Tenant In Multi-Family Property Broke Into Coin Operate Laundry

[Matt Sussman]

Hi there. In my multi-family property we have a coin operated laundry, which I recently discovered has been broken into, presumably by one of the tenants. I am not sure which one is responsible.

Should I charge all tenants equally for the damage or just bear the cost myself since there is no evidence against anyone specifically?

I do plan to install cameras moving forward but haven't handled this before. Thanks.

[Matt Clark]

Matt Sussman although it's tempting to charge all the tenants, there is no legal basis by which to do so. You can only charge the person who caused the damage, and since you can't prove who that was it's now your cost.