I got a letter from the association where I rent out the condo, that the backyard is a mess, old trash bags everywhere, dog poop not cleaned up etc. It is a strict association in a nice part of town. I contacted my tennant, she made a bunch of excuses about it. I had my mom pay a visit (I had told her she would, she left messages and emails pleading me to give her more time to clean up before my mom came by). That made me suspicious, so my mom stopped by yesterday to look at the yard from the street – she couldn’t believe how awful it was. A young girl saw her, she went to the front door and rang, the girl said her grandma (my tennant) wasn’t home and then a man came and picked her up. My mom said she got the impression that the girl lived there! My tennant had always been very neat, professional older woman so this is just shocking. I will get fined by the association and look bad, and the terms of the lease are that she can’t break association rules. What are my options here?
How can I find out if she is letting someone else live there without my knowledge? Can I go down to take a look inside? I have respected her privacy and in the 1 1/2 years have not entered the unit.
IF she has bags full of trash not thrown away – that is a hazard, can attract rodents and rats. We agreed she’d take care of the yard, she planted a bunch of her own plants and the letter stated they were overgrown. The yard faces the entrances to the community so I am so embarassed at how it must look like. It was no-pets but she talked me into letting her dog stay but now she’s not picking up the poop? That’s wrong. Are there any laws if she abandons the unit and is letting someone else without my permission stay such as subleasing it possibly? How would I know for sure if I want to take her to court about it?
Tags: Break, Rent, Young Girl