Juggling a full-time job with demanding tenants and expensive rental properties are more than enough responsibilities for most landlords. Kristina Greene seeks advice on keeping everyone satisfied.
Thursday, December 2nd 2004, 2:48PM
by The Landlord
"My uncle died, and I had to give a koha at the tangi."
"I left my purse on the bus."
"It was my mother's 60th birthday last week and I had to buy her a nice gift."
In 20 years of being an Auckland landlord, Roger Clist has heard every imaginable excuse for rent arrears.
He has learned to take a firm, yet compassionate, stance, because what seems like the tallest story of all could be true.
