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Travers Xanthos
  • Investor
  • Nashville, TN
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Tenant sold my furniture on FB Marketplace - Need advice!

Travers Xanthos
  • Investor
  • Nashville, TN
Posted

Hi all,

Long story short,I have a sublease tenant that I have a 4 month agreement with for a property that I rent with a master lease from the owner. Within a week of him moving in, we had numerous complaints from neighbors and the HOA about loud noises like domestic abuse, etc. I told him that my landlord was kicking me out and that he would need to move out but that I would give him a couple free days and he agreed.

A few days later, we found out that his fiance had listed all of my furniture for the apartment on FB Marketplace and the police told me that I couldn't do anything about it until they left and we found out that the items were actually missing (I can see through the window that the tv and all decorations are missing). Not surprisingly, since that time he has stopped paying rent and notified me that he will not be leaving and that we are unable to evict him due to the eviction moratorium.

I am going to go to the courthouse and try to have him evicted for criminal reasons tomorrow, but wanted to ask the group if they had any suggestions or recommendations on how I can get him out of the apartment. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Here are some points about the situation that may be relevant:

-Sold numerous pieces of my property from the unit, I have photos of the unit beforehand with items in place

-My original lease stipulates that I can sublease on Airbnb, but that any tenants for more than 30 days without landlord's consent designate a breach of the agreement. The landlord is ok with me doing this but this is what the original lease states.

-Current tenant does not have a copy of the sublease and I never actually signed it

-Tenant has had 2 additional people staying in the unit, which is against the lease-Tenant has a dog in the unit, which is against the lease-Leak caused from the refrigerator due to negligence by tenant has required damage to the unit and 2 downstairs neighbors (in August)

-Electricity and internet are in my name and no mention in sublease that it will be provided-Numerous complaints from neighbors and broken HOA rules

-15 days late on rent payment

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