Tenant Noise Issue and Threat to Sue Landlord

Tenant Noise Issue and Threat to Sue Landlord

Lowell, MA · Member since 2014 · 335 posts · 52 votes

Hi Team,

I am hoping to discuss and get some opinion on the following matter. 1) I have this one tenant, every time she/he calls, everything is emergency/urgent. For example, I got a call on the Holiday weekend at 6:30 PM reporting an emergency/urgent leak. I asked if it can be addressed on Tues, the tenant threat me that she/he will get their own plumber and deduct from my rent. I eventually managed to get my maintenance guy down there. He checked the leak, and it was a slow leak that occurred from a wax ring issue from the second floor. It seems to be there for about 1-week already. So obviously, it was not an emergency/urgent. We eventually fixed it on the Holiday (Monday) as the tenant on the second floor is finally home.
  2) Other tenants in the building have been telling me, and this morning I received a call complaining about tenant from 1) above due to loud noise generated by karaoke singing all the time in the weekday. I quickly sent out a text to the concern tenant to low or stop playing the karaoke. She/he allows to do such karaoke on Sat at 11 only. Then, her husband called me and screaming. This guy went off on me. Not normal - threatening to sue me if I kicked him out as he is on disability and I am causing him distress, and threatening to have the tenants who complain to talk to him (probably plan on beating them up or something). I told him that it is the building rule and I want to enforce it. He told me that he is not a kid why the heck am I doing rule .... blah screaming unprofessionally.
  So what are your thoughts? Let's discuss ...
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  • Investor · Philadelphia, PA · Member since 2015 · 3k+ posts · 3k+ votes
    10y
    Booooooring
  • Augusta, GA · Member since 2014 · 1k+ posts · 1k+ votes
    10y

    1. When does Tenant #1's lease expires?   Don't renew it.

    2. Tell the other tenants to call the police regarding the noise from the karaoke.  If done during the day he's likely allowed to do exactly that.  If done "after hours" that's a different matter.


    Gail

  • Lowell, MA · Member since 2014 · 335 posts · 52 votes
    10y

    @Gail K. Thanks for the feedback. The tenant is TAW, so the Constable had already delivered the 30 days notice. I think this is a tough fight, and we might have to go to court to remove them.

  • Member since 2016 · 13k+ posts · 12k+ votes
    10y

    Just follow through, go to court and evict if you can not wait to terminate at end of lease. Evictions are not that big of a deal, just part of the business.

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    Rock Star Extraordinaire · Northeast, TN · Member since 2015 · 10k+ posts · 16k+ votes
    10y

    The only thing I have to add is if you have a maintenance man, and someone reports a leak, you should have it looked at as soon as possible, not on Tuesday like Wimpy. No tenant wants the crap water from the people upstairs leaking through their ceiling. You may have had someone look at it and indeed wait until Tuesday, but the tenant took your attitude as cavalier and that can only cause you more problems.

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