[–] BordelonLoop ago
you can go after the "disabled" retirees in small claims court and no lawyer needed. in my homw state the last i looked that can get you up to 5 grand. and any unpaid utilities they are on the hook for, not you.
aren't there some antifa arsonitsts in your area?
[–] puggy 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Sounds fishy. Unlikely that disabled seniors would do that much damage unintentionally. Don't take the company's word for it. Inspect it yourself and get your own estimate from a reliable contractor. It's either deferred maintenance that you needed to do 8 years ago or the management company is trying to pad their pockets with a kick-back from a shady contractor because they know you are too far away to handle it.
[–] ScreaminMime [S] ago
Wha, good advice on Voat?
Are you lost, BACK TO REDDIT WITH Y.... no really, I appreciate it dude, thanks.
[–] Jack-Wagon 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Manage your own shit. I do mine. If you’re to far removed to deal with it, get a realtor, they will get the repairs done and you can market it. Don’t be an absentee slumlord. Cash out, you’ll probably be ok. Do it before the election.
[–] WORF_MOTORBOATS_TROI 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
What kind of repairs are needed?
[–] Gumbatron 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
If you get a lawyer, they will most likely conspire with the other lawyer to suck as much money out of both parties as is possible, then fuck you over anyway. If it's $7k, the lawyers will likely blow through $30-70k.
Take the hit, tell the management company to go fuck themselves and that you'll tell everyone you know how shit they are. Word of mouth advertising works both ways.
[–] KosherHiveKicker 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago (edited ago)
It might be worthwhile to have someone go over his contract with the Management Company to establish if they are responsible for any of the repair costs, and past due bills.
An attorney could spend a few hours of reviewing the agreement. It could save him thousands of dollars if those fucks are attempting to ditch responsibilities that they were contractually obligated to address.
[–] La_Chalupacabra 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
This would be my first step.
If they are indeed in breach of contract, then who knows if that $7k estimate they quoted him is accurate or if they are on the hook for any of it.
Either way, he should get a second estimate.
[–] Putzmiester 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
You are getting fucked by your management company. But that is literally what they do for a living. Live and learn.
You should continue to rent it out. You should shop around for a better quote of fixing the place up, because depending on what "needs" to get done, not much short of major structural work should cost that much.
If you are in texas, hit me up.
[–] FreeinTX ago (edited ago)
Its going to depend on the contract that you had with the management company.
First instinct is to suggest that the property management were negligent and didn't maintain the property properly. They should have had annual inspections of the propety and addressed any costly issues after those inspections revealed damages.
And the management's refusal to go after the last tenant should be on the management company. The last tenant was living month to month and owes for the lack of a 30 days written notice. Your share of that is the obligation of the propety management to pay.
Your contract may have stipulations but on its face, you're entitled.