A single, working mother was tossed out of her apartment because she chose to buy eyeglasses for her son instead of paying the rent.
Landlords hesitate to rent to anybody who has no credit.
Ron Bourgeois, owner of Bass River Properties, reviews the application process with two possible tenants while showing an apartment in Harwich. A disabled couple are about to be booted out of the house they've lived in for nine years. They don't have the money. Landlords, always the villain. As Cape Codders comb one of the most expensive rental markets in the country for a place to live, tenants often blame the landlord for their problems.