My friend rented to the wrong people and now has started the eviction process. I am trying to help and wish so much that I could use force to get the trashy people out. what can we do to get them out asap without breaking the law?
2006-06-14 12:00:38 · 11 answers · asked by mr39buick 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
Go ahead, use force and then they can sue your friend, and then he won't be your friend any more.
Are they really trashy, or just poor? If they pay their rent, then not having furniture or hanging blankets in windows is not an indicator of trashiness.
How about this? Does he keep the plumbing up? Does he flake out and pass the water bill over to his tenants even though there's only one meter and originally he was going to cover this by charging $50 extra per month in the rent? Now the upstairs is still owed 50% of the water bill by the downstairs? Does he refuse to get the upstairs people a mailbox? Does he move marijuana smoking punkers downstairs that are up till three a.m. playing their music and then yelling at the normal people for being awake in the daytime? Does he care to fix a dishwasher which is leaking into the downstairs apt, which he promised to fix on day one, along with the tub plumbing that's starting to make a huge spot on the ceiling downstairs? It's the only bathroom, are the renters supposed to not bath indefinately while paying twice the rent of comparable units in the are? Does he insist the upstairs people take care of the gardening, without covering the cost of gardening tools? Does he refuse to put in writing that there is a refund for the person who is paying 100% of the water bill for both apartments and covering the gardening efforts with her kids? Did he offer to sell the entire house to both tenants before they even signed a rental lease and cause the one downstairs to go into fuedal mode because of this? Could the fact he's not fixing anything be because he wants to sell the house right away and never intended to be a real landlord. If your friend is anything like this, then HE is a slumlord. You're both more trashy than the people you want to kick out.
2006-06-14 12:16:17 · answer #1 · answered by shehawke 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a landlord, its very important to take your time and rent to the right people and do the right background checks. That still doesn't mean you won't end up with a dud, but it reduces the odds. Its better to let the place sit empty an extra month or two than to be rushed.
The best suggestion for you is stay out of it. The best suggestion for your friend is not to make things worse. I'm sure he is angry about these people understandably so, but using any force could backfire as could simple things like shutting off electricity, water and other things that make a unit habitable. Doing these things could actually throw a wrench into the eviction process and cause your friends to be stuck with those tenants for a long longer while other legal actions work their way through courts. Your friend's best course of action is simply proceed with the eviction and when it completes, have the marshall or sheriff escort the the tenants to the curb along with all of their stuff at which he can fix up the place and hopefully learn a lesson about picking better tenants.
2006-06-14 15:11:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well you are right you should never use force it will only make matters worse and the people whom you are trying to evict will file a suit against you therefore you wont be winning you both would be out of money and the other person will still think they've won but they'll be evictm i think you should continue to let the law do its job even if it do take a while believe me it worth it bye.
2006-06-14 12:10:31 · answer #3 · answered by MONK 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is nothing you can do, or even the landlord. Unless there has been a breach of contract between parties, and have broken an aggreement on the lease, then there is nothing that can be done. They will probably have to fulfill the obligation by living there for the whole lease term. If they have broken contract aggreements, then they could be legally evicted in thirty days.
2006-06-14 12:10:21 · answer #4 · answered by ♥o_wise1♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Defiy trashy. Not human enough? Wrong color? I myself think it's stupid too rent out your place, then throw them out because of how they live. Now if their not paying their rent, or ripping the place apart, then start the eviction. & let the law take care of this their way, not YOUR'S.
2006-06-14 12:10:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why are you making it YOUR buisness?! You need to butt out before the tenants sue your friend for things that YOU had a part in, that wouldn't be good , would it? Don't try to circumvent the law, it will take care of itself.
2006-06-14 12:07:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
tennants actually have more rights than the landlords do if you can believe that.... get a copy of the "landlord/tennant" codes from HUD or someone like that...just so you know where you stand... or should I say, "your friend"... this doesnt sound like "your" problem.... the best way for you to help is with information and support... nothing more, nothing less...good luck!
2006-06-14 12:21:20 · answer #7 · answered by goraiders 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I were your friend, I would take a lawn chair to the property, sit down with a 12 pack of my favorite adult beveridge, and call them names everytime they came in or went out. That would in fact make them uncomfortable, and if it is his property, he has every right to be on it.
2006-06-14 12:07:53 · answer #8 · answered by not4u2c_yet 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing. They have as much pull on things as your friend if they didn't break the rental agreement.
2006-06-14 12:05:27 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Burn down the house, insurance will pay for it.
I know, it's evil, but you asked.
2006-06-14 12:04:22 · answer #10 · answered by allknowing 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