Tenant Has Issues With Weird Neighbor - What Can I Do?

[Elbin Collado]

Hey BP,

So I reached out to one of my tenants today to let him know that I will be stopping by in a few weeks to do a pest inspection and he said sure no problem. However, he followed up by saying that the neighbor next door is being really weird and making him and his family feel uncomfortable. His exact words were;

"bro their weird they come knock on the door like every couple of days late at night and I don't like it i'm trying to be cool and not talk to them as much as I can but honestly its getting weird yesterday he came knocked and asked if i could get him a room at a hotel close by and I don't know bro just for that reason I don't know if ill be staying here"

So, the tenant and I will be will having a conversation about this problem. I want my tenants to feel comfortable and even if this tenant leaves, the next tenant will likely have a similar experience. BP community, please provide suggestions on what I can do to help resolve this problem. The only thing I can think of is installing a fence to separate the tenant and neighbor.

[Nathan Gesner]

Tell your tenant to stop answering the door. Weird people usually continue to engage with people willing to put up with them. He needs to shut them down by not answering the door or telling them they don't want to talk to them, period.

You don't control your neighbors and tenants aren't allowed to break a lease just because someone weird tries talking to them. If they feel unsafe, have them report it to the police.