Re: Tenant threatening to demage property - Landlord Forum thread 350134

Re: Tenant threatening to demage property by Garry on January 13, 2017 @15:12

You have already done the WRONG thing by contacting him about wanting in. DO NOT IN ANY WAY TRY TO CONTACT HIM AGAIN UNTIL HIS RENT IS DUE IN FEB. He needs TIME to figure out what to do next in his life. You, by worrying about the damage to your property, could push him over the edge. If he is going to damage your property, there is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING you can do to prevent him from doing it, nor do you want to repair anything till he is out. You do not know what his state of mind is right now. Think about these 2 possibilities--------You go over there and upset him to the point he pulls a kitchen knife on you, and kills you. or he hates you for not caring about him, and only your apartment, so he decides to take his own life inside your apartment, but before he does, he starts a small fire in the apartment, that spreads to the whole building, burning down your whole place, and maybe killing several of your tenants. Yes, this is a highly improbable scenario, but again, YOU DON"T KNOW what state of mind he is in right now, so DO NOT CONTACT HIM FOR A MONTH !! You could however, in secret, contact your other tenants during the month, to see if they have any info about your T, and how he is doing. But even that contact should be at least 2 weeks from now, to give ALL your tenants time to process what happened.

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Re: Tenant threatening to demage property by Anonymous on January 13, 2017 @19:06	[ Reply ]

Really?

Re: Tenant threatening to demage property by Anonymous on January 16, 2017 @09:45	[ Reply ]

I disagree, this is very poor advice. The landlord should take action to either remove the tenant or reach an agreement with the tenant to move. Waiting does nothing but reinforce that tenant is in charge over the landlord. The tenant violated the lease and waiting two weeks to a month is just plain stupid in my opinion. Giving such advice just shows a lack of professional experience.