Loud tenants who possibly moved in their boyfriends

[Alex O.]

Hello everyone,

I need some expert advice and opinion on this situation. In my 4-Plex, I have one unit with roommates who have been generating a lot of noise complaints from the unit below them. They are loud in the middle of the night and make it hard for him to sleep. This happened earlier in the year and the situation seemed to be resolved with one of the roommates giving her number to the other tenant and saying to let them know if there is a bother. That has seemed to work for awhile, but they have picked up again and the annoyed tenant now feels like he lives in a frat house.

Additionally, while I cannot prove it beyond a reasonable doubt, the tenant and I think that they moved in their boyfriends. This angers me because we do very strict screening and having an unknown element, while most likely harmless, it is not good business. The rent is always paid on time and the lease ends at the end of June, so about 9 more weeks. They are already not being renewed so the problem will eventually go away. In fact I plan on marketing it as a one bedroom plus den to avoid getting into a roommate situation again.

I need some advice on what to do; I feel like an RA in a dorm! The rest of the tenants are great and have no problems. I really think it's just roommates that make the worst tenants.

What's the most tactful way to resolve this? Accusing them of having more people in there won't really gain me anything - I see it devolving into a he said/she said. Plus, what are the consequences at this point if they don't comply? An eviction seems like an overreaction and a waste of resources, especially since they will be gone soon and are paying. I can ask them if they want to leave early (it will rent quick) but that's not a guarantee and not the most feasible thing right now.

Am I stuck to a strongly worded email asking them to be mindful and also reminding them that they are not permitted to bring people to live there that aren't on the lease?

Thanks!