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Tenant rented place for her daughter
by Anon
on September 14, 2016 @10:08
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I rented a unit to an older lady but the other tenant in the duplex is telling me that its the older lady's daughter who actually moved in and there have been a ton of complaints about her. How should I handle this?
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Re: Tenant rented place for her daughter
by MrDan (GA)
on September 14, 2016 @17:23
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I'm always amazed why landlords believe their first cause of action is to evict or non-renew a tenant for what ever reason. This should always be the landlords last resort.
Right now you have no proof of anything, only that some other tenant is telling you that the daughter has moved in. What proof is that? Will the other tenant appear in court if needed in a contested action? Is the daughter providing healthcare for an aging or disabled mother? You just don't know and yet you're ready to evict on what the courts consider hearsay from another tenant! Did you investigate the so called 'ton of complains'? Who was complaining? Why were they complaining? Did you document each investigated complaint? What proof do you have that the "old lady and daughter" violated the lease in some way. That your eviction or non-renewal is not discriminatory or retaliation on your part.
Why would you want a vacancy over something that is curable if in fact the matter is true? I know alot of landlords believe that no reason is required by landlords for non-renewals of the rental agreement, but many fail to understand that the reality is you better have a well documented reason if a discrimination charge is made.
If the eviction is contested by the mother/daughter in court and they prevail, the landlord will face penalties that include payments to the tenant, court cost and attorney fees. So you could wind up with a vacant property for a month or two and thousands of dollars awarded to the tenant, not to count your own attorney fees.
So, get up and find out just what the matter really is in fact and not rely on the hearsay of some other tenant. That way you will have not only first hand knowledge of the issue, but can then determine a professional course of action instead of a knee jerk reaction to evict or non-renew.
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Re: Tenant rented place for her daughter
by Katiekate (New York)
on September 14, 2016 @20:52
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With "a ton" of complaints from the existing tenants, I would not actually care if it is Mom or daughter...I would just give them notice to move.
Stress and strife in this environment, I would side with existing tenants and just get a new tenant in there. Don't need the month over month hassle.
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Re: Tenant rented place for her daughter
by Anonymous
on September 15, 2016 @11:25
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Go and see who is living there. If the person living there is not on the lease, consider a thirty day notice-
the place is no longer available to rent....
What are the complaints about?
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