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Polybius

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16. Every now and then she finds a landlord who doesn't perform a background check

Reply to yardwork (Reply #14)

Tue Dec 31, 2019, 04:29 AM

Dec 2019

She somehow saves for rent/security from her SSI and other government checks. She gives it to the landlord, and never pays again. It takes 6 months to a year to throw her out, legally. She has bankrupted a lot of poor landlords. She views them as expendable, and her and her 24 year old son (who also never worked) both think I'm the devil for not taking them in.

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How many of us have a loved one who is or could be homeless? [View all] yardwork Dec 2019 OP

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Yes! yardwork Dec 2019 #2

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Caring for yourself is essential. yardwork Dec 2019 #14

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