Crazy Former Owners Tenant's Harassing Current Tenants

[Keith Schulz]

Here's an interesting situation for ya...

So, I bought another duplex last fall. The duplex was in probate when I purchased it. The owner occupant had died, and her tenants were still in the other side. However, the estate attorney was in the process of evicting the tenants when I made my offer.

These tenant's had been there 15 years, but were paying less than half of the market rent, and hadn't payed anyone a penny since the death of the owner.

Now, 10 months later, one of these former tenants of the duplex showed up and knocked on the current tenants door. Apparently they told them that they owned the property, and I was just a manager. They wanted to come into the duplex. Luckily my tenants had enough sense to say, "I don't pay my rent to you, I don't know you, your not my manager, and if you do own the place, you didn't give me 24 hours notice." Then, after 5 or 10 more minutes of this former tenant going on and on. They tell my tenants that I'm a piece of s%!t and that I kicked them out and ruined their life. Well, the current tenants love me to death and said, "Keith's the best landlord we've ever had, get out of here or we are calling the police."

I think my tenants did the correct thing and handled it well. I told them to call the police immediately if these people come back. They felt pretty threatened, harassed, and confused by some of the things this former tenant said. I'm worried these tenants could show up again.

What do you think, is there anything I can/should do? Do I call the police (I doubt they'd even put it on record). Do I call my lawyer and have them send these former tenants a letter? Or do I just ignore it.

Thanks.