Comments on: Man allegedly attempts to run over his landlord with a car http://agbeat.com/editorials/real-estate/man-allegedly-attempts-to-run-over-his-landlord-with-a-car/ News, insights, tools, and inspiration for business owners and professionals Wed, 23 May 2012 16:41:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: AgentGeniushttp://agbeat.com/editorials/real-estate/man-allegedly-attempts-to-run-over-his-landlord-with-a-car/#comment-82809 AgentGenius Sun, 25 Jul 2010 06:33:25 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=30141#comment-82809 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">#agnow Erica, you and Liz must be in pro-tenant states! lol I'm in Texas where it is extremely pro-owner, almost... http://bit.ly/adJvoO</span></span> #agnow Erica, you and Liz must be in pro-tenant states! lol

I'm in Texas where it is extremely pro-owner, almost… http://bit.ly/adJvoO

]]> By: Lani Rosaleshttp://agbeat.com/editorials/real-estate/man-allegedly-attempts-to-run-over-his-landlord-with-a-car/#comment-55378 Lani Rosales Sun, 25 Jul 2010 02:33:24 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=30141#comment-55378 Erica, you and Liz must be in pro-tenant states! lol I'm in Texas where it is extremely pro-owner, almost to a fault in my opinion. Oklahoma laws are very similar to Texas' from what I understand, so I would be willing to bet the same applies there. Regardless, this guy's a tool, there's no defending attempted murder, PERIOD. That's not what I'm saying. He doesn't deserve a defense if he is guilty, but it <em>still</em> acts as a reminder that a person's home is sacred and compassion must be applied, even in a pro-owner state. It also makes for a strained situation for an owner to live next door to a renter, don't you guys think? Erica, you and Liz must be in pro-tenant states! lol

I’m in Texas where it is extremely pro-owner, almost to a fault in my opinion. Oklahoma laws are very similar to Texas’ from what I understand, so I would be willing to bet the same applies there.

Regardless, this guy’s a tool, there’s no defending attempted murder, PERIOD. That’s not what I’m saying. He doesn’t deserve a defense if he is guilty, but it still acts as a reminder that a person’s home is sacred and compassion must be applied, even in a pro-owner state. It also makes for a strained situation for an owner to live next door to a renter, don’t you guys think?

]]> By: AgentGeniushttp://agbeat.com/editorials/real-estate/man-allegedly-attempts-to-run-over-his-landlord-with-a-car/#comment-82810 AgentGenius Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:34:07 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=30141#comment-82810 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">#agnow Did you see his picture? My Heavens! tulsaworld.com/includes/article/relatedphotos.aspx?articleID=2010072... http://bit.ly/adJvoO</span></span> #agnow Did you see his picture? My Heavens!

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]]> By: AgentGeniushttp://agbeat.com/editorials/real-estate/man-allegedly-attempts-to-run-over-his-landlord-with-a-car/#comment-82811 AgentGenius Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:31:22 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=30141#comment-82811 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">#agnow Why the nofollows on links Lani? Some of us are attracted to blogs that have value but offer a dofollow lin... http://bit.ly/adJvoO</span></span> #agnow Why the nofollows on links Lani? Some of us are attracted to blogs that have value but offer a dofollow lin… http://bit.ly/adJvoO

]]> By: AgentGeniushttp://agbeat.com/editorials/real-estate/man-allegedly-attempts-to-run-over-his-landlord-with-a-car/#comment-82812 AgentGenius Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:15:32 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=30141#comment-82812 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">#agnow I am shocked at how many times tenants feel that they have the RIGHT to stay in a place even after they don'... http://bit.ly/adJvoO</span></span> #agnow I am shocked at how many times tenants feel that they have the RIGHT to stay in a place even after they don'… http://bit.ly/adJvoO

]]> By: Joehttp://agbeat.com/editorials/real-estate/man-allegedly-attempts-to-run-over-his-landlord-with-a-car/#comment-55342 Joe Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:31:20 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=30141#comment-55342 Why the nofollows on links Lani? Some of us are attracted to blogs that have value but offer a dofollow link for contribution. Sadly, we've seen the same before. The website offers a dofollow link in reward for participation, then nofollows links once they have a reader base. Not sure there is a whole lot of ethics in that decision. Why the nofollows on links Lani? Some of us are attracted to blogs that have value but offer a dofollow link for contribution.

Sadly, we’ve seen the same before. The website offers a dofollow link in reward for participation, then nofollows links once they have a reader base. Not sure there is a whole lot of ethics in that decision.

