Run out of patiance

I have been a landlord since 1983. I am fed up with the Landlord Tenant Act, The Rent Control Act, The Rent Control office, undesirable tenants and inconsistent judges.

Between a tenant not getting out, after being notified 6 months in advance that his agreement would not be renewed. No effort made to find new accomodation, 6 months rent arrears, legal costs, $20,000 plus of damages inside and out, months of lost rent while repairs were made. no satisfaction at all from the court, the whole thing costing almost $50,000, only $10,000 recovered from tenant and that was not recieved in full until a year after apt was vacated, I have pulled not one but two, two bedroom apts in the central parishes from the domestic rental market.

Two more two 2BR apts are under consideration for being removed from the market.

The blame for the reasons lie squarely in the laps of Rent Control and the courts not enforcing in good time even the laws as they stand.

This tenant squatted for a full 6 months after his agreement had expired.

He is not the first. Another still owes $10,000 from about 2010, through a court order that has not been enforced.

No more relying on Government to enforce it's own laws.

Requirements for future tenants

References: No more judging character solely of meeting during apt look. I want to talk to former landlords, not their current landlord who will say anything to get rid of a bad tenant.

Deposit: A half month deposit is nowhere near enough. A full month deposit sould be therequirement.

Last month's rent: Payment of last months rent required at time of start of tenancy. Too many tenants skip out without paying the last months rent.

Yes, this means paying three months worth of rent before getting the key. A big payout for the first rental but no big burden once past that first rental and the place is left in good condition upon vacating.

Damage deposit to cover yard damage as well as inside. Took me more than a year and $10.000 of work to restore property after tenant vacated.

Get rid of Rent Control: There is no control over the costs of repairs or routine maintenance and Rent Control has no consideration of these costs. Without Rent Control the market will find its level through supply and demand. There is no incentive for landlords to provide lower cost housing with Rent Control dictating what they can do.

Make rental contracts legally binding. Hold tenants to the terms of the terms of the rental agreements that they sign off on.

The attitude of the courts that rental property is somehow public property has to STOP. The landllord pays all of the overheads for a property, not the courts.