Tenant is threatening about sign of poison

[Ann Wu]

My tenant texted me that he is showing sysdams of asbestos poison. He will be live there a full year at the end of March. My property is built in 70's and I didn't know anything of the asbestos. The property is a townhome and I never heard about any neighbor had this in the same community.  

I did some research and asked asbestos inspector. The answers are  unless you expose there all day long and breath hard for 20-30 years then yea, it MIGHT hurt you. I know this tenant is a smoker and possibly doing some illegal drugs thing. I already started the process to put him out of my property. My question is, he is asking money from me, like a lot of it. Of course I will not agree. I just want to get him out. Have anyone met the similar situation? Any advice?

[Thomas S.]

Understood but the guy is clearly an idiot as asbestos poisoning is completely off the wall. As you were told poisoning takes a life time of exposure under normal circumstances. Text him back and tell him to stop licking the floor tiles.

If you don't want to play with him just tell him to rub salt and complete the eviction.

Now obviously some landlords will clench their butt cheeks and tell you to hire a lawyer, cover your butt be very, very afraid but honestly tenants do this sort of thing all the time and in your situation he has no case. It's just the boogey man.