]]> By: AgentGeniushttp://agbeat.com/editorials/real-estate/man-allegedly-attempts-to-run-over-his-landlord-with-a-car/#comment-82813 AgentGenius Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:58:57 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=30141#comment-82813 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">#agnow I gatta say I'm a little surprised at the sympathy for the renter. After all he did try to run someone over ... http://bit.ly/adJvoO</span></span> #agnow I gatta say I'm a little surprised at the sympathy for the renter. After all he did try to run someone over … http://bit.ly/adJvoO

]]> By: Jim Gatoshttp://agbeat.com/editorials/real-estate/man-allegedly-attempts-to-run-over-his-landlord-with-a-car/#comment-55339 Jim Gatos Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:45:43 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=30141#comment-55339 Did you see his picture? My Heavens! tulsaworld.com/includes/article/relatedphotos.aspx?articleID=20100721_11_0_ATulsa287782 Did you see his picture? My Heavens!

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]]> By: Erica Ramushttp://agbeat.com/editorials/real-estate/man-allegedly-attempts-to-run-over-his-landlord-with-a-car/#comment-55337 Erica Ramus Fri, 23 Jul 2010 03:15:31 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=30141#comment-55337 I am shocked at how many times tenants feel that they have the RIGHT to stay in a place even after they don't pay the rent, tear the place up and owe money to utilities. It is so tenant friendly that the landlord has to spend time and money trying to evict a deadbeat who has not paid his rent! I had one where when I went to talk to the tenant, they quoted landlord/tenant rights to me and told me I could not possibly sell the place because they deserved to live there. They did not pay the rent, owed PPL for months, and we were evicting them (they had a month to month lease). Yet they screamed at me and came charging at me violently that I was the bad guy. It makes you never want to rent or deal with tenants. I am shocked at how many times tenants feel that they have the RIGHT to stay in a place even after they don’t pay the rent, tear the place up and owe money to utilities. It is so tenant friendly that the landlord has to spend time and money trying to evict a deadbeat who has not paid his rent!

I had one where when I went to talk to the tenant, they quoted landlord/tenant rights to me and told me I could not possibly sell the place because they deserved to live there. They did not pay the rent, owed PPL for months, and we were evicting them (they had a month to month lease). Yet they screamed at me and came charging at me violently that I was the bad guy.

It makes you never want to rent or deal with tenants.

]]> By: Liz Benitezhttp://agbeat.com/editorials/real-estate/man-allegedly-attempts-to-run-over-his-landlord-with-a-car/#comment-55335 Liz Benitez Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:58:55 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=30141#comment-55335 I gatta say I'm a little surprised at the sympathy for the renter. After all he did try to run someone over with his car. In my book that makes him in the wrong. Regardless of what happened in the argument the renter shouldn't have taken such drastic measures. The caution to the Landlords/Property managers to be more compassionate is good but in the end they still have to collect the rent, they still have to make sure the renters aren't tearing the place up, they still have to make sure the lease terms are being followed. I gatta say I’m a little surprised at the sympathy for the renter. After all he did try to run someone over with his car. In my book that makes him in the wrong. Regardless of what happened in the argument the renter shouldn’t have taken such drastic measures. The caution to the Landlords/Property managers to be more compassionate is good but in the end they still have to collect the rent, they still have to make sure the renters aren’t tearing the place up, they still have to make sure the lease terms are being followed.

]]> By: AgentGeniushttp://agbeat.com/editorials/real-estate/man-allegedly-attempts-to-run-over-his-landlord-with-a-car/#comment-82814 AgentGenius Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:31:45 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=30141#comment-82814 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">#agnow Bryan, I don't have any studies in front of me, but as someone who reads real estate news and covers it for ... http://bit.ly/adJvoO</span></span> #agnow Bryan, I don't have any studies in front of me, but as someone who reads real estate news and covers it for … http://bit.ly/adJvoO

]]> By: AgentGeniushttp://agbeat.com/editorials/real-estate/man-allegedly-attempts-to-run-over-his-landlord-with-a-car/#comment-82815 AgentGenius Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:06:06 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=30141#comment-82815 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">#agnow I first read about the incident a weak ago and the media made a circus about how Mr. Thornill modified his f... http://bit.ly/adJvoO</span></span> #agnow I first read about the incident a weak ago and the media made a circus about how Mr. Thornill modified his f… http://bit.ly/adJvoO

]]> By: Lani Rosaleshttp://agbeat.com/editorials/real-estate/man-allegedly-attempts-to-run-over-his-landlord-with-a-car/#comment-55328 Lani Rosales Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:31:43 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=30141#comment-55328 Bryan, I don't have any studies in front of me, but as someone who reads real estate news and covers it for a living, we hear about incidents like this several times each year in America, even when economic times aren't difficult. Homes are a really emotional commodity and renters often get the short end of the stick. Bryan, I don’t have any studies in front of me, but as someone who reads real estate news and covers it for a living, we hear about incidents like this several times each year in America, even when economic times aren’t difficult. Homes are a really emotional commodity and renters often get the short end of the stick.

