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What If Drugs Are Suspected?
Anytime you suspect that a tenant is breaking the law — using your property for an unintended purpose — you should take steps to end the tenancy. If you don’t, you are putting yourself and your home in jeopardy with the law and at risk for lawsuits should anyone be injured. So get help. Call the police. Call your neighborhood association or crime prevention organizer if you have one. Create a paper trail that demonstrates that you have sought help before terminating the lease. It will help you make your case.
Promote Your Zero-Tolerance Policy
Your rental agreement should include a paragraph about not tolerating drugs or other illegal activities on your property. Let tenants know that you will terminate the lease and evict the tenant immediately if anything illegal takes place. Let your neighbors know, as well, that zero tolerance is your standard policy. Then if anyone makes a complaint, check it out thoroughly. Don’t put it off.
Keep an eye on whether your tenant has a constant stream of visitors, especially late at night. Discourage it by putting bright lights over exterior doors and in hallways. Drug users don’t want to be seen and a tenant selling drugs won’t want them to be noticed.
by Judy Tremore with Deborah Boersma Zondervan
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