ADVICE PLEASE! Too many people living in house!

[Karen Margrave]

When we moved to southern California, we rented out our house in Redding. Over the years there have been several different tenants. It's a 4600 sq. ft. 4 Bdrm 4 Bathroom home on 20 acres with pool and guest house. Last January we leased the big house to a Christian ministry school (it's very well established throughout the country) that said they were going to use it to house students in their program. I put a maximum of 14 people on the lease (we've had that number before and they did great, kept up the house where it showed like a model home) Unfortunately, this group isn't the same. they've moved in their administrators, plus students, and a family,  TOTALING 21 people! Their rent is only $3400 per month. The house is in high demand because it's close to another ministry school, a Christian university, and a public college, plus within 8 minutes of major shopping areas, etc. 

Someone else lives in the guest house, so that's not an issue. 

What should I do? Raise the rent, and if so how much? Kick the extras out (but how will I ever know how many they actually have, because they've already shown themselves to be storytellers) Suggestions please!

[Jeff Rabinowitz]

Since your tenant is a Christian Ministry school you might consider sending them a bible with appropriate passages highlighted.