If you can prove intentional damage was inflicted to your property, you can file a criminal complaint with the local police.

The only thing that holds society together is the threat of force by the police.

They made an offer and determined the potential income based on the crime and social setting of the neighborhood.The landlord can be responsible for several things immediately if they choose to invest in that neighborhood:a) Making sure the building is secured -- e.g. putting on steel doors without windows and ensuring that all doors have deadbolt locks.b) Making sure all windows lock, and if required for the neighborhood, putting up bars on the windows.c) Ensuring that the building is sealed such that no animals can crawl into the building (stray cats, racoons, skunks, etc.)d) Exterminating if there are bugs there and ensuring that when the tenant takes up residence, there are no bugs.e) Potentially putting up security cameras.If it's an area that even the police don't want to go in (some parts of Detroit for example), then I don't know what to do in that situation as I've never been in it.

We were able to get the local police to list her as a missing person.

Look for any problems or concerns, these may become value plays for you.Local PoliceCheck the local police and sheriff websites.

This may be a stupid question, but did you report this to the police?

There's a difference between a squatter that the police can come and chase out and a tenant that needs to be legally evicted.

(nor should they be able to, IMO)Just don't pretend that they are all the sudden better off than you because of this ruling.The judge has only said the police are not REQUIRED to do this, they still can if they choose to just like they always have been able to.Let the police decide if the situation seems necessary to try to determine status.

As this thread points out our country is becoming a police state.

Many here police this site, when something is not correct we will comment as implications taken by newbies (80+% on BP) may act on incorrect advice or passing comments.