Renters Welcome is not out to delete, dismiss, deny or ignore the trials and tribulations of a property owner with our mission.
We do intend on helping build the strongest lighting system imaginable upon the darker sides to the tenant/landlord relationship, including issues such as illegal lock-outs, eviction filings as a method of harassment, utility theft, illegally posing as a landlord, illegal rentals, etc.
We intend on doing this so that property owners looking for “good” tenants have a much larger pool of candidates than what the current court document stash would suggest is available–although fundamentally, we support methods to achieve equitable housing for all.
Renters are heavily judged via algorithms on the buildings they are living in and it remains a travesty of justice, both court and social, when a renter stands up against a property owner, applies the laws available to them and the algorithm spits out the idea the renter is too great a “risk.”
And while landlords have examples readily available of what a tenant has done to explain away their otherwise unreasonable expectations, there are few examples of a tenant standing up for their rights and still being penalized by not just the courts–
But by property owners, the private sector, employers, society–
All because a renter chose to hold someone accountable to the same laws they were being expected to follow as well.
It is the renter that has the greatest legal leverage to pressure a landlord into complying with the local, state and federal laws and yet it is the renter who ends up with the label “trouble tenant” attached to their public records while a property owner remains ready and able to do what they want with the property without a scratch on their credit.
After all, a tenant cannot Evict a landlord who is violating a lease.
In fact, there is no formal record to display whether or not a property owner failed at anything throughout the leasing process.
This is one of many gaps RentersWelcome is looking to fill, which is why we will always invite and encourage all property owners looking for successful tenant/landlord relationships to support our call for more quality information being shared between all parties prior to the signing of a lease, including a full reveal of property tax bills, property deeds, if the property is in foreclosure, are the utilities to date, etc.
If a property owner claims a right to examine the credit and credibility of a potential tenant, then they must be fully willing and prepared to expect the same type of examination.
There is more than enough room in the marketplace for property owners to bring a little bit more information to the leasing table before anything is signed because just as there are property owners wary of renting to virtually anyone–
There are renters that are even more wary of renting from anyone as they can fall into the category of homelessness with the change of a lock by a property owner.
Stay with us throughout 2022 and we’ll share more on how we all can build methods and means of trust into the rental marketplace across the entire nation.
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