Friday, May 14, 2010
Dealing with Derelicts
I've written before about the perils of dealing with delinquent landlords, but as we've been economically forced out of the self-contained studio apartment market into the house share market, we've encountered a new problem: derelict housemates. Being new to this low income housing sector, I'm not sure how broadly our experience applies, but I suspect that it is not all that unusual. Living in what amounts to an informal hostel, where those one step from living in their cars try to have a somewhat normal life, I suppose it is inevitable that we will have to deal with an ongoing carousel of people with legal, emotional, and substance abuse problems.
Maybe we'll get lucky and find another private unit we can afford, but the long-term prospects for many in our income bracket aren't good.
Maybe we'll get lucky and find another private unit we can afford, but the long-term prospects for many in our income bracket aren't good.
