20 THINGS A LANDLORD SHOULD NEVER DO TO A TENANT
Being a landlord does not make someone a king, and being a tenant does not make someone a slave. Once rent is paid and possession is handed over, the law expects both parties to respect each other's rights.
🥢Here are 20 things a landlord should never do:
🥢Enter a tenant's apartment without permission.
🥢Remove a tenant's roof, doors, or windows.
🥢Disconnect electricity to force a tenant out.
🥢Cut off water supply as punishment.
🥢Throw a tenant's belongings outside.
🥢Change the locks without due process.
🥢Use thugs to intimidate tenants.
🥢Harass tenants with constant threats.
🥢Increase rent arbitrarily without proper notice.
🥢Evict a tenant without following the law.
🥢Assault or verbally abuse a tenant.
🥢Invade a tenant's privacy.
🥢Demand rent that was not agreed upon.
🥢Seize a tenant's property over rent disputes.
🥢Lock common facilities out of spite.
🥢Refuse to carry out agreed repairs while collecting rent.
🥢Discriminate against tenants unfairly.
🥢Disturb tenants at unreasonable hours.
🥢Spread false stories about tenants.
🥢Take the law into their own hands.
Many landlords are surprised to learn that even when a tenant owes rent, self-help is usually not the answer. The proper place to resolve disputes is through lawful procedures, not through force, intimidation, or harassment.
A good landlord protects his property.A wise landlord respects the law.A great landlord respects both his property and his tenants.
After all, today's landlord may become tomorrow's tenant.
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© Emmanuella Chinenye Ogwale