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Have any of you ever had someone you really wished you'd never rented your place to? All of these complaints are after he saw the place, and signed up to rent it. Tell me what you think of this guy:
His first call was to say that he'd run out of vacuum cleaner bags. I said "well go to the supermarket and buy some". But he seemed to think I was supposed to supply them.
He next complained that the iron wasn't working. I came around and he hadn't turned the dial around enough.
Then he called me in because the wiring in my place was "broken". He'd bought a new light bulb, and it wasn't working, so he reckoned the socket had gone. I screwed the bulb into a socket that was working, and the light didn't come on. It was his lightbulb, not my wiring. Couldn't he have worked this out for himself?
Recently he complained that the hot water tank wasn't working properly. I called in an electrician who told me he could find nothing wrong with it.
Same with a cupboard door hinge. All he needed to do was tighten a screw. Why did he NEED to call me in to do that?
Every little thing he picks on. If there is a mark on the wall he wants me to repaint it. If anything is not 100% because it is not new, he wants me to replace it even though it works fine.
My apartment is furnished. My tenant complained that furnished means everything should be included. I told him no, that is called a fully serviced apartment. A furnished apartment comes with the major items of furniture, i.e. bed, couches, dining suite, TV, cupboards, fridge, etc. You have to supply the other things yourself. He seems to think he only needs to supply his toothbrush.
Then he complained about the rent, saying I was overcharging him. $310 is standard, but my place is about 25% bigger than normal, has an extra room, is furnished, etc., so I charge $330. He says it should cost $250! This is in the central city. You could rent the same place in the suburbs for $250, but not in the central city!
This guy is Japanese. In New Zealand people do things themselves, they are not helpless. Must I really come in and replace lightbulbs for him or tighten every screw which comes loose?
His first call was to say that he'd run out of vacuum cleaner bags. I said "well go to the supermarket and buy some". But he seemed to think I was supposed to supply them.
He next complained that the iron wasn't working. I came around and he hadn't turned the dial around enough.
Then he called me in because the wiring in my place was "broken". He'd bought a new light bulb, and it wasn't working, so he reckoned the socket had gone. I screwed the bulb into a socket that was working, and the light didn't come on. It was his lightbulb, not my wiring. Couldn't he have worked this out for himself?
Recently he complained that the hot water tank wasn't working properly. I called in an electrician who told me he could find nothing wrong with it.
Same with a cupboard door hinge. All he needed to do was tighten a screw. Why did he NEED to call me in to do that?
Every little thing he picks on. If there is a mark on the wall he wants me to repaint it. If anything is not 100% because it is not new, he wants me to replace it even though it works fine.
My apartment is furnished. My tenant complained that furnished means everything should be included. I told him no, that is called a fully serviced apartment. A furnished apartment comes with the major items of furniture, i.e. bed, couches, dining suite, TV, cupboards, fridge, etc. You have to supply the other things yourself. He seems to think he only needs to supply his toothbrush.
Then he complained about the rent, saying I was overcharging him. $310 is standard, but my place is about 25% bigger than normal, has an extra room, is furnished, etc., so I charge $330. He says it should cost $250! This is in the central city. You could rent the same place in the suburbs for $250, but not in the central city!
This guy is Japanese. In New Zealand people do things themselves, they are not helpless. Must I really come in and replace lightbulbs for him or tighten every screw which comes loose?
