Re: Drugs Accross the Hall - Terminate Lease Early

Re: Drugs Accross the Hall - Terminate Lease Early by MrDan (Georgia) on September 27, 2014 @09:11

You might have bigger problems...

If a landlord rents to a person that deals drugs out of their rental property, the landlord may face one or more of the following kinds of practical and legal problems:
The landlord may face fines stemming from various federal, state, city or local laws that are designed to prevent landlords from having criminal activity take place in their rental properties.

Any person that is injured or otherwise bothered by drug dealers in a landlord's rental properties -- be it another tenant or someone in the community -- may sue the landlord, claiming that the rental property has become a public nuisance or poses a danger to the community.

The police or other law enforcement officers may try to impose criminal liability on the landlord if the landlord knowingly allowed drug dealing on the rental property.
The government may seize the landlord's rental property and other assets, in extreme cases.

Also, as a practical manner, drug dealing in or about the rental property will probably decrease the value of the rental property, making it harder to find good tenants.

Absent a lease term expressly allowing for termination for drug-related activity (Michigan Law), landlords are generally required to give a minimum of thirty days’ notice to terminate a tenancy at will or by sufferance. Moreover, a landlord who has employed a poorly drafted lease may be without authority to evict a tenant for drug-related activity.

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Re: Drugs Accross the Hall - Terminate Lease Early by Anonymous on September 27, 2014 @10:14	[ Reply ]

The claim of drugs was across the hall...not the OPs tenants.

Re: Drugs Accross the Hall - Terminate Lease Early by Anonymous on September 27, 2014 @13:46	[ Reply ]

I think the point was that the landlords tenant has a recourse against the landlord because of drug dealing (criminal activity) on the premises. The rest was information in general so landlord should be careful and inspect their properties for any criminal activity.

Re: Drugs Accross the Hall - Terminate Lease Early by Anonymous on September 27, 2014 @14:23	[ Reply ]

Only if it proven first. It doesn't sound like there is any evidence since the police came and did nothing

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