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I`ve posted on this problem before but nobody seems to know how to deal with it, its kind of a long story, I`ll try to abreviate.I purchased an end unit condo August 08, extensive renos with associated headaches and total 5 months vacancy to place tenants.
I now have tenants on a 1 yr lease since Feb. 09, pay rent and take good care of property.
Tenants have been having problems with other resident directly across the street who is beligerant uses profane language, exposes himself and threatens them indicating he knows people who will `get` them. The problem guy is an owner with children, doesn`t work and has been to jail twice for drug convictions. Apparently other neighbours have issues with this guy but only those who are immigrants as my tenants are (Portugese). My tenants are not only afraid for themselves but primarily for their 2 adopted boys who have come from an abusive home, they are afraid Children`s Aid Society will remove the children since they are not in a safe place. The little boys are already acting out imitating the language and profane gestures. The police have been called on numerous occasions but end up doing nothing since they must catch the problem guy in the act, additionally my tenants do not speak very good English as the other immigrant families also do not and when police arrive there is a chaotic scenario with shouting inarticulate people - you get the picture.
End of the day the problem guy knows how to work the system to his advantage and my tenants are running scared. Today they gave me verbal notice that they want out in 2 months. The wife is so shook up she start to shake and cry when she talks about it.
Can they do this? they have a lease and the means to pay.
Here is my problem: if I let them go how can I rent or sell this unit with the problem guy there???
I`ve told my tenants if I let them go I will be losing money, oh but we lost money also they say, we`ve paid $1000 to have a video camera installed but it doesn`t work properly etc.
They obviously have no comprehension of the scale of what I`m losing.
Without getting specific and for obvious reasons I know a very simple solution to this problem I`m just not sure on how to go about it.
Please help!
I now have tenants on a 1 yr lease since Feb. 09, pay rent and take good care of property.
Tenants have been having problems with other resident directly across the street who is beligerant uses profane language, exposes himself and threatens them indicating he knows people who will `get` them. The problem guy is an owner with children, doesn`t work and has been to jail twice for drug convictions. Apparently other neighbours have issues with this guy but only those who are immigrants as my tenants are (Portugese). My tenants are not only afraid for themselves but primarily for their 2 adopted boys who have come from an abusive home, they are afraid Children`s Aid Society will remove the children since they are not in a safe place. The little boys are already acting out imitating the language and profane gestures. The police have been called on numerous occasions but end up doing nothing since they must catch the problem guy in the act, additionally my tenants do not speak very good English as the other immigrant families also do not and when police arrive there is a chaotic scenario with shouting inarticulate people - you get the picture.
End of the day the problem guy knows how to work the system to his advantage and my tenants are running scared. Today they gave me verbal notice that they want out in 2 months. The wife is so shook up she start to shake and cry when she talks about it.
Can they do this? they have a lease and the means to pay.
Here is my problem: if I let them go how can I rent or sell this unit with the problem guy there???
I`ve told my tenants if I let them go I will be losing money, oh but we lost money also they say, we`ve paid $1000 to have a video camera installed but it doesn`t work properly etc.
They obviously have no comprehension of the scale of what I`m losing.
Without getting specific and for obvious reasons I know a very simple solution to this problem I`m just not sure on how to go about it.
Please help!