I COULD WRITE A NOVEL with the amount of insanity that’s already happened, but trying to keep this down to current issue. Crazy tenant knocks on all the neighbors doors asking for money, claiming her wallet was stolen/the kids are sick/she needs milk money. Three different neighbors have contacted me complaining they are creeped out and $40 in the hole and she keeps coming with super inappropriate personal financial questions. How many more is this happening to I’m not aware of? What can I do legally to prevent her from attempting more? We are not renewing their lease in September, and I am genuinely concerned she’s crazy enough to do something criminal to the house and/or the neighbors. Do I alert the police? Do I send a warning to the whole street if she should approach them? I feel like the latter would backfire. Help! --67.149.xxx.xxx

Neighbors in a multi, continue with your notice to not renew. --174.201.xx.xx

She's disturbing the peace. Write her a Cease and Desist notice. If you does it again, give her a notice to quit and evict her. Ask the neighbors to call police and get a copy of the police report you can use if you have to. There is a large young adult around here that does that. He visits his father in the rentals down the street owned by various people. If he comes near me I tell him to get a job. --73.178.xxx.xx

If she is bothering other tenants, they need to call the police. There is probably some ordinance against soliciting. And why would they give her money and then complain and not expect her to ask for more. Basically it isn't your problem. --108.44.xx.xxx

Do you have an emergency contact for this tenant, nearest living relative? Someone other than the police. Her neighbors can call police when it's happening but not Landlord ... It's your building but their home...their neighborhood. They should act. Just see if there is any family you can reach out to with concern for her safety sorta message. --99.203.xx.xxx

It’s not other tenants; it’s a single family home neighborhood. It’s our neighbors/friends in the neighborhood; they’re all good people and were trying to be good neighbors until they realized separately they were being taken advantage of. They’re coming to us first because they don’t want to “kick the beehive” with this woman because she seems more and more unstable. --67.149.xxx.xxx

So they want you to kick the beehive,i would tell them to call the cops but who would hand a stranger money that came and knocked on there door? only idiots --72.231.xxx.xxx

I'm with AllyM. I understand why you don't want to leave it up to the neighbors to ignore her or call the police- they are not tenants, they are your neighbors. You need to be a little more proactive in this case. --23.30.xx.xxx

Well who screened this tenant? It may be time to do a inspection for smoke detectors and observe/ estimate and bill for damages that would make rent short in 2 months and get ready to squirt this one out, it would be better if the manager had done this 2 months ago because the timing will not be so easy for refilling in September. --76.188.xxx.xx

Also let them know to report to police if she does anything actually illegal because with police reports, you might be able to get her out early. --174.216.x.xx

If it is drugs, hope she is paranoid enough to think the police are looking for her. --174.216.x.xx

I wouldn't get involved unless she causes you a problem. Right now it's a problem between neighbors. Let them handle it. Nothing good can come out of being drawn into foolishness. --208.54.xx.xxx

Most of the neighbors (and all of my tenants, except one who turned out to be almost as needy) learned to avoid her. Many suspected that she was abusing prescription drugs. But the elderly guy across the street with the big heart was constantly giving her a hand, lending her things, coming to her rescue. Interesting thing is that she moved out once he went into personal care - probably because there were no soft touches left. --71.175.xxx.xxx