Re: Tenant Constantly Complaining - Landlord Forum thread 312286

Re: Tenant Constantly Complaining by Bill on January 13, 2014 @13:48

WhaT can you do? If the tenant is month to month you can serve them with a notice of termination and have him out in a month in most states.

If your tenant is not month to month you can explain that you do not believe he will ever be happy renting from you and he can leave immediately without any penalty...the sooner the better. Get a notice to move in writing because this is what you will use to evict if he does not move.

Lastly, explain to your tenant that you can no longer keep the source of the complaints a secret because the other tenants have figured out where the complaints are coming from. Tell you complaining tenant that you do not know how much longer you can protect him and that he is on his own.

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Re: Tenant Constantly Complaining by Al (CT) on January 13, 2014 @14:20	[ Reply ]

"Tell you complaining tenant that you do not know how much longer you can protect him and that he is on his own." Just no. A landlord should never take steps to cause strife between his tenants. That's a good way to lose the good tenants.

Re: Tenant Constantly Complaining by Lighthope on January 13, 2014 @16:06	[ Reply ]

> explain to your tenant that you can no longer keep the > source of the complaints a secret because the other tenants > have figured out where the complaints are coming from. Tell > you complaining tenant that you do not know how much longer > you can protect him and that he is on his own. Do not say this. What ridiculous advice. A Court could easily see this as a threat and you'd find yourself on the bad end of a lawsuit or even criminal charges. (The bit about "protecting him" is what they'll lock on to for the criminal bit.) Lighthope Pearls of Wisdom - ...But then I'm the guy who doesn't agree with you, so what do I know?