Tenant Passed Background Screen, but on Felony Bond House Arrest

[Kenneth N.]

I own a 4-plex in Texas and recently leased a unit to 19-year-old. He indicated that he had NOT been convicted of a felony on his application and the background screen came through clean.

It’s been less than a month and I just found out that he’s out of jail on a $30k felony bond for assault with a deadly weapon. Evidently, he skipped out on a recent court date and was reissued a higher bond with an ankle tracking device.

I am not comfortable with him continuing to live in the building and am concerned about the safety of the other tenants as well as myself. Technically he did not lie on his application and the screening is correct since he has not yet been convicted.

There have also been several noise complaints from the other tenants. One complained of loud sex in the early evening when she comes in from work with her young son. Others of late-night parting with his friends.

I’m looking for a way to get him out of the building. Any suggestions?

[Clifford Paul]

In Texas you can bail out of jail through a bails bondsman for 10% of the bond. They also have payment plans with little down like 1%, so he could have paid as little as $300 to get out of jail. My buddy is a bondsman and he loves taking title of houses and cars to get someone's perfect little child out of jail.