# What are the tell-tale signs of a terrible tenant?

**URL:** <https://community.avail.com/t/what-are-the-tell-tale-signs-of-a-terrible-tenant/242>\
**Category:** Landlord Questions\
**Created:** [June 27, 2019, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.avail.com/t/what-are-the-tell-tale-signs-of-a-terrible-tenant/242 "2019-06-27T16:40:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![community.manager](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.avail.com/community.manager/32/1080_2.png) [@community.manager](https://community.avail.com/u/community.manager)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.avail.com/t/what-are-the-tell-tale-signs-of-a-terrible-tenant/242/21 "2020-01-24T17:27:47Z")

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Good advice, Maylon! @Maylon

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**Author:** ![pblise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f1d935/32.png) [@pblise](https://community.avail.com/u/pblise)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 10:02pm UTC](https://community.avail.com/t/what-are-the-tell-tale-signs-of-a-terrible-tenant/242/22 "2020-02-15T22:02:34Z")

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I agree with Maylon - ensure you have the money upfront. The lease should be specific in terms of payment timelines. I would think that if no payment was made and you have the dates as you stated in the lease, that he is in breach of the lease and it is not valid. I’d do something before the 20th, as once you accept the money, you’re a bit hooked.

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**Author:** ![christine](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.avail.com/christine/32/19_2.png) [@christine](https://community.avail.com/u/christine)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 3:33pm UTC](https://community.avail.com/t/what-are-the-tell-tale-signs-of-a-terrible-tenant/242/23 "2020-03-02T15:33:41Z")

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I am a tenant not a landlord, so I am going to switch this up - **tell-tale signs of a terrible landlord:**

1. **Communication from the start is poor** - long delays or no response back to you about the showing, application process, lease, move-in details, maintenance issues, etc
2. **Bad communication channels** - I once had a landlord that didn’t have an email address and only a business phone number that went straight to VM (no rings) which made it impossible to actually speak to him about any one issue.
3. **Lack of technology to ease the process**. Everything was done with paper, pen, and he still required check payments. He refused to use any type of technology to make it more convenient for his tenants. I was literally sliding a check under the door of my maintenance room. This would be cashed closer to the 10th of the month.

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