How do you find an apt. with a bad rental pymt. history for the past six months due to some unforseen problms?

Question

The past 6-8 months have been very stressful for me financially. I had to pay my rent late almost every month. I always paid it however and avoided eviction. Now my lease is up, after two years at my apt. complex, they have chosen not to renew my lease. I am having trouble finding an apt. because they usually do rental history checks and credit checks. I am back on track financially now but noone seems to care about that. Please help

Answer 1

I'm glad for you that you're back on track now and I may have a way you can earn the confindence of your next landlord.

First, this is very difficult because what your actions told your landlord was that paying rent was either not your ultimate priority or that you did not have the means to be renting that unit for whatever reason.

In a perfect world everyone would be concerned for your situation but in the real world it's just business. When someone depends on the rent payment and you dont come thru you have to understand that you are transfering your hardship onto them.
Just because they are landlords doesnt mean they have the ability to absorb your hardship.

You need to make sure you never have a bad rental history, at all costs.

Now for what you can do ............................ I utilize this method for those with really bad credit or a poor rental history.

Offer to pay a first last and security deposit. Ask the landlord to consider writing a provision within your contract that states.....should rent not arrive by ________date, that the last months deposit will be applied by the landlord and a 30 day notice will be forwarded to the renter. The renter then has 3 days to reimburse the last months holding deposit back to the landlord to get the 30 day notice rescinded.

It gives a little insurance policy for them and it gives you a way of earning their confidence. You may find they are willing to work with you under this arrangement and you will likely be able to get a nicer place then otherwise.

Good Luck

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Answer 2

I wouldn't rent to you either. Sorry. land lords are people too. and they can't pay their bills with your excuses, or their own. Money is what makes it all work. Good luck.