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Originally Posted by redpoint5
I don't have a lot of experience with other owners, but people who rent tend to be dirtbags. That isn't to say they all are, just that they are renters for a reason, and that reason is typically because they don't make good decisions or take responsibility for their life. In response, owners are programmed to treat renters like dirtbags.
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I wouldn't go that far. It is just that professional property management companies have heard every excuse and seen every scam. They aren't swayed by emotion and follow the letter of the law. They actually have to do that because if a property manager gives one renter a break and not another they can be sued for bias.
The company that manages my properties flat out said as much. If a renter is a day late on a rent payment they file papers for eviction. The renter then has so many days to make the payment per law but the clock starts at day 1. If they strictly follow the law they can't be sued for bias - but they are also called heartless.
Same with applications. There are minimum criteria for credit scores, time of employment, time from a prior eviction, etc. Those criteria are not flexible. If an applicant's credit score is 1 point below the minimum they are not approved. There is no flexibility like someone might get with a mom and pop landlord that doesn't know that being "nice" opens them to legal liability.