I am in California. I have had a tenant for close to five years. He is nearing 70. In the last few years I have had a problem with him working on my property. He is a retired contractor. He has put in electrical work without permission and it proved to be wrong. He put in a small block patio in a shared yard area without permission that is now coming apart. Now he has gone out and worked on his air conditioning condenser--without permission. I have told him each time NOT TO WORK ON anything but he continues to do so and I am very worried. He thinks he is the property manager for the other two units (I have made clear to the other tenants that he is not). I live two blocks away and go by there almost daily but things are done inside the unit like the electrical. What should I do to make him stop? --74.44.xxx.xx

You've asked him repeatedly and he still does modifications that are potentially dangerous against your expressed wishes. He's not going to stop. --98.146.xxx.xxx

He is an employee now-- so if he gets hurt-- workmans comp along with he's doing for other renters-- big no no. EVICT. --99.103.xxx.xxx

EVICT before he burns the property down. Being California if he destroys your property YOU will probably be found partially liable. --99.23.xxx.x

He did something wrong. You told him to stop. He ignored you. Time to end the relationship. If you fail to evict, he will continue "fixing" things, which could lead you to being liable if his work hurts anyone, including himself. --173.20.xxx.xxx

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Get rid of him immediately. He has repeatedly demonstrated that he does not care what you say or want.This will not change. --71.10.xx.xxx

People who rent sometimes think that if they do it themselves it will be done quickly. Usually it is screwed up. One of our tenants had her "uncle" work on the heat pump without our permission. Messed it up big time. No matter what you tell them, they think that it is okay take charge and do work or have a friend do the work. --24.233.xxx.xx

Do you have a written record of your "No working on the property" message? Is it in your lease? If not, you need to send him a notice saying he can't work on the property before evicting. --73.231.xxx.xxx

how do ya like living here ? --184.53.x.xxx

Evict? That doesn't sound like. CDM has the right idea. Document your request and enforce the lease putting the responsible back on him. Also don't renew his lease at the first possible opportunity. Don't give a reason other than your contract is not being renewed. That's how my state works. Yours will be different as it seems CA is exception to certain norms in other states. --99.203.xx.xx

The only way he wont be working on your property is if he is living some else. Evict --73.227.xxx.xxx

Put up with it or evict. Your choice. --98.13.xx.xxx

I had a tenant who did antique furniture repairs on the property in the common area by the garages. He used a 1/4 sheet sander without a vacuum so dust would fly all over the place. I told my partners we had to have the tenant stop this or educate him on Lead Dust -- and provide a HEPA Vacuum. My partners tole me I can't do anything, I am out voted.... They liked the tenant. That's until the tenant got lunge issues from breathing varnish and lead dust particles. Lucky he didn't sue us...Why? Because we allowed this to continue on the property.... --47.156.xx.xx

I hate to see you have to evict him, but I think at the least you need to have a very clear discussion, that HE is living in YOUR property and suggest if he isn't happy with the situation that he start looking for a more compatible home. --206.15.xx.xx

What Sid said, go to work at church or old job location... --76.188.xxx.xx

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I finally saw him and took it away. God only knows what would have happened had he been able to start that thing. --24.20.xxx.xxx