EOC Week 7: Pacific Hieghts and Red Flags

The movie Pacific Heights had 3 signs and reasons for not letting Mr. Haze rent their studio. First sign was that Mr. Haze did not want to do a credit check and offered cash on the spot instead of going through the legal process. The fact that Mr. Haze did not want to do it should have put an immediate red flag. Second thing that the landlords should have noticed before allowing him to rent was his references that were given to the Owner did not check out. This should have also been a red flag as his information was falsely given. The confidentially of the Trust situation also sounded hockey. The third part that I thought was the clearest red flag was not that of legality but of suspicion of how Mr. Haze acted as an individual. He lied about meeting the wife, and lied about the noises. I think that just these signs alone I would have told Mr. Haze that he could not rent. What I thought was funny is why the landlords did not call the cops when they first had signs of none payment, or just simply the fact that there was no contract signed between the landlord and the tenant. It is really hard to understand why they did not pick up on these things, but then again it is a movie which we all know how stupid people are just to tell a story. I also wanted to touch up on the issue of the cockroaches. This is grounds for eviction; I just wish we could have finished the movie in class. Well, hope they kick his ass out. Watch out for red flags in your own situations. Lesson learned.