For that matter, how does Peter Parker - who's a) perpetually impoverished himself, and b) just lost the roommate who was paying half his rent - manage to keep his landlord from simply kicking him out of his apartment, when he disappears, without leaving notice or paying rent, for TWO MONTHS? I pay my rent on time, and often ahead of time, every single month, and I STILL get told that I'll get kicked out if my rent payment isn't in my landlord's hands before the first of every month.