“Collections is the process of completing the sale,” according to Abe WalkingBear Sanchez. As the endorsed Credit Consultant to the 4,500 combined members of STAFDA and PEI trade organizations, he advises companies to make collection calls using a positive, sales-oriented approach.
Apr 21
BROOKLYN — Last week Sean Overstreet, 29, of Brooklyn, was arrested and charged with posing as a city marshal and unlawfully confronting and evicting a tenant from her basement apartment in Hollis, Queens, in January.
via Brooklyn Eagle,
Apr 09
“In this case, Gwen Smith runs a scam pattern,” attorney Lisa Gygax said in a trial brief filed in Sonoma County Superior Court. “She seeks a kind landlord, moves in and never intends to pay anything but the first month's rent,” the attorney said in her filing.
After a months-long legal battle to recoup unpaid rent and utilities, Sonoma County Superior Court Judge Elliot Daum on Thursday ordered Smith to pay Wilt $42,500 in damages — agreeing to a requested tripling of actual damages on grounds Smith acted with “malicious and manipulative” intent, according to court documents.
via PressDemocrat.com.
Mar 25
One in five renters was behind on rent in the fourth quarter, down from 23 percent of people in the third quarter. The report concluded that decline, in the “non-luxury” segment, was “probably due to more vigorous collections efforts.”
via | StarTribune.com.
Mar 19
An Akron landlord who was showing an apartment Wednesday afternoon was robbed by armed gunmen.
via Ohio.com
Mar 13
“Whether the landlord dies or the property is sold or the management company changes, the lease that was signed is still binding on the tenants,” said Esther Patt, coordinator of the Tenant Union. “I think that maybe people perceive it as a personal relationship rather than a real estate contract.”
via The Daily Illini.
Jan 26
Landlord Assist is warning that tenant defaults could soar in the months ahead amid reports that over the past year, up to one million households have borrowed money on a credit card to pay their mortgage or rent.
via Home Move.
Jan 07
Since you have an obligation to pay your rent when it is due, a telephone call from the landlord asking that you pay the rent is not considered harassment. In fact, contacting the tenant to determine why he has not paid the rent is a good business practice.
