The Difference Between a Good Landlord and Slum Lord

There are so many horror stories out there about renters who had the worst experience possible when renting a home. And not surprisingly, many of the bad stories tend to relate to horrible landlords, better know by most as slum lords. These are folks that will take your money, not maintain the property and evict you if you fail to pay or pay late. Nice people huh? So if you find yourself wondering if you have a good landlord or a bad landlord, there are some things that you can do to figure this out. The below paragraphs should help you determine what kind of rental situation that you are in. A Good Landlord A good landlord always makes sure that the home is maintained. The property looks great and if you have a problem you call them and they send somebody out to fix it. A good landlord makes sure that they take care of their renters. They assure that your experience while in their home is the best that it possibly can be. A good landlord will compensate you for problems by reducing your rents. A good landlord will even offer to replace the carpets and repaint the walls after a few years. A good landlord is hard to find indeed. A Bad Landlord A bad landlord does not care about the property or your problems while staying there; they care only about your monthly rent check. A bad landlord is hard to get a hold of. They do not return calls and they drag out problems. A bad landlord takes their sweet time to fix problems and typically is very cheap when it comes to fixing the problems so the problems usually occur again. A bad landlord, unfortunately, is easy to find.