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Responsible_Cat_2928 OP t1_ix15ori wrote

Reply to comment by Always_0421 in Slumlord properties by Responsible_Cat_2928

Let's see if I can help you better understand.

  1. As previously stated, the person who is on the lease IS INCARCERATED. This person is being held indefinitely pending federal charges.
  2. The people who are occupying the house are basically squatters who aren't paying rent and aren't on the lease.
  3. These people are known drug dealers and criminals with publicly available mug shots.
  4. They have been observed selling drugs. They have been observed strung out, passed out, and behaving erratically.
  5. The cops are called, frequently and by all of the neighbors, and the cops have been very responsive when they are called. The parts I didn't include in my original post:
  6. It's not just being trashy or inconsiderate. The neighbor kids found a dead dog in the backyard when they went to retrieve a toy that had gone over the fence. The dog had been abandoned by its owner and died in the backyard because none of the squatters noticed it or they just didn't care.
  7. They evidently have a scanner because when the cops are called, they either go silent in the house and don't answer the door, or they fix whatever the issue is that caused the cops to be called. In one case, the cops were called about a parking violation. Within minutes of the call, someone ran out, fixed the problem and ran back in. Got it?
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Always_0421 t1_ix1ndc3 wrote

You've got shitty neighbors, I got it.

They're doing illegal shit and staying a step ahead of LE and their nosy neighbors, I got it.

What I don't get is how you know the circumstances of your neighbors lease or current rental status when you apparently can't contact the owner, and the supposed leasee is incarcerated.

In any scenario, neighbors don't have the authority to enforce a lease, thats between the property owner and the leasee...I don't think you get it.

The law breaking and suspicious activity is a problem, unfortunately, all you can do is continue to report it.

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Responsible_Cat_2928 OP t1_ix2gq7i wrote

Are you saying that neighbors being concerned about what's going on is just them being nosy, really? And they should just mind their own business and leave every one else alone?

I feel like you haven't ever lived in a neighborhood where the neighbors actually know each other, get along, and generally look out for each other and the best interest of the neighborhood. Bless your heart.

The occupants have been very talkative about their free living situation. The lessee was there long enough to have some interactions with the neighbors before she disappeared suddenly and these other people took over. The rest of the information has come from a variety of sources, other people who know the owner, the other neighbors, etc.

The owner is a well-known person in the community, a former realtor and worked at a local TV News station. The neighbors aren't trying to enforce the lease at all, they started out just trying to let the owner know what was going on because they thought the owner would want to know about the squatters, the illegal activity and the very likely possibility that the property is being damaged by people who have no financial or other obligation to fix it. The longer they are there, the more problems and damage the landlord will incur.

It's well past the point of trying to work together with the owner because the owner is nonresponsive. These people were seen emptying gas cans on the driveway in front of the house and in the yard while wasted out of their minds. Of course, they were nowhere to be found when the cops showed up and even though they could smell the gas fumes, the cops couldn't do anything. If the squatters blow themselves up and burn down a couple houses in the process, it's no skin off your nose but it's an entirely different situation for the neighbors you think are just being nosy.

What I don't understand is why you didn't just keep scrolling if you didn't have any actual constructive advice or suggestions to share, seeing as how you're such a fan of the "mind your business" approach?

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tmcgee417 t1_ix3pych wrote

When you call the cops in the future, ask them not to announce the address, explain that the neighbors have a police scanner.

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Responsible_Cat_2928 OP t1_ix4796x wrote

Yes, that's what the PAR officer recommended going forward, so we hope that will work if/when they are called again. 🤞🤞

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