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This issue has two parts to it.
We received a threatening letter this morning taped to our personal house door.
The letter tells us that our rental home is inhabited by drug dealers and if we don`t evict them right away (both the upper and lower suite) that the letter writers will be forced to take matters into their own hands. "If we choose to do nothing then we will face the consequences." There is more to it and concludes with the phrase "we hope we do not have to visit your home again"
The letter writers typed the letter, left no names or any other information.
We have toured the rental in the last few months and see no evidence of drugs. We don`t know if they are dealing but know this is not a Grow Op. In fact, I was in the house with a repairman without the tenants there – the tenants knew I was there and weren`t concerned.
If we saw any indication of drugs then we would evict them right away. They are young people and have tattoos so they may look like they do drugs to a neighbour??
The dilemmas are:
The letter scares me more than the drug situation. Obviously they searched title to get our names and personal home address. Can a person use a box number or a lawyer address on a title? There are several threats to us in the letter and I would like our home address removed from the title. Can this be done?
Secondly, we can`t evict someone without evidence. If they are dealing drugs we want them out, but if they not dealing and are paying rent on time and taking of the house it is not right.
One of the tenants lease is up in 3.5 months. He has been a good tenant as far as we know. If there was even a bit of evidence we could jack his rent up a lot but what if he is innocent?
I plan to take this letter to the police in the area the house is in. Hopefully the police can canvas the area and find out if the neighbour has real evidence. They delivered the letter anonymously and it was really threatening so who knows if they will admit it.. I am not sure what can be done.
I find this situation frustrating and scary.
Terry Kruse
We received a threatening letter this morning taped to our personal house door.
The letter tells us that our rental home is inhabited by drug dealers and if we don`t evict them right away (both the upper and lower suite) that the letter writers will be forced to take matters into their own hands. "If we choose to do nothing then we will face the consequences." There is more to it and concludes with the phrase "we hope we do not have to visit your home again"
The letter writers typed the letter, left no names or any other information.
We have toured the rental in the last few months and see no evidence of drugs. We don`t know if they are dealing but know this is not a Grow Op. In fact, I was in the house with a repairman without the tenants there – the tenants knew I was there and weren`t concerned.
If we saw any indication of drugs then we would evict them right away. They are young people and have tattoos so they may look like they do drugs to a neighbour??
The dilemmas are:
The letter scares me more than the drug situation. Obviously they searched title to get our names and personal home address. Can a person use a box number or a lawyer address on a title? There are several threats to us in the letter and I would like our home address removed from the title. Can this be done?
Secondly, we can`t evict someone without evidence. If they are dealing drugs we want them out, but if they not dealing and are paying rent on time and taking of the house it is not right.
One of the tenants lease is up in 3.5 months. He has been a good tenant as far as we know. If there was even a bit of evidence we could jack his rent up a lot but what if he is innocent?
I plan to take this letter to the police in the area the house is in. Hopefully the police can canvas the area and find out if the neighbour has real evidence. They delivered the letter anonymously and it was really threatening so who knows if they will admit it.. I am not sure what can be done.
I find this situation frustrating and scary.
Terry Kruse