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Updated almost 12 years ago,

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Kurt K.
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  • in, MI
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Howto encourage elderly tenant to move?

Kurt K.
  • Investor
  • in, MI
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So I have an elderly tenant that I have inherited when I purchased the property. She is well into her 80s and is living on the SECOND floor. the stairs, while they do have a handrail, are narrow and steep, as it is an old home. I have a unit on the first floor but she has refused the suggestion to move out or move down there, she states that she is "perfectly healthy".

Multiple times this winter when I'm doing random checks she has stopped me to tell me that while she was out that "the cold got her" and she had to crawl back in on her hands a knees. She also asks me if my feet ever "feel spongy" and she sure hates it that hers do now.

She seems to have no family, I have spoke with her Power of Attorney on one occasion and she seemed shocked that I thought she should either move downstairs or out of the building.

What should I do in this situation where it is clearly not safe for her to be living on the second floor? If she has one of her "spells" on the stairs she is sure to fall down them. I know I cannot discriminate upon age but is there something I can do where it isn't safe for her to live up there to get her to move? She is an otherwise "good tenant" but I feel very uneasy knowing she is climbing the stairs everyday.

Thanks in advance.

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