Too drunk to be evicted

Too drunk to be evicted

Ryan MurdockPro Member
Rental Property Investor · Austin, TX · Member since 2016 · 1k+ posts · 1k+ votes

Just when I thought I had seen it all. 

In court today trying to evict an inherited tenant in a managed unit. The judge actually continued the hearing a week as the tenant was deemed incapable of making sound decisions due to the fact that he arrived heavily intoxicated. 

If the tenant had arrived sober the landlord would have prevailed and the tenant evicted....but because he could barely hold himself upright he lives to see at least one more week of free rent.

It's a crazy world we operate in.

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Investor · Chicago, IL · Member since 2016 · 1k+ posts · 930 votes
9y

But he wasn't too drunk to remember his court date and find the courtroom?

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  • Investor · Yarmouth, ME · Member since 2016 · 54 posts · 35 votes
    9y

    Wow. Just wow.

    I'm very curious to see the end results and what else, if anything, was behind the judge's decision. 

  • Portland, OR · Member since 2016 · 15 posts · 6 votes
    9y

    @Ryan Murdock Bangor, Maine eh? Probably drunk off of Lerouix Coffee flavored brandy

  • Investor · Orange County, CA · Member since 2015 · 2k+ posts · 3k+ votes
    9y
    Originally posted by @Matt K.:

    one could get pretty drunk when not paying rent... solid plan.

     Beer money has got to come from somewhere ... plus, if you have no job, then every hour is "beer o'clock" ... LOL

  • Real Estate Agent · Herndon, VA · Member since 2017 · 16 posts · 2 votes
    9y

    @Mike Dymski

    You're not a hypocrite if you're honoring your lease/mortgage and other agreements. Beer is beer, and obligations are obligations.

  • Manassas, VA · Member since 2013 · 60 posts · 24 votes
    9y

    This has been a very entertaining read today!

  • Rockland, ME · Member since 2017 · 4 posts · 3 votes
    9y

    Sounds like a scenario that would happen in Rockland for sure! Good luck Ryan

  • Property Manager · Saint Petersburg, FL · Member since 2016 · 113 posts · 87 votes
    9y
    @Ryan Murdock just to be clear, you said he arrived heavenly intoxicated. was it the judge or the tenant that had consumed the excessive amount of adult beverages?
  • Investor · Bangor, ME · Member since 2017 · 35 posts · 23 votes
    9y
    Justice was served today!
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