HOMELESS PEOPLE IN OUR RENTAL

[David Hendry]

HELP ???

It almost seems like a Jerry Springer episode. My wife went to check on our rental property in Florida after the Hurricane with an adjuster. We live nearby. The tenant says hes been in NY dealing with a child custody cast. She found some homeless people living in our house. He is late on the rent this month and in NY. He says they area his friends but my wife clearly sees they have stuff and beds in their rooms. the tenant has been a problem in the past. he still has a dog that is not on the lease and has told us on multiple occasions it was gone. Do we contact the police and have these people removed from the property? if so how do we prevent them from getting back in? change the locks? is the property considered abandoned?  we have contacted a relistate attorney but were looking for opinions.