Why I’ll Never Be a Landlord

By | December 6, 2010

I’m sure tenants commonly leave stuff behind, but WPTV in Fort Pierce, FL reports on a tenant who left an apartment filled with human excrement.  So much excrement was left, that it dripped through the floors and infused the building so completely that it destroyed neighbor’s possessions and may necessitate the demolition of the building.

I can’t even conceive of being the landlord, or one of the other tenants and having to deal with the situation. I certainly hope that all recover from their ordeals quickly and fully. There are bad landlords out there, and bad tenants, but I have to say, this is on guy you don’t want to rent to. Why his name was not in the article, I can’t fathom.

With impressive understatement, WPTV’s headline merely says “Smelly House Forces Tenants To Leave“. Surely they can do better than that. Any suggestions for a better headline?