Seeking advice on tenants storing items in back of property

[Jessica H.]

Hi dear all,

I’ve inherited a tenant from a recent property purchase and they are storing belongings in the back of the building resting against the wall and no roof protection. The tenant is probably doing this because the home doesn’t have extra storage space and there is no garage. Even though the items are not visible from the street (one has to walk all the way to the back of the building to see them), I am concerned about damage to the building from the rain. Also, anyone could potentially steal their belongings.

Shall I be the bad cop and ask them to remove them and store them inside the home or an storage place? Or, since they seem to be good tenants, let them continue to store for a couple of months to allow them time to find a solution?

What are your thoughts! Thank you in advance!

Jessica 

[Pat L.]

Originally posted by @Max T.:

Buy/build a shed and offer them the opportunity of renting it out from you.

Excellent proactive solution. 

We do exactly that & it's amazing how much people will spend to store JUNK but raise their rent $25/month & it's the end of the world.