Posted on 09/29/2002 3:48:46 PM PDT by Sweet_Sunflower29
I'm so furious, I can't see straight, forgive me if this is scrambled. I need your help. Mr. S_S and I own the home directly adjacent to us, which we rent out. We have sucessfully managed three previous tennants with no problems; two whom we knew, and one acquired via a rental agency. This spring, we used the same rental agency to find the current rentors.
After the company approved them, we found out that-
They flat *lied* on their lease agreement about their jobs, income, previous addresses and reason for leaving, and about how many people were going to occupy this house.
The 'credit check' area of the lease was left blank by the rental company, leading me to think none was performed; and when the problems began and I called this company to complain, I was basically told that it wasn't their problem anymore, and 'tough sh*t'. I went to the county clerks office, filled out a 72-hour eviction notice 4 months ago and stuck it on their door, for failure to pay rent in a timely fashon. The rent was paid within 12 hours, and rather then involve the law, we [dumbly] decided to overlook it.
The first month, and with every additional month, the rent was late. By late, I mean typically 4-6 weeks overdue-This group has the bad luck to have some type of calamity befall them the first week of each month which prevents the $$ being available. Someone hurting themselves, a birthday, a sister in the hospital, etc, etc.
They are a family of...uh... "_______-American" decent, loudly drinking/yelling/partying/fighting 3-5 nights/week [many past midnight], while waking my children and keeping me up many of these nights. The property looks awful with the beer cans, ciggy butts and trash strewn all over, they've broken the gate leading into the yard beyond reasonable repair, and I am not even planning on going INside the home without Mr. S_S with me.
I should mention that 95% of these problems with noise and drunken behavior happens when Mr. S_S is out of town.
Last night, he was home. 2am, they were outside my bedroom window, music thumping, loud yelling, etc. He stuck his head over the fence, told them to shut up. They didn't. He called the cops, within 2 minutes of that call, they quieted down. I was glad they were out for the night. He was wondering at the chances of them shutting up right after the call was made. About thirty minutes later, two of them were fighting over the beer, again, right outside my bedroom window. We were afraid that they were going to try to drive the truck, and being 'drunk', may end up plowing it through the bedroom instead. Mr. S_S stuck his head out again, told them to 'shut-the-****-up' this time, came to me, brought me my Taurus .357, holstered his Rueger .45, handed me the phone, and told me to call the police; these guys that were fighting were pissed now, and he was ready to fire if it looked like there was going to be trouble.
I called LEO, and while I was on the phone, the ***** next door yelled outside, "shut up, they're calling the cops right now".
They are monitoring our phone calls with some sort of a ******* scanner. My engineer brother-in-law came over and told us that our phone was at a frequency to high for a normal 'bought at RadioShack' scanner to pick up, so it may be a police scanner.
WTF am I going to do NOW??
These rentors are minorities, on welfare, and seem to think that as such, they are entitled to ignore the rules. Mr. S_S wants to evict them, using *ahem* unspecified "methods" that won't point back to him. These people are pissed at us, and honestly, I'm scared, mainly because of my little ones being here with me, and because Mr. S_S is gone so much of the time. People have told me basically that I'm screwed, because they are minorities, on welfare, blah, frickin' blah blah blah...
I am scared to death. I really, really, really need some advice, help, anything to point me to where I can find if I have any rights in this.
Eleanor Roosevelt's famous quote, "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent" has evolved over the years into "nobody can take advantage of you without your permission". I think the alteration can be attributed to Ann Landers, but it is absolutely true.
Freepers really help each other out, and have so much experience and expertise - it's great we can tap into it when we're frustrated and really need help!
I've read some great advice on this thread for you and alot of people who might have tenant problems - and I am sure you will solve this problem with the plan you can now make to get rid of these terrible people.
You're well on your way to a happier and safer life for you and your family! I know how consuming this must be for you and it's time you take back your life from these creeps!
Good Luck, Take Care and prayers said....and keep us updated ! :)
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