Severly mentally ill neighbor - what to do with house? (tenants, disclosure)
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So, we bought a house last year and shortly thereafter the neighbor's adult son is who is severly mentally ill moved back in with his father. The guy is in his mid 40's and barely functional, and has quite an addiction to methamphetamine. Since he's been there it's been a constant cycle of working odd jobs, binging for days, then going through angry violent withdrawals before starting over again.
We're done dealing with it, but now we have to figure out what to do with the house. If it weren't for this problem, it would probably be worth around $500K. I have no idea what it's worth with this kind of issue but likely much less. Needless to say it doesn't really appeal to the kinds of families with young kids that might be shopping for a home in the neighborhood.
We could rent it out, but again, the problem isn't going to make it easy to attract quality tenants. We might be limited to section 8's or kids looking for a 'party house'. At least that way we could hold on to it and hope the problem improves at some point.
Any tips/advice from people who have run into this?
Are you seriously saying that you would have a half a million dollar house, but the presence of this guy only leaves you the option of Section 8 renting??
You are not required to disclose his presence. IS he a daily problem for you?
We could rent it out, but again, the problem isn't going to make it easy to attract quality tenants.
How will they know? Is it somehow obvious? It's one thing for your house to be stigmatized in some way but something entirely different if it's a neighboring house. There are 'neighbor problems' everywhere and they are not your responsibility. Really careful prospects will interview the neighbors in advance. Some people consider that weird and I've never really done it (except by chance) but I don't think it's a bad idea. As your post indicates, neighbors matter.
Are you seriously saying that you would have a half a million dollar house, but the presence of this guy only leaves you the option of Section 8 renting??
You are not required to disclose his presence. IS he a daily problem for you?
Yes, unfortunately that is the case. My state requires disclosure of an issue like this. It's not something easy to hide, nor would I want to hide it for liability reasons. Most tenants would either leave or be very irritated to find out about it after the fact.
How will they know? Is it somehow obvious? It's one thing for your house to be stigmatized in some way but something entirely different if it's a neighboring house. There are 'neighbor problems' everywhere and they are not your responsibility. Really careful prospects will interview the neighbors in advance. Some people consider that weird and I've never really done it (except by chance) but I don't think it's a bad idea. As your post indicates, neighbors matter.
Yes, the screaming and weird behavior is pretty obvious. He also likes to make a point of staring down any visitors, even the pizza delivery guy! The police are out there every day or two, so that's another give away.
Yes, the screaming and weird behavior is pretty obvious. He also likes to make a point of staring down any visitors, even the pizza delivery guy! The police are out there every day or two, so that's another give away.
What an awful situation.
If it is that obvious to you as neighbours, it must be really bad inside that house.
Have you tried talking to the father of this guy? He might not know what to do with his son.
If he won't call them then you call them. The police always accompany the crisis team to a call like this (around here anyway) so be sure to mention that there have been prior police calls to this home.
No one should have to put up with this type of behavior in their neighbourhood.
Good luck!
Yes, unfortunately that is the case. My state requires disclosure of an issue like this. It's not something easy to hide, nor would I want to hide it for liability reasons. Most tenants would either leave or be very irritated to find out about it after the fact.
How awful!
It seems to me that you should at least try discussing this with your neighbor though.
Surely he is miserable himself with all this going on. Perhaps if you told him you are looking into selling just to get away from the situation he might see that his son needs a permanent placement somewhere?
Also, is it possible if you got an attorney that the father could be legally compelled to get the son out of the home?
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