Junked car left on my property by former tenants

[# Fred #]

The cities in my area, no police would tow abandoned cars on private property. As suggested earlier, the health department could have it towed it if it presents a health danger. In another city the property owner has to post a no parking sign in plane view citing codes and contact phone number and if the car has an expired registration the property owner has to paid the tow.

I once had a car abandoned in front of the driveway for a week (public property) and I had to show the police its was an active driveway with a working garage before they would tow it.

[# Fred #]

It gets worse in rent controlled cities like San Francisco where the whole legal system is so pro tenant. They have unlimited access to free or cheap legal aid whereas the landlord pays the going rate of a few hundred $ per hour. Ten years ago my eviction lawyer said it was not uncommon for the landlords to shell out $60k or more for attorney fees and court costs. Tenant moving fees may cost the landlord as mush as over $20k assuming you could get them to move. There are cases where property purchased with the intend for the owner to live in it but the tenant could not be evicted. With rent increase limited to something like 1% per year who wants to move? Its a welfare system paid by the landlords. It would be so lucky if tenant skips out and left a junker on the driveway.

[Steve B]

You must live in the state of lunacy.

There is no answer to this question.

IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHERE THE SITUATION TAKES PLACE, BONEHEAD.

Giving legal advice about how this SHOULD to or how that WILL go shows arrogance and immaturity.

It varies according to where the OP lives. Got it?

Telling someone about what you would do, or how it works where you are, or how you think it should work isn't worth the paper it's written on. It's like telling someone who asks about the weather in Maine how the weather is and is going to be in Arizona.

Get a clue. Buy a vowel.

Steve

[ds549]

i would ask a lawyer and the county attourney. the cops would be my last choice to ask. lucas

[tksirius]

In the middle of the night roll it out and down the street.

Call the cops in a few days about the vehicle and have a nice day.

Out of sight, out of mind.

landlord4068@_______.com wrote:

[HeyBub]

Look around. Can you construct some sort of lathe?

Seriously, though. One guy DOUBLE PARKED a Honda, with the keys in it, in front of a Queens barber shop hoping someone would steal it. The guys at the barber shop watched the car for a WEEK and nobody swiped it. Oh, many looked it over; one even took it for a test drive!

I'd try putting a "FREE CAR" sign on the vehicle. If that doesn't work, simply rolling the junk in to the street might be a solution.

Easiest, though, is to call the cops - SCRATCH THAT - stop the beat cop and ask for advice. Trust me, you are not a pioneer in this matter.

[CJT]

That's probably the worst advice yet in this thread.

[gfretwell]

No just a state that understands the obligations that come with signing a contract and the value of property rights.

[The Reverend Natural Light]

Uh, no. In that case, there are no damages. You'd never win. The ex-tenant could even sue for their deposit and win.

-rev

[Steve B]

My first suggestion, IIRC.

Gone in four hours.

No cost. No nothing.

[Steve B]

I wrote the same thing a couple of days. It's what I have done, and what I would do. It's a fast solution to a potential sticky problem.

Steve

[Steve B]

Well, the OP lives in a different. A state where tenants can violate the contract and its obligations, and where said tenants have no value of other's rights, property or otherwise. I don't believe the contract has a clause in it where the landlord is obligated to babysit and store the renter's car for an indefinite period of time for free, and be responsible for it on top of that.

If it was parked in my driveway, I'd give it a week, then push it out in the street. If it wasn't gone in two days, I'd put a lit cigarette in there and say I had seen homeless people sleeping in it.

Welcome to the world, pal. Some of us live with hard realities and hard (not really) solutions go human pesty problems.

Steve

[gfretwell]

There are a lot of people paying landlords who would dissagree with you. A lease is a contract. Break the lease and you are in breach of contract. Lawyers sue you for that and they win.

[Steve B]

Yes. Then they bill you, and let you squeeze the turnip, expecting blood, but getting flatulence.

Judgments are easy to get. Cash is not.

Been there, done that.

Steve

[gfretwell]

I think that is what I said. "or at least have a judgement against them"

If you are already a deadbeat a judgement doesn't mean much but if you actually do have anything of value that can be attached or you ever want to rent another apartment this is something that will haunt you. These days landlords for any decent property will investigate prospective tenants so they don't get into the situation that started this thread. This judgement will pop with the most rudimentry records search and certainly show up on a credit report. I bet you will still get credit card applications in the mail. ;-(

[Cheri]

And they wonder why rentals are becoming more scarce in some jurisdictions. Personally, I wouldn't rent to anybody, not for all the tea in China.

Cheri

[Cheri]

Saw my parents go through that many years ago, trying to get a "tenant" out on a lease to buy. It dragged on for over a year here in California. Fortunately, the house burned down when the tenant was away, and that solved the problem. :-)

Cheri

[Cheri]

weather is

As Paul Rodriquez would say...I'll take a *K* Pat. ;-)

Cheri

[Steve B]

"Cheri" wrote

Three years ago come this spring, we went from rental to vacation rentals.

We were renting to two police officers, and contrary to what one might think, these were not the greatest tenants.

We spent $27,000 remodeling the house. Now, instead of just breaking even on the mortgage payment at the end of the month, we make twice the monthly mortgage payment for one week's stay. It is very nice when we have four separate weekly rentals in a month. Almost eight months of mortgage payments.

We have yet (knocking on my wooden head) had any damage or loss, save a coffee pot going out, a garbage disposal, the normal wear and tear stuff.

In March, we will start renting our second one.

So, in some cases, rentals can be a good thing.

Go to vrbo.com and see. That's Vacation Rentals By Owner, but shortened. Any city you want to go to. The ONLY way to rent.

Steve

[Mortimer Schnerd, RN]

They built an instant ghetto down at the bottom of my street last year. Most of these new houses are still empty, thank God. Earlier today I passed a sign at the top of the street offering one of these new houses for rent: "No Credit Check". I pulled the sign out of the ground.

Did I have a right to do so? No. Neither did the owner of the house at the bottom of the street to post it. He didn't own the land at the top of the hill. But I digress.

I am horrified at what is probably going to move into my neighborhood. When I moved in 20 years ago that area was wooded. Now it's the latest in lowlife housing. Shit.