The Renters
After I started my job in Daytona, Stacy and the kids lived
in the house in
The renters we found had 3 children and the spacious 4
bedroom 2 bath was perfect for them. They were also in a hurry to move out of
the house they purchased only a year ago. They had found out about a registered
pedophile living next door. So they are happy to see the big fenced in yard at
my house where the children can play safely. The rent payments were pretty high
but with the grand parents living right around the corner, they were willing to
pay for the extra comfort. We even discussed the possibility of them buying the
house from me.
Stacy firmly believed that she deserved a share of the
house and she constantly talked about how "unfair" it was that she
did not get a part of the house to the neighbors. She claimed that
"WE" had picked it out together, and "WE" had moved in
together with the kids and it was "OUR" home. Apparently the
neighbors on the side and across the street agreed with her.
But I didn't see how that had anything to do with
ownership. Stacy and I were never married and had only lived together in
It is so ironic to me that Stacy considered the house to be
so valuable when in fact it was just a money drain. She should be glad not to
be bogged down with mortgage payments exceeding $1000 a month. I would have gladly signed over the house to
her along with the mortgage payments. (Not that she can get approved for a loan
that size.) But alas, that was not the way she thinks.
The circumstances with which the renters left are very
tragic. I feel sorry for them to feel persecuted as they did from the neighbors
for something they had nothing to do with. But I also feel sorry for myself for
letting Stacy ruin this aspect of my life. I was proud to be a home owner even
if it was just a mobile home and it hurt when it went into foreclosure. Funny, at the time I had chosen to pay the
lawyer $1000 per month, thinking that I am choosing my kids over my house. And
all the good it did.
Below are the emails exchanged between the renters and I. He describes the treatment he received from the
neighbors. He refused to file a complaint or press charges to the police
because he was afraid of retaliation with his parents living around the corner.
-----Original Message-----
From:
Sent:
To: xxxxxx '
Subject:
xxxxxx,
Attached are the scans of the
Lakeland Electric bill for April. Please remit payment in the amount of $321.16
to Takako as you would the rent payment.
What is the verdict on the bounced
check for the second half of the month of May? Also have you mailed the rent
payment for the month of June?
Please
contact me,
-----Original
Message-----
From: xxxxxx
Sent:
To:
Subject:
Re: FW: check e-mail
DAVID
WE HAVE DECIDED TO MOVE NOTHING AGAINST YOU OR YOUR HOUSE BUT THE
NEIGHBORS ARE RIDICULES.
WHEN
YOU PAY AS MUCH RENT AS WE DO A PERSON SHOULD BE COMFORTABLE AT HOME.
NOT LIKE A PRISONER IN YOUR HOME , WE ARE NO
LONGER COMFORTABLE HERE. AND THIS GUY NEXT DOOR HAS NO IDEA WHO HE IS MESSING
WITH SO BEFORE I BEET HIM TO DEATH IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR ALL CONCERNED IF WE MOVE . WE ARE SORRY
ABOUT THIS BUT IT GOES MUCH DEEPER THAN A DOG GETTING OUT OR AN UGLY SHED IN
THE BACK YARD.
WE TRULY THINK YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TROUBLE
WITH HIM NO MATTER WHO MOVES IN HERE. AS
FAR AS THE MONEY I OWE YOU I WILL PAY THE ELECTRIC BILL AND THE 550.00 FOR THE
BOUNCED CHECK.
WE PLAN TO BE OUT BY THE 1st MY CELL IS NOT WORKING ONLY THE RADIO PART
IS. SO IF YOU WANT TO REPLY PLEASE DO SO BY email.
AGAIN I'M SORRY ABOUT THE PROBLEMS AND GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR FUTURE TENANTS AND
THE NEIGHBORS.
xxxxxx
-----Original Message-----
From:
Sent:
To: xxxxxx
Subject: RE: FW: check e-mail
xxxxxx,
I am sorry things have been
difficult there. I am disappointed that you are leaving but I do understand. As
far as payment arrangements go I assume that you are going to apply your
deposit to the June rent that will be fine with me as long as you pay me for
the bounced check and the Electricity bill. Before you leave I would like the
chance to talk to you about the specific problems you have had. Would it be
possible for me to have a bit of your time this weekend on either Saturday or
Sunday? I will be in town this weekend I will come by on Saturday evening. If a
better time is appropriate for you then please reply or give me a call on my
cell phone (386-405-1535).
If you
have an questions or concerns please contact me,
-----Original Message-----
From:
Sent:
To: xxxxxx
Subject: RE: FW: check e-mail
xxxxxx,
We have not received your money as
of yet. I still do want to talk to you about things that have gone on. Have you
filed any police reports about the harassment? I know you have decided to leave
but I would like to fully understand everything that went on. What do you think
could have prevented this from happening? Would a 6 foot privacy fence have
helped? I just need to know what I can do to prevent this sort of thing from
happening again in the future.
PLEASE
REPLY AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE.
-----Original
Message-----
From: xxxxxx
Sent:
To:
Subject:
Re: FW: check e-mail
Mr.
Prather,
Our intention was to be out of here on the
1st but it looks like it will be Saturday night. We will be sending you your money that we owe
you but it will be 2 weeks, it cost us a lot to have to move again so soon.
I really don't know if a privacy fence will
help your problem here or not, maybe if you put it around the whole house. My
kids would not even sleep in their bedrooms because they were scared. The man
next door and the women or man (not sure what it is) are your problems, they feel that your
wife or girlfriend (what ever she was) should have this house and it is just
killing them that you have it. They are going to do what ever they can to
irritate you. I have expected to come home and find the house burned down.
These people do not work so therefore they have time to irritate the shit out
of people. The women/man across the street has stole
my daughters dog. We cant even go outside with the
kids in peace, they stand at their fence and gaulk,
it is really unbelievable. We work a lot of hours and we like to relax when we
get home. I do not like the way the man next door looks at my kids (like a
pedophile) and he scares them. You can feel the hate coming off these people.
TK told me this was a good neighborhood and that they were good people (lol), I really hope she did not know about these people and
she should be careful over here because they hate her too its
not just you.