This morning started with a bang, I mean a flashing light. Yes, a message. Sometimes this is a good thing. Not always as I was about to be reminded.
Dial into voice mail, hit the extension + my code and voila !!
"Mr. Kruse, this is Sgt. Snider of the Whitehall Police Department..."
Oh. That's not good !!
Backing up a little, I was recently appointed by the Franklin County Courts to take over an apartment complex. You can read a little background here and here.
Now back to the regularly scheduled program....
Mr. Illegal Occupant apparently got himself tazered on Friday night, arrested for Resisting Arrest and taken to the mental hospital. Mr. IO's mom is the tenant, along with 2 other people that I can't find, and has been recently kicked out of the Section 8 program. I wondered why there wasn't a payment from them !! The CMHA people were actually very nice to deal with on this, once they stopped laughing about Mr. IO.
Calls to the Whitehall Police Department confirmed that Mr. IO is now out of the pokey. It apparently only took 9 calls over the past 60 days to the unit for WHPD to make the arrest, something that has apparently been accomplished with a little flair (excuse the pun).
I am off now to see the wizard, also known as the Duty Sergeant at WHPD, who is going to provide and escort while I post the Eviction Notice for Mom of Mr. IO and all occupants, along with the Trespass Notice for Mr. IO.
My legalnotice was just faxed over, so I need to go. I will continue with the Real Life Adventures of Landlord Man later, provided I am alive. Mr. IO is supposedly a little violent, so I am not only bringing to PoPo with me, but also my trusty .45. Glad I spent so much time at the range.
By the way, I'm hiring. All applicants must provide resume and a certification from Duck N Cover class.
Just one question. Where would this go on Localism?
TIME DELAY - ADDITION TO EARLIER POST, WITH MORE INFO...
I just got back to the office after meeting with the police and then going to the unit. Mr. IO was hanging out on the stoop until he saw us and then ducked into the unit, locking the door. After a little bit of pounding, the door swings open and nobody comes out.
The 3 officers and I look into the unit to see 3 males sitting in the dark at the rear of the place. Out front each one of us is hoping that someone else will enter first.
Another couple of seconds and I am pretty sure a round of Rock-Paper-Scissors would have broken out.
Next thing I know, there is a hand on my back and a whisper in my ear stating basically..."You're just as armed as we are and you've got the papers. We are right behind you."
I enter to find the occupants holding down the fort like nothing had happened. Lounging on the sofa and recliner without a care in the world.
Since I had read the police report of the earlier incident, I can only assume I am now face to face with "Anthony", "Pee-Wee" and "Sid Vicious". Also outlined in the report is that Mr. IO told the police on Friday that he was going to grab their sidearm so they would be forced to kill him. Great. Apparently that didn't happen, but Taser Cartridge # T05-679182 was used, not only once, but twice. I guess the first time didn't get the point across.
Anyway, Mr. IO claimed that he doesn't live there, yadda, yadda, yadda and that I needed to talk with his Mom, who was at the neighbors house. Well, we had served the docs on the occupant, Mr. IO, inside the unit in question, in front of 3 police officers. They all recognized him, which is another bad thing in itself, so I am pretty sure that the eviction notice has been property presented.
We all backed out of the unit. Yes, backed out. As far as I know, no additional Taser Cartridges were used, but I left and haven't checked the voice mail yet.
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Rich - you are such a trip! ....been there...done that.....never the tazer though. Say hello to the wizard from us.
Delicate aka Rich...
Holy CRAP! What you do is like "The Side Of Real Estate" ... That was a title to one of my older posts. This post does a much better job describing the dark side...I have a few observations...
"By the way, I'm hiring. All applicants must provide resume and a certification from Duck N Cover class"...
You're gonna scare away all the Applicants with that statement. LOL...
"...so I am pretty sure that the eviction notice has been property presented."...
Ya think?
This is a trip. I thought I had it bad with the rednecks. You're situation is a lot more dangerous. At least I never needed a police escort. Not one that I remember anyway. SVW...
CLICK HERE. It'll make you smile.
TLW...ROAR! (yes. i know. the sign off is redundant at this point) :-)
Great. The alligator and pit-bull weren't enough. Now we have to deal with Taser Boy, Pee-Wee & Sid Vicious. And I thought politics was rough. Can I quit yet???
TOLW
TLW - I know I might scare some away, but DISCLOSE, DISCLOSE, DISCLOSE....I also have the PD agreeing to go to the eviction hearing to testify on my behalf, so YEP, pretty sure I am covered.
Lysa - Don't know about the Pit Bull. Kind of forgot about it. I'm sure there will be more. At a minimum the tenant vacated and Bowzer left me a present. I'm sure it is not all that easy, though.
Jay - I will be fine. I am well armed, have a detailed understanding of the self defense laws, can hit center mass even while on the move and have lots of lawyers. If anything, worry about my mental state.
5:05pm. Cool, I can start drinking.
Rich, I need to come work for you. Sounds like fun and I need an opportunity to fire off my 9mm. In my world, I had a REALTOR(R) call after a home inspection to say the kitchen window won't open. That's all I got:) Hey maybe I'll go shoot it out!!!!! Hey TLW grab the weapons.................
Oh BTW did I tell you I can knock a door off it's hinges with a headbutt? Sounds like I may pass the interview portion of your empoyee search.
BB- you are more than welcome to come work for us. Love to have ya. And hey, we might even have a couple of vacant apartments to put you up in. The headbutt thing sounds interesting. You might have to teach Rich that. =)
Kitchen window wouldn't open? They must not know how to jimmy it with a long knife! Working with rookies does suck, at least that is what I hear on the Rain. Maybe your guy was PART TIME :)
Did you say butt? This is not the CRAP post, my friend.
Head+Butt = Headbutt which I know can break a nose, but I didn't know about a hinge.
Head in Butt is what I think Mr. IO had going on when he forced the police to tazer him the SECOND time.
Ever since I saw the pic of you in the diaper, I knew you would be a great addition to the team. No need to interview.
R
Hey.....i just thought about something....those were the dudes i evicted last year!!!! ROFLOL!!!!
They go from state to state mannnnnn
Rich,
I've written the management plans and hired, even trained the on sight personnel for many apartment projects. But, I've never included nor have I ever seen this type of thing.
1. Taser occupants to docile.
2. Carry out to the street.
3. Change locks before they wake up.
I've toured HUD projects in Detroit and Chicago read their management plans but never seen this.
Is this an OHIO thing, or something you came up with on your ow, It does sound efficient, and unlike a gut Tasers are relatively quite.
Bill
Rich- it's a shame you have such a boring life!
You have to keep us informed as this thing plays out.
By the way, I'm hiring. All applicants must provide resume and a certification from Duck N Cover class.
Grabbing my WonderWoman PM tights out of the closet - my rent week is over and all the checks are out!
I'm new to AR and am going back to read your adventures...
Katrina