Figurehead tenant and nightmare orchestrated by co-tenants
Money saved: €3,440
Rental experience: 1 year
Landlord Margit's first rental turned out to be an experience that sounds like the worst nightmare. Now, she looks back on it with humor and calls the story a true soap opera. Fortunately, Margit was able to transfer the majority of the burden to Rendin, who provided her with legal support and compensated for the rental damage of thousands of euros.
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A property owner with 500 apartments: every landlord has similar concerns
Money saved: 42 300 €
Rental experience: 5 years
While the average landlord has one rental apartment, either inherited or retained after buying a new home, one of the biggest landlords in Estonia is Lumi Kodud, with nearly 500 apartments. What has been their experience as a property owner and dealing with problematic tenants?
A tenant who delays moving out – large debt and property damage
Money saved: 4100 €
Rental experience: 4 years
Keili, who works in the technology sector, has two rental apartments that she rents out on a long-term basis. In fact, the rental business has always been a source of extra income for her family. However, a wealth of experience and a high level of awareness do not mean that problem tenants do not exist.
A partying tenant's 5000 euro damages to the landlord
Money saved: 4300 €
Rental experience: 3 years
Triin, an experienced landlord, has several apartments in Tallinn that she rents out on a long-term basis. In addition to several positive tenancies, she also had a tenant whose partying and actions resulted in a major renovation of the rental space.
Rental damages 35x the amount of the security deposit
Money saved: 10 000 €
Rental experience: 4 years
Landlord Andres* had rented his apartment to several nice tenants until he finally stumbled across one problematic lady. The tale that unfolded over a period of more than half of a year resulted in rental damages exceeding 14 000 euros.