Ohhh….damn. I was an apt mgr many years ago in Oakland, Ca. The owner specifically instructed me not to rent to black people.
I was appalled by that and when a young very conservatively dressed black woman who claimed to be a bank teller applied, I was eager to defy the owner and his racism and accepted her as a tenant. To my horror, she subsequently moved her pimp in and they proceeded to party 24/7 with a shit load of “friends” who brought their “party favors”. They didn’t pay their rent either.
I had to evict them which was scary but they finally left.
What remained behind was the most disgusting, vile collection of used condoms, filth, overflowing toilet, stench and a stinging slap in the face of disrespect. I should have checked her out and I paid a huge and nasty price for my arrogantly naïve decision to forego the usual safeguards in the tenant approval process. Cleaning that place was one of the most wretchedly nauseating things Ive ever had to do… the memory is permanent as is the lesson. You have my empathy.
Ohhh….damn. I was an apt mgr many years ago in Oakland, Ca. The owner specifically instructed me not to rent to black people.
I was appalled by that and when a young very conservatively dressed black woman who claimed to be a bank teller applied, I was eager to defy the owner and his racism and accepted her as a tenant. To my horror, she subsequently moved her pimp in and they proceeded to party 24/7 with a shit load of “friends” who brought their “party favors”. They didn’t pay their rent either.
I had to evict them which was scary but they finally left.
What remained behind was the most disgusting, vile collection of used condoms, filth, overflowing toilet, stench and a stinging slap in the face of disrespect. I should have checked her out and I paid a huge and nasty price for my arrogantly naïve decision to forego the usual safeguards in the tenant approval process. Cleaning that place was one of the most wretchedly nauseating things Ive ever had to do… the memory is permanent as is the lesson. You have my empathy.
And yet you did the right thing in spite of the results.
As did you, because of the results. 🌸
thought you might find this interesting
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Thanks Ken.