What can I do so i don’t get sued over late rent?

January 16, 2010 by admin · 3 Comments
Filed under: Personal Finance 
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matlock49er asked:


I lost my job and my lease is up in 4 days. so me being a planner decided to move and have the place cleaned up before hand. I have never met my landlord just her maintence guy when i signed my lease. I email her 30 days ago saying i couldn’t pay rent wich is due at the end of the month, so for dec. She never responded back and i had no number to call her because she never gave me one.
Well tonight i get an email saying she is shocked to hear i haven’t paid rent. So now i don’t know what to do. Last time I heard from her was when she said she had to sell the house i was living in and then again when i had the city call to tell me that my house was not up to code. No one has ever came to the house, they said they would fix the yard, because it is just to piles of dirst right now, and since i moved in, it never got done. They fixed the other house behind us, but not ours. She has been a really good landlord, and i don’t want to stiff them, but I have no money and I am trying to explain that to her, but I am leaving tomorrow, and can’t get a hold of her until she checks her email, what is one to do?
I was on medical leave when my company i worked for decided to close and they still owe me money.

I paid first last, security and a huge fee for my dog.

And i have given her my number several times with no call back, she just emails apparently

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3 Responses to “What can I do so i don’t get sued over late rent?”
  1. Fari says:

    you said you were a good planner….what happened…. Fari

  2. Lauren F says:

    If you gave her a security deposit upon moving in see if she will agree to keep the deposit instead of rent. Make sure you leave the place spotlessly clean and take pictures to prove you left it in good condition. If she says no on the sec depo idea, or you didn’t have one, then send her what money you can and negotiate a payment plan on the balance.

    Also, send her an email with your phone number and ask her to call you with hers. Lauren F

  3. Jim L says:

    The best way to avoid unwanted bills: change your phone number. Jim L

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