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Tenant Arguments in Duplex
First time landlord. I own a duplex and both tenants pay on time and I like them both individually (not that it matters). The two tenants are not getting along. I have contacted them both to try and work it out. They do not want to have a sit down and have it mediated. Tenant 1 wants to be left alone and wants to do laundry Sunday and Wednesday. Tenant 2 sometimes will bring mail upstairs and seems to be always doing laundry. Recently they had a fight that was very verbal and almost physical. Im at a loss what to do because both tenants are contacting me and giving me two sides to the story. Any advice on how to better help the tensions?
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Welcome to the wonderful world of land lording!
It sounds like you did the first step properly, tried to talk it out with them. After that I always tell the renters to call the police when there is any issue that they feel threatened in. I also let them know that without a police report there is little I can do. Typically they work it out without police, if not then I can use the police report to see what part of the lease was broken and go from there. I may just be very lucky but this system has kept my headaches fairly low over the years.
Good luck and hang in there!