renters with 7 parked cars in AZ, some inoperable

[Marcus B Hsu]

I have a renter in a SFH in Chandler AZ, Type B neighborhood. The neighbor of my rental complained to me that the renter up to 7 cars in the front of the house. one van has a smashed front end and blown out tire sitting next to the van and another truck that doesn't look road-worthy one car has sat across the street now for months that has not moved and a broken down washer on the side of the house also people are living in a trailer in the back yard.

I dont have anything on my lease that restricts how many cars a person can have, especially since its onn public road or restrict if a trailer is allowed on my lease. There is no HOA either.

Any suggestions? I dont have a property manager and i manage from OOS, so if i confront the neighbor, they will likely know it came from the neighbor.

[Theresa Harris]

You have a few different issues.  The cars on the front law could be a liability issue.  Tell them there has been a complaint and they need to be removed and then give them a date.

As for the washing machine, tell them the same thing.  You should have something in the lease about them keeping up the outside of the house and the yard and both of those would go against the lease.

The people living in the trailer in the backyard is a bigger problem.  Even if they aren't paying your tenant rent (ie subletting), they are not on the lease and therefore can't live on the property.  Tell your tenant that the people in the trailer need to move or you will start an eviction on the 'guests'.