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Updated over 4 years ago, 07/06/2020

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Ben Gammon
  • Property Manager
  • cincinnati, OH
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How to deal with a bad neighbor when rehabbing

Ben Gammon
  • Property Manager
  • cincinnati, OH
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I bought a triplex within Cincinnati. Duplex next door has two tenants, Tenant A is friendly, Tenant B is straight out of Jerry Springer. I told tenant A there would be some mess from demolition as the property is a total gut job, that if he had any issues he should let me know and that I would buy them a pizza at the end of it. Landlord was fine with it too. Crew was backing a dump truck on to my front yard and throwing stuff out the front windows. Bad tenant would scream bloody murder at crew, claimed there was damage to her vehicle that doesn't work and has had a window stuck down for 6+ months and would park a car in front of my property to block crew from continuing work. 

She can't pay her 10% of rent even with Section 8, doesn't have a working phone, doesn't have a working car. Is supposed to be getting evicted soon with her 4 kids. She has thrown trash with dirty diapers in through my windows, got me a $500 fine from the health department, I had to delay getting 2 trees removed from back yard because they need the driveway and I know she is not going to cooperate. 

I've tried every different way to appease her, other tenant and landlord have apologized to me for her actions but enough is enough; the gloves need to come off. Any suggestions? Also, feel free to PM me. 

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