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LETTER: Nevada law is stacked in favor of landlords?

Las Vegas Review-Journal·Beth Ellyn Rosenthal Las Vegas·6 months ago
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In Sunday’s Review-Journal, eviction lawyer Calder Babroy said the judicial system is clearly weighted toward landlords. I am a Clark County landlord, and I powerfully disagree.

I have been a landlord here since 1996. I have evicted eight tenants — all for non-payment — in that 30-year period. Reasons for non-payment: Buying a $50,000 pickup truck, addicted to bottle service at night clubs.

The tenants I evicted were at least two months behind in rent. They were mad I was evicting them, so they:

■ Left the water on and flooded the house the day the constable was scheduled to come. I had to repair the house and pay a huge water bill, costing me $9,000.

■ Smoked marijuana (before it was legal) and let the seeds burn my floors and kitchen countertops, which I had to replace, costing me $10,000.

■ Poured gasoline, which killed a 10-year-old tree. Priceless?

The eviction process, which I have to pay for and costs about $1,000, takes at least another month. Could you live without a paycheck for three months?…

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