Sex Offender Existing Tenant

[Ben Nelson]

Hi all!  I am currently closing on my first rental deal!  It's a 2 acre, 3 mobile home unit property with all three units currently rented.  I just found out that one of the current tenants is a registered sex offender.  Not cool.  He talked the prior owner into letting him live there it appears.   They seem to pay on time and keep the property clean.  The other two tenants know about him and are still renting so that doesn't appear to be an issue.  Question is....should I not renew their lease (month to month) right out of the gate or let him stay?  I'm planning to move another 2 mobile homes onto the property in the next 12-18 months and I know that when I get to that stage having a registered sex offender will rule out a TON of my potential tenants, but I'm not sure if I should get rid of him in the meantime.   What do you think?  Let him stay and let him know that when we get ready to move the additional units on he will have to move?  Or just go ahead and try to get him out up front?  

Thanks for any insights!  

BP is the biggest source of information that's got me to this point and can't wait to keep going. 

[Joseph R. Smith]

1) It is a very important distinction to determine if he is a sex offender in the aweful most often thought of sense, OR did he per se get caught making out with his gf in the back seat of a car parked behind a bar in public. MANY so-called sex offense crimes are only of this 2nd nature. Do find that out threw legal researching methods. 2) In managing mobile homes, I am very strict on few things. But IF god forbid his crime was of the first nature, mobile home parks house many children and families thus can be prone to predators that we MUST screen out. :/