Hi there- I am a newer landlord, several years under my belt, a few properties but all in California. We recently moved to Texas and bought our first investment property.

Let me start by saying I have very high and consistent screenings- all my tenants in our other homes are model (learned the hard way several years ago when we dabbled before the crash). We applied the same methods in Texas and a group of qualified, professional ladies moved in the home on a 12 month lease March 1. They had visited the property several times before signing the lease with their agent, I walked it with them both before and after signing and they turned in their move in checklist within 24 hours.

One week into living there, I have received an email from one of the tenants saying her father (copied on the email) has visited and decided there are major electrical issues with home. I have spent $50,0000 upgrading the home to current, high level finishes, addressed any noted safety concerns by my licensed electrician,  and they signed for home accepting as is.

The email was aggressive in nature with no real actionable items or specific concerns other than "GRAVE DANGER".  I've called two separate electricians out to review today, I feel they may positioning to try to get out of lease (or at least one of them is- the other two weren't copied). Her dad jumped in to the correspondence so I immediately stopped the thread, started a new one with all three tenants and outlined the steps I was taking to inspect the concern. Dad isn't on lease- I am not going to support that behavior where a grown woman has her daddy involved.

I plan on having a direct conversation with the three tenants on the lease to openly and responsibly address concerns.

Here are my questions:

In reviewing the deposit check, I noticed that her dad IS a joint on the checking account. He is not on the lease. Did cashing a check from him as a co-owner on a checking account mean I accepted him as a tenant? Pet deposit and rent came directly as an ACH transfer from another one of the  tenant's accounts directly.

Who decides "GRAVE DANGER?" I mean really- if I have to electricians out and they say it's not an issue, I have to go with the professional opinion. If the house is older but the systems are in good working order, am I required to upgrade to latest electrical code that changed this last November? I would think that's more of a convenience.

Last- do I really want them here?! I'm am reviewing my options. I hope that this settles down, and they can comfortably enjoy living in the home, but if it escalates, do I hold them to the whole year or offer them to buy out?  I don't want headaches for the entire year, dealing with someone's dad, but seriously, shouldn't they learn accountability? (Just wish I wasn't the one teaching the lesson!)

Any input is appreciated.

Thanks