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No One Saw It Coming – The Aftermath

As with many of my tenant stories, we never really know what triggered someone going slightly off or believing they could do what ever they wished. It seems this holds true with this story as well. Karen and I went … Continue reading

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He Never Saw That Coming!

I hope you have been enjoying this story so far, if you haven’t read part 1, which was titled I Never Saw That Coming, you really need to start there; otherwise, it’s just not as much fun! You can go … Continue reading

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Bad Tenant – Off to The Courthouse!

OK, just so you know, this isn’t even an eviction. I had a tenant “allegedly” steal a vehicle from another tenant last year at knife point. I know, I get to deal with great people. Worse yet, this was part … Continue reading

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Am I Biased? Would You Rent to Them?

It seems like wingnuts are flying off the shelf these days and I am receiving even more content for a potential book about tenant stories. Here is the email I received the other day in response to one of my … Continue reading

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SWAT Boy is Finally Moving On – Evicting a Tenant In Calgary

What an anticlimactic day. After all the drama, all the issues, all the problems, this latest eviction seems to be winding down with barely a whimper. I ended up meeting with the bailiff today and we posted the notice, changed … Continue reading

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SWAT Boy Is a No Show – Another Tenant Eviction Win On Record

So after all the drama, SWAT boy couldn’t attend his own eviction hearing. Guess when you are busy you have other priorities in life! Apparently he had to work, he even called into the hearing office today to tell them … Continue reading

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Evicting Tenants – Drunks, Deadbeats and Problem Tenants Look Out

Do you realize the number one search string that brings people to this site is hinged around the word eviction? Ironically for the last three or four months my entire life has revolved around evicting problem tenants who believe they … Continue reading

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SWAT Boy – The Saga Continues

How refreshing, every day my thoughts about people and helping out get dragged further down. Case in point, SWAT boy caused a bit more stress Sunday. Here I am sitting at home when the neighbour to the house calls. When … Continue reading

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It Begins Again – Evicting a Difficult Tenant in Calgary

The story of SWAT boy carrys on, and it just keeps getting better, fortunately I am trying to take the positive lessons from this. First I screwed up. Everyone take note, don’t fill out eviction forms when you are frustrated … Continue reading

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Why Am I Still Getting Evicted?

Because SWAT showed up you moron and that counts as the final strike! The full SWAT story is available here, Has Police Tactical Visited Your Rental Property Lately? So by the title, you can guess I had an interesting day … Continue reading

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Police Tactical – The Aftermath

First off, thanks to everyone who emailed or commented on yesterday’s frustration post. We received plenty of incredibly positive replies and it has helped Karen and I create a much clearer picture of what we are currently doing, what we … Continue reading

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Has Police Tactical Visited Your Rental Lately?

Wow, what an interesting couple of days I’ve had. Would you like to hear some of it? It all started early Monday afternoon when I went to drop off a receipt to one of my shared accommodation tenants. Just to … Continue reading

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