I meant threats, not thread... lolCyFi6;1797347 said:BTW what is an idle thread? I will post up on AZSC, maybe I will get lucky.
I meant threats, not thread... lolCyFi6;1797347 said:BTW what is an idle thread? I will post up on AZSC, maybe I will get lucky.
Winning in court isn't the end of their problems. Then they are faced with the very real problem of actually collecting. Look at it in terms of statistics...CyFi6;1797317 said:I'm not so sure about that one. I hear they are very quick to get the law involved and sue for not only the related fines and rent, but also for any court fees etc, so in the end they come out on top and I come out losing lots of money and a strike on my record. I have lived at this place for about 3 years now and I have noticed the management slowly get worse and worse. Honestly, I rarely need anything from them, all they require is that the rent be paid, and as long as I do that I get everything I need- a roof over my head and decent amenities. The real issue here is the roommate, but the fact that they are unwilling to go out of their way to help is really not a huge surprise to me, if they did this for everyone with a complaint they would lose a lot of money in the end (not saying I agree with the way they are running their business, but after all, they are only concerned about money.
GrimJack;1797384 said:Winning in court isn't the end of their problems. Then they are faced with the very real problem of actually collecting. Look at it in terms of statistics...
If they have 1000 renters, what percentage of those have problems? If it's half, then there are 500 problems. Of those, say half resolve things themselves. That still leaves 250 problems they have to deal with. Say they evict and fine all of those... what percentage will pay up and walk away? Not very many, or they wouldn't be in this spot... so lets say they are still left with 200 problems. They sue these, and win in every case - which isn't actually that likely. Now how many of those 200 will pay up and walk away? Likely none... because if this was an option, they would have paid before getting to this point. So, they have won 200 cases in court, but they don't actually have any money from this, the vast majority of this 'income' will be referred to collection agencies, who take another cut IF they even manage to collect anything. Add in the fact that they still have to pay for their lawyers. How many of these will eventually be collected? How many will take the hit on their credit record instead? How many will outright go bankrupt?
Now they are looking at a situation where they have paid out a lot of money and stand to gain very little. That's a great gig if you can get it, works for the government, but not so much in the real world.
Suing your customers only works if you have an infinite supply of customers, despite what the RIAA seems to think.
Don't get me wrong... I'm not saying they won't sue you. I'm saying it would be stupid to do so, however, I've found that there's more than a fair share of stupid out there.
Every roommate I have had has been a UTI student. I have posted bulletins already for UTI students but every UTI roommate has been a disaster lol. I suppose still better than a craigslist creep.mnracer550;1797400 said:not sure where you are in phoenix but i know the MMI/UTI students are always looking for places. post on CL for them maybe.