Mentally Unstable Tenant

[Kaiden Foster]

I've got an older gentleman who is my tenant in Anchorage. He has recently begun hallucinating and believes one of his housemates is holding him prisoner in his own apartment, forcing him to take drugs, and says a girl was killed in his unit from a forced overdose. 2 nights ago he ran off down the street waving his gun around which brought the police by. My understanding is they took his gun, but I'm not 100% sure... He's called his out-of-town roommates to tell them about the masked people trying to get into the unit, etc. He has called the police several times to sweep the apartment and fortunately, they took him to the hospital yesterday.

Both of his housemates are out of town and I live on site, so I know there isn't any truth to what he is claiming.

This tenant has been here for 8 years, loves the place, pays rent early, and takes great care of his unit. He's a on month to month lease, so it wouldn't be difficult to not renew it. However, I'm concerned for his safety/wellbeing if I force him to leave. As far as I know, he doesn't have any family in town. On the other hand, this is a 4-plex and he has 2 other roommates who no longer want to live in the unit with him (understandably). I'm concerned that I'll lose my other tenants if I let him stay. My question is, what is my responsibility as a landlord and what is the best way to handle this?

[Melanie Thomas]

I would second Adult Protective services here and kudos to you for caring! Its so easy to view our homes as assets and forget the people aspect of things sometimes. Obviously you would want to non-renew but taking the extra step to ensure he is getting help is top notch. Good for you sir! The world needs more folks like you. Good luck!