Asking Eric: They get angry that their lease is never renewed. I know why.

Dear Eric: My 40-year-old daughter and her spouse live in an apartment with their children. Both were raised in clean, tidy homes.

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I know they have always paid the rent on time wherever they live. The issue: They’re both nasty slobs.

They’ve been in their current apartment less than six months. Their patio is full of trash, unused plant pots, a vacuum cleaner, patio furniture and toys, the only unit like this in the whole massive complex. I know the inside is just as bad.

In the past I’ve offered to clean up with them, but they were so offended, they wouldn’t communicate for a month because I was judgmental, and then they withheld the children.

Every year the landlord won’t renew their lease. Happens every year. They get angry and say they don’t understand why. Don’t