Domestic Abuse/Firstborn Duplex

[Kim Herrick]

Hi All!

I have an unfortunate situation going on at my duplex.  I have a tenants who signed a month to month lease in March. Since then the police have been to the residence three times and the neighbors have repeated called me because of abuse.  

The wife has a restraining order against her husband so he is not living there.  However, he continues to break into the residence and destroy her belonging and breaking the window frames along the way. 

I am concerned for many reasons. At this point I don’t think it is safe for her and her  three small children to remain there if he can so easily access them.  As well as my concern for escalating damage to the property.  

This is weighing on my heart.  Has anyone had a situation like this? My first duplex is really giving me a run for my money.  

[Josh C.]

If we’d managed or owned the property and she wants out of the lease we would allow her and give her deposit back in a heart beat. Not enough money in the world to make me do otherwise.

If she thinks he’ll just follow her and do the same at the next place. Bar the first floor windows and add security doors with double sided keyed locks. He’d have to spend 5 minutes with a sledge hammer to get through that. Which he won’t do. Also you can get a pretty good security system that’s WiFi enabled for under $200 bucks on amazon. If he tries to break in call the cops show the video and have him thrown in jail. Obviously, this isn’t for everyone and not sure what state you live, but a used 12 gage is like $150 and makes a great gift, just saying.

You just need to get more mad and do something about it. We deal we dirtbags, abusers, and thieves everyday. Just need the I’m going to win attitude and destroy them. Beat this turd and feel proud.