Codington County Extension

Renting does not have to be this complicated. Renting and moving out is only this complicated when landlords commit fraud, as in the case with my landlords Neil and Terri Mack.nnI have rented for 14 years, including two places in Watertown. I moved from across the street 21 1/2 N Broadway with no problems from the previous landlord, and no problems with other landlords. I have rented since 2004 and it was fine until I moved into 18 1/2 N Broadway and rented from Neil and Terri Mack. There was a lot of problems at this location.nnI thought that the reasons for these problems was the tenant across the hallway, since there was a meth / heroine problem but I realized it was the landlords who try to rob tenants when they move out. As a result of the landlords robbing tenants directly or via civil courts, the tenants don't let the landlords know when they move out in order to protect themselves from being physically and/or legally robbed.nnIf landlords don't want a tenant, they should evict them immediately and get a better tenant. They should not be trying to get more money out of bad tenants that flush needles down toilets and back up the pipes and cause sewage in the bathtub.nThey evict them IMMEDIATELY upon serious problems.nnThey should not evict them after they move out, or claim an eviction is served if it is not, and they should not try to extend the tenants stay (as in my case), then evict them while the tenant is moving out and trying to move out, and at the same time be preventing a tenant from moving.. It is only this complicated if landlords are commuting FRAUD. This is what, from my understanding, is called FRAUD.nnI am a good tenant. I am rarely if ever late with rent and if I am, it's by 1 day when I am out of town traveling. I am careful, I don't party, I don't have parties, I don't destroy property, I give notice of intent to move, and I regularly stay at places for 1-3 years (with exception of 21 1/2 that I moved out of after 5 months with permission from landlord to move across street.)nnThere is no reason for landlords to make moving out for tenants traumatizing and destructive unless the landlords are doing something along the lines of FRAUD.