u/tacticalGooser

Hello wanted to post an update for everyone. I took today off to figure out a game plan. Took everyone’s advice and decided to speak with them first before we moved forward with anything. It was about 20 minutes of me, translator and the mom and dad on the lease.

It wasn’t straightforward or easy. I simply asked about the about the beds and all the cars. While standing there in the front yard I saw 2 people arrive and a 3rd leave. They were honest with me and told me that they rented out temporary beds ”A mattress, pillow and blanket on the floor” to individuals who just arrived to the USA or just our town until they get on there feet here. They seemed surprised and a little pushed back when I told them about the lease agreement and how much trouble they could get for having that many people in the house. It was a lot of back and forth about how it’s not hurting anyone or that they don’t see what’s the big deal. In the end I did tell them may will be there last month here. I asked them to be out before June 1st. And if start the eviction process.

I feel like a bad guy honestly. I get the impression that what I did morally is I put a family in a tough situation. But I understand that they did it to themselves. Very standoff right when we arrived. The dad can speak decent English but just switch straight to Spanish so I had to rely on the translator the whole time. When I told them they had to leave the mom started crying and I felt like shit tbh and I still do. That’s that thanks for the recommendation guys.

Pretty new to all things owning rentals. This is our 3rd house we have bought. House is a 3 bedroom 1 and 1/2 bath. New appliances but otherwise we didn’t renovate it was just a little out dated. Decided to take a shot on a local Guatemalan family of 3. Mom/dad/son that’s who was on the lease and a cat.

So I get a text hey the hot water isn’t working. So I send over the plumber who installed it to check it out and he informs me there is 3 beds in the garage like they turned it into a bedroom. I was curious so we drove past the house around about 8pm and there was 9 cars parked on the grass/street/driveway. Since Monday was the 6 month mark I decided to ask them what would be a perfect time for a walk through of the house and see how everything was. Went back yesterday and did a quick inspection. I found 11 beds in total. But no one was there except the mother who is on the lease. I’m not sure how to approach this situation and there is a language barrier with the mom but the husband does speak English well so I decided to not bring it to her or him yet. I stopped myself from calling code and safety. And they have 6 months left on the lease

EDIT: I know I need to evict them. My main concern was would it be a bad idea to tell them everyone not on the lease needs to go? And have them finish the 6 months. This is our first time dealing with an actual problem in the last year and a half of owning rentals.