Pacific Heights

After watching the movie “Pacific Heights”, it made me wonder how some people could do the things Michael Keaton’s character, Carter Hayes, did. Basically, Carter Hayes, moved into an apartment owned by an unmarried couple. Actually, it was a home partially converted into an apartment. Carter Hayes apparently found the place in an ad and was interested in moving in. The couple, played by Matthew Modine and Melanie Griffith, were looking for tenants to move in. In order to pay for their mortgage, they needed tenants to occupy some of the rooms they were renting out. And part of their policy before accepting tenants, was that those interested in moving in were asked to fill out a background check. That’s where Mr. Hayes comes in.
Some of the red flags that popped up before Mr. Hayes moved in was when, 1) Mr. Hayes was asked to fill out an application, but did not do so. By just taking down the information that Mr. Hayes provided didn’t mean anything since he could have made up resources that he gave. As a landlord, that should have been the first sign of something wrong. 2) When Mr. Hayes’ background check didn’t go through, especially with the so-called “Trust” that he supposedly worked for. With any employment check, there should never be any hitches or anything of that nature. It seemed as Mr. Hayes was lying and there was something fishy about it. 3) Another sign was when Mr. Hayes offered to pay six months ahead in rent without filling out any application-that seems odd don’t you think? That makes him no one special. Just because he makes a lot of money, doesn’t mean he doesn’t have to fill out a background check. And 4) When Mr. Hayes told Mr. Goodman that he spoke to his girlfriend and he had no recollection of it, then he should have contacted her to verify whether or not she did speak to Mr. Hayes.

If these warning signs were taken into consideration, none of the problems that occurred would have happened. The couple in the movie should have been more aware and should have paid more attention to the red flags.