Originally Posted by
peekay4
Suppose one of your renters was moving out, and you refuse to give him his safety deposit back without (as he perceives it) a good cause. Then you don't mind if he "takes" your car as ransom until you pay back his deposit?
Or would you call the cops on him?
Can't see it happening, I always give them back what is due.
If there is damages I get a contractor's estimate or the tenant can hire their own contractor to fix whatever is the issue.
I don't operate like the flight school in post Nr. 1, hence I never had problems.
If somebody tries to screw me over, that is when it gets ugly.
So far I have taken lien in 3 houses after somebody tried not to pay what they owed me.
(Some of you are confused, I am not the bad guy here, I am just suggesting there are various ways to collect money, but always use the laws and the court system first like mentioned a few times earlier
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