Monday, March 19, 2012

Bad Tenants or Why I would Never Hire Sniders Painting LLC

I am new to the world of rental properties. I'll admit that straight away, I suffer from thinking that most people are basically as honest as I am.  Live and learn, I suppose.  I recently had an eye opening experience with a couple of people. They are a young couple, with a small child.  When they contacted me last year, they needed a place to live very quickly.  The place they were in supposedly had a mold problem that the owner would not fix.  Having been younger,once, I agreed to let them rent from me with a few caveats.
Now, not 8 months later, I am wiser by far.  I had to practically evict the brother that was only supposed to be there for three months.  Hint number one: never trust someone who always has an excuse for not keeping their word.
Second, I told them that I would be replacing some of the carpet over time.  The stairs I would be doing sooner, the upstairs landing as I got to it.  If this was a problem, I told them keep looking.  I ended up replacing the stairs carpet and they took it upon themselves to remove the upstairs carpet themselves. I guess their dogs crapping all over it was a motivator.The brand new carpet that I installed in the dining room will be replaced again, it is frayed and ruined in six short months.
Thirdly, I will be painting the walls, as the turd green paint that they put up, while I okay-ed the color with the understanding that it would go back to white before they left, is put on so poorly that it doesn't even go all the way up to the ceiling in places.
I had contacted the BBB in my area to complain about the job that was done on my walls, as the tenant assured me he was a professional, he worked for Snyder Painting LLC. Long story short, the BBB closed the case because Snyder Paint LLC said that their son wasn't working for them when he did this. He just used their truck. He used their paint. He used their equipment. He used their other employees. But he didn't work for them. Right. So the BBB closed the case because he said that. I'll be linking pictures of the job that this guy who only used their equipment, paint, truck and employees-but doesn't work for them in this blog.








Lastly, the same understanding was in place for the pepto bismol nuclear pink that they put upstairs.  Needless to say, the walls still glow. He was an employee for Snider Painting in Auburn, IN.  If he is any indication of the work they do, check for another company. Contact me if you want pictures of the nuclear pink mess they made upstairs.
Jon Snider painted this. He used the truck, paint, equipment and employees of Snider Paint LLC, but he wasn't their employee. Don't bother with the Better Business Bureau. They mediate as well as Snider Paint LLC paints.  You'll thank me later.

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