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Updated about 4 years ago,
Removing an inherited tenant in househack/tenant
I am a newer investor. I own 5 units in 3 properties including the one I live in. I have tenant that was inherited from the former owner. He is living in the downstairs unit and we will be living in the upstairs unit after we make some upgrades (duplex). We already know that we don't want this tenant to re-sign his lease when it's up in June, but I want to make sure the reason I provide is legal. We are in Ohio (Cleveland)
1.) He is on a voucher program (Eden). We do not want to accept vouchers. We are kinda forced to since he is currently in a lease, but are we allowed to not accept this form of payment under a new lease?
2.) He has kids which I dont have an issue living with (I know I cant have an issue for discrimination reasons). The kids can be loud, but the issue is the dad. He screams and swears at them at the top of his lungs which is very disruptive.
3.) The lease states we can terminate the lease for smoking. When we got the keys we told him he cant smoke inside the unit. A week later we smelled smoke inside our unit again and are assuming he is trying to smoke inside with the window open, but it's still extremely smelly to non-smokers.
4.) He is annoying to live with. I feel that I should be more picky when the person is my neighbor. Everytime we leave (we have shared entrances before you enter the unit) He comes out with the kids to talk to us, like hes waiting for human interaction. Whenever we open our unit door, the kids try to come inside. He also goes places and doesnt bring his keys and leaves his unit door open. If we come inside the shared door we lock it, then he is stranded outside screaming our names waiting for us to open the shared door.
5.) Market rent is $900-$1000 and he is currently paying $700. I suppose we could just raise rent and Eden probably won't pay that amount.
Overall, I dont think this person is going to be a good fit as a neighbor/tenant. I would prefer to screen the tenant myself and have someone who keeps more to themselves. Do I have any valid reasons to not let them re-sign the lease come June that will not land me in a lawsuit?
Thanks in advance!