Encountered my 1st Hoarder Tenant

[Michael Peters]

Just completed my annual walk through of a townhome and encountered my first hoarder experience.  Not quite to the level of reality tv but still absolutely not okay.  Garage had trash bags stacked 4 ft high wall to wall with just enough room to park the car but nothing else.  I was honestly almost impressed.  Every available space in the kitchen was filled with enough food to feed a dozen people for a week.  Floors weren't at all visible due to the level of clothing, pop cans, used kleenexes, and other garbage.

Now that hoarding is considered a mental illness I want to tread accordingly.  I can't evict for hoarding so I could to cite a lack of access to emergency exits for example.  I think I would want to start with a phone call and email citing my concerns and give the tenants 7 days to correct the issues.  Follow up with another inspection.  If the issues are not resolved post a 3 day notice to cure of quit.

Anyone else had experience in this matter?