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Never give them an inch. They will take a foot. -- nm

Posted by lileve (aka lileve) Feb 2 '12, 13:04

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correction, ... give them an inch, and they'll take *your* foot -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Feb 2, 13:26
Isn't the expression, give someone an inch and they'll take a mile? -- nm - Loyola Feb 2, 13:18 2
- "give someone an inch, and they will call you Mel" nm -- nm - groiny Feb 2, 13:19
- yes -- nm - decline Feb 2, 13:19
god it's so true. me, to karl: can I paint my kitchen. karl: sure. anything but like fluorescent pink. - the amanda nones Feb 2, 13:05 10
- We're talking about New York City. -- nm - lileve Feb 2, 13:11 9
  - right; I'd have done the same thing there. -- nm - the amanda nones Feb 2, 13:12 8
    - It all depends on the people. We've let some paint but it created so much damage that we no longer allow it. I don't hate tenants, I feel like you... - lileve Feb 2, 13:13 7
      - (and you do hate renters. you just do.) -- nm - the amanda nones Feb 2, 13:38 1
        
        I don't. I just don't have stories of the ones that are awesome because we never hear from them except for the check that comes in every month. -- nm - lileve Feb 2, 14:19
      - but how is new york city different to anywhere letting people paint? I'd ask anywhere I lived. -- nm - the amanda nones Feb 2, 13:14 4
        
        I guess my point is that many people are far more demanding and assuming. - lileve Feb 2, 13:25 3
        
        but bad apples happen everywhere. not just in NYC. and if you vet your tenants, you shouldn't have these issues. and why would a tenant pay appliance - the amanda nones Feb 2, 13:30 2
        
        As for vetting we have an application and a required credit check. Works well except for the one or two looneys. -- nm - lileve Feb 2, 13:52
        
        It's in the lease aggreement that they are to call a repair man and be responsible for the first x amount. The lease was... - lileve Feb 2, 13:51

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