Police Escort to Evict Tenant

[Ethan Cole]

We are in the process of moving out a problem tenant. The tenant is harassing us heavily, and we are worried to go over for the final walkthrough without having a police escort for safety and frankly as a witness. Has anyone had to do this? Is this common? We've never had this kind of issue before. How should we go about requesting an escort from local law enforcement? Thanks

[Bill Ward]

@Ethan Cole I’m in law enforcement. Escorts vary by police agency. Obviously if it’s an eviction and handled by the courts, a deputy will handle then mandatory eviction.

If the tenant is already out and you want to do a walk through not knowing if the tenant is still there, most likely an officer can meet you there.

Either way, contact the local police in that jurisdiction via non emergency number and ask if it’s something they will do. My current job will do it no questions asked. I’ve also worked somewhere where we didn’t do any personal escorts, but if you called after a problem arises then the police will come out.

Also keep your phone on video recording, if so allowed in your state. Record the whole interaction for evidence later if needed.