When Landlords Go Missing

Another landlord has gone missing. Happens all the time. You see messages from distressed tenants posted in the Yahoo forum: “My landlord has disappeared, what do I do?” 

Chances are, there’s a logical explanation. The building is being foreclosed and the landlord skipped town. Or, he’s so wealthy he forgot to stop by and collect the rents. Or, he simply got tired of fixing all those drippy faucets. 

Still, whenever I hear about another missing landlord, my imagination spins.  Abducted by space aliens?  Hiding from hit men? And when these things happen, how do tenants cope?

Such questions are fodder for fiction like this: Mystery of the Missing Landlord >