Tenant to Tenant altercation (non injury) - Landlord Forum thread 356219

Tenant to Tenant altercation (non injury) by Caly Landlord (ca) on February 19, 2018 @14:54

As a landlord what to do? I have two tenant to got into a altercation.

The following information is on the police report. They were in front of the building and were speaking very load to each other. Tenant 1 said to the police that the other push them and said "you push me." Tenant 1 said Tenant 2 then said 'you were attacking me'.

When the police came out Tenant 2 said "I wish to remain silent"

There is no history any thing violent from either of these two, so I want to just let the matter drop with a warning to both. But Tenant 1 is demanding I do something about it saying it is assault.

So my questions is how likely is there going to be a arrest or conviction on this? My thinking is that if there is no further action from the police (arrest or conviction) then there is nothing further need but if there is an arrest or conviction coming I need to have a plan.

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Re: Tenant to Tenant altercation (non injury) by Garry (Iowa) on February 19, 2018 @17:58	[ Reply ]

YOU do not need to do ANYTHING. The altercation was between the 2 tenants. It's up to THEM if they want to file a police report, and have each other charged. No matter which T calls you, YOU DO NOT TAKE SIDES. And even if there is an arrest and a conviction, there is no law that says you HAVE to get rid of either one, or both of them. Your only plan is, if they keep fighting, It will be up to you if you want to get rid of them. A verbal warning is good enough for now.

Re: Tenant to Tenant altercation (non injury) by JD on February 20, 2018 @05:57	[ Reply ]

I would allow T 1 the option to move, if they felt their life was at risk. I would send a violation notice that would put both T on notice. Future events would be cause for saying good bye to both T for me.

Re: Tenant to Tenant altercation (non injury) by Daniel (CA) on March 11, 2018 @00:24	[ Reply ]

my understanding is: in accordance to Insurance Law, You have 30 days to respond to any notice. If you received a certified letter or email as you described, then you should answer the T by requesting a copy of the police report. once you request that report, the time frame gets extended, and the issue is dropped if the T doesn't provide the report.