All Forum Posts by: Brian Ky

I think I read this in one of the BP books, but contacting the last land lord is not a reliable source as they may give a great review to make the terrible renter the next land lord's problem.  Looks like that may have been the situation here, or they gave you the number to their friend.

If you want them gone, you need to take action.  Report them to Child Services, they are the agency that is in possession of the forged document.  But no one will get rid of them until you take action.

Something else to consider is a recent criminal conviction can cause deportation.  They may not have had legal problems when he started the lease then took a plea deal and were sent packing.

Hopefully you can get it back in shape for renting and get a new tenant quickly.

There is one inherent risk with investing in military towns and that is the BRAC. Imagine how property values would be affected when the largest employer moves away.  Before you invest to much in a military town, do the BRAC research to see what the current plans are for the installation. Plans are set up years out to close an installation. Also, I would suggest visiting the area first of you don't know it. Typically areas right outside of the installations are not favourable for a family and therefore making it harder to get a renter.  

One last thing to consider is also the large amount of housing constriction that occurred due to the increase of military forces.  Now that the wars are over, the military is in a draw down. This may have created a surplus of houses and therefore see a drop in prices. Who knows? 

But, from my personal experience, my properties are in cities with a military presence. best of luck. 

For those that have issues with military renters and aren't having luck with commanders, you have the inspector general office on each installation where you can file a complaint. Also the installations have legal offices which can provide advice.

If you do evict the kid, remember the military property belongs to the government so if you lose it, you could find yourself responsible for it. The commander should be your first stop though so you can show you ate trying to keep it at the lowest level. 

To start my reply, I am not a lawyer and therfore only speaking freely of what I would do and not providing legal advice. 

For the time being you will have to come out of pocket for the repairs. Save every document which reflects the cost of the repairs. You will need this to validate your dollar loss to get money back. Also, start a word document and write down every time you do something to fix your problem.  Continue to work with the police to get the reports and more importantly the court documents. The responsible party will most likely do a plea. The results of the criminal trial are irrelevant to you as long as they are found to be at fault. Once you have that you can go after them for the loss. Every state is different, but you should able to recoup your loss in small claims and not need a lawyer. But if you do need to take it to court, since they were found at fault in criminal court, civil court has a lower burden of proof so it should be an easy win. 

But keep in mind that you can only sue people with money. Even if you win in civil court, if they can't pay then you don't get money. Then you have a whole new head ache. 

Good luck and I hope it works out. 

I know of some land lords that have restrictions on the number of nights visitors are allowed to stay as  guests.  If you have something like this, you should point out that it appears there are other adults who are residing at the residence and as such they need to be on the lease.  This may encourage her to take the late night encounters to the other person's residence.