Re: Tenant claims he is allowed to play drums in APT

Re: Tenant claims he is allowed to play drums in APT by Garry on April 7, 2020 @00:28

Your tenant is probably correct. He cannot be evicted---- FOR NOW ! But when the temparary order is lifted, yes he CAN be evicted. In the mean time, have your other tenants call the police every time the noise gets too loud that you can hear it thru walls, or way down the hallway.

Try to get a police report for every time they come out. The police probably can't do anything, other than to tell the tenant to "keep the music down". But what YOU are doing, is building PROOF for your case that will eventually get him evicted. Those police reports, along with other tenants that are willing to testify in a court room about the noise, WILL get him evicted. It's just going to take A LOT MORE time on the calendar, than anyone ever imagined, because of this COVID-19 virus.

If it's any consolation, I filed to evict a T of mine for non-pay of March rent. The court date was originally scheduled for March 31. The courts here in Iowa rescheduled that hearing date, for May 11. Then, I just found out today, it's been rescheduled again, now for June 5. If she never pays me any rent, and assuming I win, and can get her out by around June 15, I will still be out March, April, May, and June's rent.

So you see, Daniel, your "noise" problem in minor, compared to the loss of rents that I'm experiencing.

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