]]> By: AgentGeniushttp://agbeat.com/editorials/real-estate/man-allegedly-attempts-to-run-over-his-landlord-with-a-car/#comment-82816 AgentGenius Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:17:57 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=30141#comment-82816 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">#agnow "But your point is well taken. More than a few landlords each year are killed by tenants." Is there a stu... http://bit.ly/adJvoO</span></span> #agnow "But your point is well taken. More than a few landlords each year are killed by tenants."

Is there a stu… http://bit.ly/adJvoO

]]> By: Miami Condo Shophttp://agbeat.com/editorials/real-estate/man-allegedly-attempts-to-run-over-his-landlord-with-a-car/#comment-55327 Miami Condo Shop Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:06:04 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=30141#comment-55327 I first read about the incident a weak ago and the media made a circus about how Mr. Thornill modified his face to look like a reptile. Thornill tried to hit his landlord with a '96 Ford Windstar van. Anyway, both landlords and tenants have legal rights and obligations. It goes both ways and the law protects both parties. No one is allowed to take the law into their own hands, irrespective of circumstances. In this case, Thornill simply blew it. A lot of similar cases have been documented. I guess landlords should be extra cautious when choosing tenants so incidents like this can be avoided. I first read about the incident a weak ago and the media made a circus about how Mr. Thornill modified his face to look like a reptile. Thornill tried to hit his landlord with a ’96 Ford Windstar van. Anyway, both landlords and tenants have legal rights and obligations. It goes both ways and the law protects both parties. No one is allowed to take the law into their own hands, irrespective of circumstances. In this case, Thornill simply blew it. A lot of similar cases have been documented. I guess landlords should be extra cautious when choosing tenants so incidents like this can be avoided.

]]> By: Tom Lyonshttp://agbeat.com/editorials/real-estate/man-allegedly-attempts-to-run-over-his-landlord-with-a-car/#comment-59458 Tom Lyons Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:37:19 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=30141#comment-59458 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Man allegedly attempts to run over his landlord with a car - This week in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a man allegedly at... http://tinyurl.com/2dn833u</span></span> Man allegedly attempts to run over his landlord with a car – This week in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a man allegedly at… http://tinyurl.com/2dn833u

]]> By: Bryan Thompsonhttp://agbeat.com/editorials/real-estate/man-allegedly-attempts-to-run-over-his-landlord-with-a-car/#comment-55321 Bryan Thompson Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:17:55 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=30141#comment-55321 "But your point is well taken. More than a few landlords each year are killed by tenants." Is there a study to show these numbers? I don't doubt you, but man, that is alarming! “But your point is well taken. More than a few landlords each year are killed by tenants.”

Is there a study to show these numbers? I don’t doubt you, but man, that is alarming!

]]> By: AgentGeniushttp://agbeat.com/editorials/real-estate/man-allegedly-attempts-to-run-over-his-landlord-with-a-car/#comment-82817 AgentGenius Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:31:20 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=30141#comment-82817 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">#agnow And let's remind the tenants to be mindful that the landlords also have mortgages that need to be paid. It'... http://bit.ly/adJvoO</span></span> #agnow And let's remind the tenants to be mindful that the landlords also have mortgages that need to be paid. It'… http://bit.ly/adJvoO

]]> By: Chris Lengquisthttp://agbeat.com/editorials/real-estate/man-allegedly-attempts-to-run-over-his-landlord-with-a-car/#comment-55314 Chris Lengquist Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:31:19 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=30141#comment-55314 And let's remind the tenants to be mindful that the landlords also have mortgages that need to be paid. It's a two way street. :) But your point is well taken. More than a few landlords each year are killed by tenants. A great reason to use a property manager since they are not so emotionally involved. And let’s remind the tenants to be mindful that the landlords also have mortgages that need to be paid. It’s a two way street. :)

But your point is well taken. More than a few landlords each year are killed by tenants. A great reason to use a property manager since they are not so emotionally involved.

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