Police Escort to Evict Tenant
We are in the process of moving out a problem tenant. The tenant is harassing us heavily, and we are worried to go over for the final walkthrough without having a police escort for safety and frankly as a witness. Has anyone had to do this? Is this common? We've never had this kind of issue before. How should we go about requesting an escort from local law enforcement? Thanks
I don't know if they would do it but you can call the non emergency line (non 911) number to the local station or stop in. They will be happy to talk to you, no idea if they would be willing to help.
Originally posted by @Ethan Cole:We are in the process of moving out a problem tenant. The tenant is harassing us heavily, and we are worried to go over for the final walkthrough without having a police escort for safety and frankly as a witness. Has anyone had to do this? Is this common? We've never had this kind of issue before. How should we go about requesting an escort from local law enforcement? Thanks
Hopefully all goes smooth for you.
@Ethan Cole I’m in law enforcement. Escorts vary by police agency. Obviously if it’s an eviction and handled by the courts, a deputy will handle then mandatory eviction.
If the tenant is already out and you want to do a walk through not knowing if the tenant is still there, most likely an officer can meet you there.
Either way, contact the local police in that jurisdiction via non emergency number and ask if it’s something they will do. My current job will do it no questions asked. I’ve also worked somewhere where we didn’t do any personal escorts, but if you called after a problem arises then the police will come out.
Also keep your phone on video recording, if so allowed in your state. Record the whole interaction for evidence later if needed.
@Ethan Cole this really depends are your local police department and what resources they have available. I would contact them at a non emergency number and explain your situation. Also be aware that eviction is a legal process. Have you been to court and won an eviction order? Usually in that situation you can get a sheriff or police to assist.
Thanks for the responses. Further details: She moved in 4 days ago. She passed credit and background check, we did a walkthrough, went through the lease with her, and she signed and moved in. The very next day the problems started. She violated her lease several different ways, and I warned her that if it continued we would have to terminate her lease. Now she is threatening us and the other tenants. We offered to allow her to just move out of her own free will, and we would just give back her security deposit (if she left it whole) as well as her prorated rent. We explained that she was in violation of her lease, and if she chose not to move, we would move forward with the eviction process through the court system. A process we are familiar with. She agreed to move, but is continuing to threaten us, and has made statements that I won't go into detail about that cause us to feel unsafe going without local law enforcement. Hope that clears things up some.
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Originally posted by @Joe Splitrock:Have you been to court and won an eviction order? Usually in that situation you can get a sheriff or police to assist.
That is my experience. Once you have the order, the Sheriffs will show up and 'assist' in the move out. You can just watch.
We may just have to forgo the goodwill offer of letting her move no strings attached then and just file the eviction
File the eviction ASAP. You can always drop it if she moves out on her own.