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David Siegel
  • San Diego, CA
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Tenant broke into apt, disturbed neighbor - what to do next?

David Siegel
  • San Diego, CA
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Hello all, I am new to land-lording (~2 years) and in San Diego, CA. We don't have a property management company. Last night a tenant got drunk and locked herself out. She scaled the building and broke a glass sliding door to access the property. The whole time making a lot of noise, disturbing a neighbor and being rude to the neighbor when confronted. Her roommate was very apologetic and says the offending roommate says she will pay for it. I went out there and called the police to file an incident report. 

Neighbor also mentions this erratic behavior has been going on for one of the four months the tenant has been renting with us.

I think I know the next steps to get the door fixed, assuming the tenant does pay for damages without an issue. 

My question: When a tenant causes trouble and seems like there is more trouble on the way is there something that can be done to mitigate that future trouble? Is there some kind of legal document we can have them sign as a means of intervention that makes them acknowledge the issues they have caused to date and sets a clear path for how future occurrences will be dealt with? Any feedback is very appreciated. TIA for your responses!

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