Tenant Smoking Marijuana In Apartment

[Enyi Ajoku]

I have 3 young lads who are renting one of my apartments (a 2 unit multifamily) I will use names as Mr A, Mr B and Mr C. Mr A  is signatory to the lease but on the lease is states that MR B and Mr C will also be living in the apartment. On the lease it states no smoking on the property. On Thursday i got a call from the fire department that the shed on the property was destroyed by fire. The information i got from Mr C was that there were kids on the property and neighbors called the police on them and after the time he got back he saw police and the fire department trying to quench a fire. I immediately called the other tenant (Miss B and a 10yr old daughter) and the information i got from her was that these gentlemen smoke and sell marijuana to those kids.

 I also was able to get pictures from Mr B social media account smoking on the enclosed porch of the apartment, which i saved to my phone. My question is can i use these images in eviction court or any court as evidence. Thank You and happy holidays 

[James Wise]

Originally posted by @Enyi Ajoku:

I have 3 young lads who are renting one of my apartments (a 2 unit multifamily) I will use names as Mr A, Mr B and Mr C. Mr A  is signatory to the lease but on the lease is states that MR B and Mr C will also be living in the apartment. On the lease it states no smoking on the property. On Thursday i got a call from the fire department that the shed on the property was destroyed by fire. The information i got from Mr C was that there were kids on the property and neighbors called the police on them and after the time he got back he saw police and the fire department trying to quench a fire. I immediately called the other tenant (Miss B and a 10yr old daughter) and the information i got from her was that these gentlemen smoke and sell marijuana to those kids.

 I also was able to get pictures from Mr B social media account smoking on the enclosed porch of the apartment, which i saved to my phone. My question is can i use these images in eviction court or any court as evidence. Thank You and happy holidays 

 My man I suspect you are going to be in for a rough rough ride. These aren't the 1st tenants of yours who smoke weed & they certainly won't be the last. If the Police determine that illegal drug activity is going on at the property they will typically let you know. The city will actually force you to evict tenants who've been proven to be doing that type of stuff & as a landlord it would be required by law for you to act.

Outside of that though you aren't a cop or detective. Don't get involved in that nonsense. Stop snooping through their Facebook pages. Your job is to collect rent. Collect the rent. Nothing more & nothing less. Otherwise you'll be evicting people every 3 weeks & you'll be running around doing a bunch of nonsense that doesn't pay your bills. Rent pays your bills. Collect the rent.