Damage Charge- me or tenant pays?

[Lucas Morales]

Hi BP members, question- my tenant texted about an hour ago letting me know that a tweaker "dolphin dived" into my fenced and destroyed the entrance.

My question to you is do I charge the tenant or eat the charge?

The tenant told me the neighbor saw a man do it so I asked them for the neighbors phone number and asked them to file a police report. With all that info what is your input?

Any and all advice helps.

Thanks!

[Adam Martin]

It sounds like a random tweaker so I have no idea why the tenant would be responsible for this.  If they invited this person over and you can prove it you may have a claim but if not this one is on you, if the damage is extensive maybe contact insurance but I doubt it is worth the claim.