, but they also lived for free for 11 days. needless to say, we are out a significant amount of money, are considering re-renting with fear and trepidation, and have alot of work ahead of us.
here are two of the most impressive items of damage.
huge hole that was patched using cardboard.
this was a brand new door for our brand new bathroom
but the story has a very happy twist, Derek's parents came out from Ontario and surprised him for his birthday. his dad helped out with the suite so much and helped take the load off Derek's shoulders. and our previous tenants (a young couple) contacted us wanting to move back in. they came by and picked paint colours and then Derek's parents, our new tenants, us and even Diedre helped get the painting done.
2 comments:
That is horrible!!! Some people are so disgusting.
I'm so glad it all worked out in the end though.
that is so crazy.. how hard is it to NOT put huge holes in the walls!!! i hope you get every cent out of them for that. i sounds good to have your previous renters returning.. at least you know what to expect with them.
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