Homelessness is out of control in California, but I'm sure the city I'm in will hate the idea of trying to add doors... 

By "drifters," are we talking borderline homeless and ghetto?

Hi All,This is a classic lemonaid out of lemons story that could use a helping hand.  A NYC working mom with five kids lost her rental and is living in a shelter with her kids.  She was working with the Girl Scouts at...

If they are just a couple of homeless people,  showing up with a little cash might solve the problem. 

Enter  Floyd riots  city with no back bone and let the homeless destroy the downtown core..

Another large smoker issue is (like my nightmare tenant's homeless boyfriend) smokers like to smoke RIGHT outside the door with said door open a crack so that all of the smoke blows in, so your house ends up smelling like cigarettes anyway.Then your washing machine starts to smell or get tar buildup in it, eventually.

@Kirsten CrottsThere is a ton of crime and homelessness.

I use to live in East Village a couple years ago and it was not the safest with the homeless, but it is absolutely gorgeous now! 

The property manger is most likely dealing with many tenants who are now homeless, properties that are flooded or damaged from the storm, employees that have evacuated, and not coming to work.  

Be aware that legal action, vacancy, and turnover cost will set you back a significant amount and being homeless is a dire consequence, so you both have motivation to make this work.For us, rent is due on the first and late on the second.