Ever do a runner on when the rent was due?

brianthebard

Just something that was on my mind lately, with the recession and all people know there are more and cheaper places out there to rent. This is probably going to be on the increase so. But has anyone ever done this and would they like to share their story? Or perhaps they have a "friend" who's tale you would like to relate to the group? What were the circumstances and the results?


(posted here and not accommodation cause even though its about renting, its not suitable to accommodation. imo of course)

LEIN

Nope. I would need a reference for the next landlord.

Rb

I take it the only result would be you not getting the deposit back?

brianthebard

Depends on whether or not one has a lease?

ejmaztec

I used to deal with the tax affairs of property owner in the UK, one of whose tenants not only skipped owing a pile of rent, but also hired a van and skipped with the contents as well. He was never traced.

Rb

I don't know of any, nor have I ever heard of it any landlords allowing people to enter their houses without paying a deposit and the first months rent.

If such landlords do indeed exist, they'll not only be a tiny minority but they'll have noone to blame if/when they get screwed for doing so.

brianthebard

Actually I think my sister told me she never had to give a deposit for their house in limerick. The landlord is very good to them though, I doubt anyone would ever skip on him.

Pherekydes

My ex skipped Birmingham with her bf owing two months' rent. They also robbed the contents of the gas and electricity meters. :eek:

The owner found my address in her abandoned belongings and sent me a postcard, which I still have.

lost marbles

being a taxi driver in dublin ,ive picked up a few over the years who were moving at 2 or 3am .the trick seems to be let the months deposit run as rent and then maybe another two months till the landlord starts putting on the pressure ,then do the "moonlight flirt "

mikemac

Not done it but I did have a landlord who left my various housemates waiting weeks to get their room deposit back. And even then it'd be a mere fraction with all the charges and expenses that were coming out of it.

I gave a full months notice but I didn't pay this, I said take it out of my deposit as I don't trust you. The room was left in fine condition and I protected myself and left on the correct day

I'd consider doing it again without hesitation if the landlord was dodgy

Holsten

I've never done it but know plenty of people that have.

Then again they shouldn't have even been living in the place.

stovelid

Years ago, in Belfast, I neglected to clear up my outstanding monies with my landlord after I moved out. And was then snared by him (in front of a few mates and the new girlfriend) on the street a few months later. I always settled up after that.

steppen

Pherekydes wrote: »

They also robbed the contents of the gas and electricity meters. :eek:

Apologies if I'm being thick here..but what are the contents of the gas and electricity metres? you mean they stole the measuring devices?

Stheno

steppen wrote: »

Apologies if I'm being thick here..but what are the contents of the gas and electricity metres? you mean they stole the measuring devices?

I would presume that it's the coin operated meters that the poster is talking about? They are quite common in the UK, rather than the meters we have here.

mikemac

Some places make you feed coins into a meter
And it's often at robbing prices like 2 euro for a wash in the washing machine

If you break into it, you can get lots of coins.

The_B_Man

they stole the coins!

place im linving at the moment, theres people that owe about a months rent. one of the fellas done a runner yesterday, owing 5 weeks. they let you put ur passport down as a deposit if u dont have the cash so i dunno what went on there.

also, the gob****e that lived in my house pulled a runner in the middle of the night too. Obviously they must have gotten the passports off the office coz "they needed them to get in the nightclub" or something. happens a lot where i live.

xsapphirex

Rb wrote: »

I take it the only result would be you not getting the deposit back?

Unfortunately I was asked for first months rent and deposit of the same in advance of moving in (lot of money)

But recently I rang them and explained that there are much cheaper places out there and need the rent to be re evaluated, and yes they called back and said the landlord agreed to put it down. (every little helps)

But I do have a friend who apparantly forgot to pay her rent for months on end, I think she had direct debit and not enough to cover it in her bank. But apparantly she wasnt even thinking about it until her landlord called and said she hasnt paid in like 6 months. So the money of course accumulated. Her landlord was dead on and was just like ah pay me bit by bit on top of your rent, whatever you can afford. Now she is living somewhere else, she prob only gave him like 500 euro back and before leaving she told him straight up that she cudnt afford to pay him back, I dunno how the hell she got into the new place tho! But if it were me I couldnt walk away from someone that nice ye know. But hey, she got away with it

Spore

nouggatti wrote: »

I would presume that it's the coin operated meters that the poster is talking about? They are quite common in the UK, rather than the meters we have here.

I know of this guy who serviced those meters, couldn't understand why one of them was full of water. Eventually got it out of the tenants that one of them was fashioning 'coins' from water! Fed the machine with frozen 'money'! Genius!