The house is being inspected by the city rental division tommorow. I've been back in MI for a month now but have not seen the house. I am hiding from my tenants, making them think I am still in NY because I dont want to be asked to fix anything. I want them to feel all the pressure of the upcoming inspection and find a way to get things fixed. Most of it is not major but little things like making the wood fence in the backyard straight up and down. Since I am the one who put it in sloppy in the first place I probably can't fix it any better.
This inspection is the tenants fault anyway. I wanted to rent to them without the city knowing but within 2 weeks of them living there the city came out to issue tickets and found out they were renting. I lived there 10 years and never had a problem. The first thing the renters did was pull out the bushes that partially hid the front porch. Then the wife and the kids junked up the porch with toys, dirty diapers and whatever, and the city issued tickets.
The husband and I had it all worked out that we wouldnt tell the city, it would save us both a hassle. There were repairs that needed to be made and he was going to do them slowly and I'd take some off the rent. Well he neglected to tell his wife any of this and when the city showed up she was the only one home. They asked "Where's Jim R., the owner?" She was very helpful and replied "Oh Jim? He moved to New York and we're renting from him!"
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