I got the plate number and asked the police despatcher if she would confirm it was his but she said they can't give out any information. She did say that it was not stolen but...… and then did not finish her sentence. How many photos do you think I would need to evict and make a good case in front of a job for doing a car detailing business on the property? --96.114.xx.xxx

That line should read How many photos do you think I would need to evict and make a good case in front of a JUDGE for doing a car detailing business on the property? --96.114.xx.xxx

If he doesn't pay the water/sewer then I would pay very close attention to the consumption/usage and make sure that goes into your "damages". --69.201.xx.xxx

Wonder where that came from ? --184.53.x.xxx

Water down the sidewalk in winter is not good. Nor is leaving the outside spigot just shut off outside, but undrained in winter. I'd wonder if he didn't turn the inside water shut off for the outside hose bib closed, and drain it. Watch for damages to your hose bib lines. --70.92.xxx.xxx

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My lease has a no car washing clause. That would take care of this problem. --70.16.xxx.xxx

Is the Tenant paid current on the rent? Who pays the water and sewage? Depending upon this additional information you may have to pick and choose your battles. --67.165.xx.xx

Housing then sent me a fine for allowing a tenant to have non-operational vehicles out in the open, not in an enclosed garage. In Los Angeles a landlord can't win! --47.156.xx.xx

RB what's your problem? I have five other units that are doing just fine. There is no WE that includes you. Get help. --96.114.xx.xxx

Use google voice so you can print the texts. --73.177.xxx.xx

My friend later went to the city with CL ads, photos AND his business card that he'd given me previously. They brought criminal charges for operating without a license or tax certificate. He got the case dropped somehow, but cut out the repairs. Last I heard the fellow is digging ditches for a pipe company. --47.216.xx.xxx

Live the Dream, that was so nice of you. I checked CL and FB marketplace to see if I could find ads for him but did not. This fellow told me he doesn't like to work for other people. He was working for an electrician and says there is no work right now. I don't believe that at all as I have three small jobs waiting for an electrician. His company doesn't work in my town. --173.61.xxx.xx

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Ally, google voice is a free app. If you have a smartphone, you can find it in the App Store. It’s pretty easy to use and a large number of people on this forum use it. --73.177.xxx.xx

My plumber would be there tomorrow and there would be no water in the garage and no outside water bibs. None. Gone. Go get him Ms. Ally. Don't believe his words, look at his actions. --99.203.xx.xxx

I have a smart phone and will do that thank you. The hose bib is inside the garage so won't freeze up because it's an attached garage. Plumber will charge me four hundred bucks to do that. I will fight him with words and photos. This neighborhood is like a 1950s postcard. It's like going back in time and people paid good money to live there and I lived there for ten years and he is not going to make a lot of noise and mess. Do you remember the neighborhood from Miracle on 34th street where little Natalie Wood wanted to live and Santa left his cane in the house? It's just like that. --96.114.xx.xxx

Does your lease or application have a list on it showing vehicles owned by tenant? Ask him to show you proof of those being his cars. Sorry you are having this trouble. --73.120.xx.xxx

With all the trouble you have with guy why don't you jusk kick him out? --72.231.xxx.xxx

Go get 'em Miss Ally! --71.175.xxx.xxx

I never thought of getting a list of vehicles. This tenant has had about five different vehicles since moving in. I asked him about that and he said he buys them with minor issues and then fixes them and sells them. I never noticed him working on cars though. The female's father has a car repair place so perhaps he worked on them there. He told me he rode a "bike" when I interviewed him but in my culture that is a bicycle. In his it's a motorcycle. I never would have rented to him. I'm going over the lease and seeing what he has violated and then will send him a Notice to Cease. If it was a SFH or the houses were farther apart I might just ignore this except for the ice he created on the sidewalk. But this has to be annoying the neighbors who actually OWN these houses at great expense for property taxes. --173.61.xxx.xx

I never thought of getting a list of vehicles. This tenant has had about five different vehicles since moving in. I asked him about that and he said he buys them with minor issues and then fixes them and sells them. I never noticed him working on cars though. The female's father has a car repair place so perhaps he worked on them there. He told me he rode a "bike" when I interviewed him but in my culture that is a bicycle. In his it's a motorcycle. I never would have rented to him. I'm going over the lease and seeing what he has violated and then will send him a Notice to Cease. If it was a SFH or the houses were farther apart I might just ignore this except for the ice he created on the sidewalk. But this has to be annoying the neighbors who actually OWN these houses at great expense for property taxes. --173.61.xxx.xx

Ally,why would you have rejected the guy for riding a motorcycle? I would be more inclined to reject someone who only had a bicycle as a mode of transportation --72.231.xxx.xxx

Ken, I would have rejected him to eliminate the problems I have now which are noise, chemicals in the garage, bike in garage instead of a car as the lease requires to free up space in driveway for upstairs tenant's comfort. Tenant had bike accident and could not work last year for a couple weeks so rent was late and just generally some people who have those things have a lack of self preservation. And for those of you who know these things, he's an Aries. About half my tenants have always been Aries and driven red cars especially when I had twenty units instead of just the six I have now. --173.61.xxx.xx

Ally, I think getting the plumber in there is the best solution. It will cost, but definitely takes him out of business and force him to move it elsewhere. --209.122.xx.xxx

Hope your day turns out better today --72.23.xxx.xx

Gkarl there is another hose bib around the back and I think this one would hook a hose to that one and run it around or put one of those hoses in the kitchen sink. He just has no self limits. The female saw me taking photos so hopefully that will put a scare into them. I am working on the notices to cease. Ray thank you for the story --73.248.xxx.xxx

Miss Ally M,I thought you had a shutoff in the garage,do you not,if so then you don’t need the plumber ,you just have to be more selective in your choice of tenants............ Charlie .......seems this guy is a bit of a shyster,or conniver --32.214.xxx.xx

If you can’t get rid of him and he’s good,then you have to get 25% ....................... --32.214.xxx.xx