OT: The Renters Next Door

[joec]

Wouldn’t this be easily solved if you just asked? If they are your direct neighbors, you would probably see them enough to chit-chat, etc…

Could be any number of the things above, or maybe their parents are on travel, who knows. Seems easier to not speculate and just ask. I assume they look like riff-raff people and not biz people, or oldest profession people?

[Hobie]

Bake some cookies and welcome them to the neighborhood! I’d be more worried about your wife or girlfriend getting jealous.

[EconProf]

Chances are, they will be gone soon. 20-year olds make lousy tenants because their lives are in such flux that they seldom stay long in their first rental. Plus, they typically know nothing about the legalities of renting and make many mistakes regarding damages, nuisances, and the joint and several liability they have just signed on to, etc. Which also means the homeowner is not too smart to have rented to them and will soon have bigger regrets than you.
Meantime, be reasonably friendly with them, tell them you are experienced and well-acquainted with landlord-tenant laws, and would be happy to answer any questions they might have on the subject. You can then tilt the answers in your favor when any problems arise. It is only a matter of time.

[NotCranky]

You have to very quickly put a party together and invite them! At least a little dinner party. It’s the right thing to do.

[paramount]

Believe it or not, while I am friendly to others in my hood for the most part we keep to ourselves.

I’m not even home for at least 12-13 hours daily during the week.

It seems they are rarely home, though I do see many different cars in the driveway and parked on the street.

And as mentioned I am really really concerned about the dogs. My very young children play in our backyard everyday. There is a 5 ft wooden fence that separates them from the dogs.

I’m wondering if a pit bull can jump a 5 ft fence?

[NotCranky]

They might be able to scale a 5′ fence…not jump it. I would be worried about them breaking through the fence too. They can tear one up pretty fast. They can also just get out, and if they get urge, attack you or your kids in your front yard. I had an elderly neighbor friend back in the city who barely survived being taken down by two of these animals.

If you see them beating on the fence at all you have to put a stop to that. Maybe as a precaution run a temporary wire fence with t-post on the shared fence in case they knock a few boards out.

What kind of moron landlord rents to someone with 3 pit bulls? Why don’t you call and ask the owner if they are aware that these dogs are here and if they are concerned about the liability or your children. That’s why the girls live there, because they found someone so lame as to let the dogs live there too.

[EconProf]

Amen Blogstar. Another reason the owner next door is a fool.
Maybe one of the girls is a relative, and he is doing them a favor. Come to think of it, that would be another reason he is a fool…never rent to relatives.

[Rich Toscano]

[quote=zk]Just make sure the don’t come on your lawn. And if they do, yell at ’em to get off your lawn. [/quote]

Good advice from zk. Also, have you tried shaking your fist at them?

[NotCranky]

[quote=Rich Toscano][quote=zk]Just make sure the don’t come on your lawn. And if they do, yell at ’em to get off your lawn. [/quote]

Good advice from zk. Also, have you tried shaking your fist at them?[/quote]

His fist is probably always shaking but he has a legitimate concern with 3 pit bulls…That said, at least the girls are not likely NAMBLA members.

[Anonymous]

[quote]About a month ago I found out (2) 20 year old girls were moving in to the house next to mine.[/quote]

That opening line had so much potential.

[Coronita]

Ok. I’m surprised someone hasn’t brought this up yet… Got pictures?

Just kidding!!!!!

[paramount]

My fist isn’t always shaking.

I’m a busy person, I have better things to do with my time.

Interestingly enough though, my car was vandalized last night – along with a bunch of other cars.

In other news over the weekend apparently the vagas, hells angels and mongols MC Gangs had a showdown in Temecula.

Stabbing’s, etc…

Maybe it is time to move (again).

[scaredyclassic]

[quote=paramount]My fist isn’t always shaking.

I’m a busy person, I have better things to do with my time.

Interestingly enough though, my car was vandalized last night – along with a bunch of other cars.

In other news over the weekend apparently the vagas, hells angels and mongols MC Gangs had a showdown in Temecula.

Stabbing’s, etc…

Maybe it is time to move (again).[/quote]

I think the showdown was on the freeway. No worries. Could a been anywhere.

[spdrun]

Any city with a population of 100,000+ will have a mixture of people living there, criminal element from outside coming in, etc. Moving because of some 1% bikie idiots from out of town doing their thing or 20-yo girl neighbors seems like overkill.

[joec]

I suppose one “benefit” of some HOAs is that they limit how many dogs can be in a property…If you knew the previous owner, maybe they don’t know they have dogs? Most insurance companies don’t like to insure pit bulls, let alone, 3 of them. The owner renting to them is waiting for a lawsuit to happen IMO.

I’d be very concerned about the dogs myself, especially with small children or even without small children, pitbulls scare me and are usually owned by crazy owners with self esteem issues who thinks a dog makes them tougher.

Pictures would be nice to see. 🙂

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