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Tyler Minkel
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Dealing with new tenants after moving in

Tyler Minkel
  • Minneapolis, MN
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Asking for some input!

I just bought my first duplex 4 days ago and having some issues with the tenants that I inherited. It showed on the lease that only one women was on it and could only have someone stay over seven nights per month. Three days after I bought it, her boyfriends sister is now moving without telling me. I have been trying to get a hold of the tenant but they are blowing me off.

Should I go over there and kick them out? Do I write up a new lease saying that three people can live there but they all have to be on a lease and then raise the rent on them? Do I call the police if someone is living on my property without signing a lease?

Thanks in advice for any help!

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John Warren
  • Real Estate Broker
  • 3412 S. Harlem Avenue Riverside, IL 60546
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John Warren
  • Real Estate Broker
  • 3412 S. Harlem Avenue Riverside, IL 60546
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@Tyler Minkel you should touch base with a local real estate attorney. In this business you will need that relationship at some point either way. Whenever I have a tenant going off the rails I immediately reach out to the attorney I use so that I know I am complying with the law. Inherited tenants can be tough as you don't really know what you are getting into. You are lucky you have leases as most of the deals I have closed on recently have had no leases in place when I took over. 

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