h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

My friend is positive that there's a special little corner of hell reserved for landlords. She's also convinced that there's a secret school somewhere that teaches them how to avoid responsibility, feign ignorance, and cultivate a faulty memory when it comes to remembering problems.

An important thing to find out about when renting a house is who will be responsible for taking care of the outside of the house. At one time, I rented the upstairs of a house, and the downstairs tenants and the landlord were always arguing over who was responsible for upkeep. Meanwhile the backyard "grass" was chest high. I once got so disgusted with the way it looked that I raked all the leaves. It was embarrassing.

There are pros and cons to live-in landlords. They tend to take a bit more pride in the appearance of the property, and if they live there, they *usually* do something about leaking roofs and such. But the downside is that they're always there! I had very nosy landlords once. Not a lot of fun.

I am a tenant and I would like to send my landlord to that corner, too (at least sometimes). BUT there's also the other side. My grandfather is a landlord. The tenant lived in the house peacefully for some ten years. All of the sudden he decided not to pay the rent anymore (even though it was arbitrated in court that the other guy - the tenant - HAS more than enough money). But after 10 years paying rent the respite for throwing tenants out is 2 years (!!). After 2 years he paid the rent for one month, and got himself another 2 years (My granfather could not allege subsistence because he already lives in another house.). After that period he could finally be thrown out. After 4 years only paying for one month!

So - Guys like this one deserve the same corner.

Bye,

HELL

Very true! And which particular corner of yourself are we using, Hell?

If I tell you it'll get moderated anyway, so...

...use your imagination

HELL