She repaid me by calling the police on my electrician when she wasn't able to reach me on the phone!

That's basically how it worked - sucker them in, spend all the money, then when he had to perform, he found another sucker to finance it for him.I know - I know - its easy to say "  you guys should have sued him, got an attorney" or "called the police".

Paul, there is a definite lack of Police presence.

You may want to check on the availability of Police , fire , and ambulance service to your property.

I told him I could put up new " no trespassing " signs for him , after that he could call the police

We told her we had the right to inspect, and we had the local police do a "civil standby" (in Florida).

Ask the neighbor to testify under oath what they saw and then the police might get to involve.Joe Gore

It says in the link below (Michigan handbook) that a landlord has to give 30 days' notice to evict if you are holding over past the end date of your lease (unless drugs or police report or something, then it's 24 hours).  

I remember driving by one day bc I got lost and on the corner the police had a guy to the ground arresting him. 

Ask neighbors, check in with the police, spend time sitting on the street at different times of day to get a sense of the street.