I have a dilemma with my neighbors. My dad thinks he shouldn't call the cops?

Question

OK, so I live in a four-plex, which is like a duplex except with four houses instead of 2. I share a garage with the lady in apt. 3 who is a drug addict. Today her and her ex-husband who is not allowed to be at this four-plex as stated by my creepy landlord were tearing apart our garage. It doesn't look like any of my stuff was moved, but then I realized they were throwing away everything on their side of the garage, they put a carpet down and put blankets and pillows on the couch they took from the sidewalk. So her ex-husband, who is a crack addict is now living in my garage that is filled with thousands of dollars full of computer and music engineering equipment including some very rare machines that aren't made anymore. (these things are my dads) I told him to call the f'ing police and tell them there's an f'ing intruder in our garage who is on drugs but he says he "has no right and it's a conflict for the landlord". I think this is BS and that he needs to call the cops because there is no telling what this man will do to our stuff in the garage. Please tell me what to do. I am a teenager and I'm home alone during the day and I do not feel safe having a drug addict living in my garage...Sorry this is so long but I really have no idea what to do.

Answer 1

First of all you should be alot more worried about your personal safety than your computer equipment not saying you should not keep an eye on your things. If there not paying rent then they have no reason to be there, the police can come and arrest them for loitering and they just might find some drugs on them. I would not wait any longer to make the call.

Answer 2

You stated he was not supposed to be at the 4-plex.  Who told him not to return?  If there is a restraining order, protective order, etc.  He can be arrested for being there if those are the cases.  I would certainly call the police if you feel unsafe in your own home.

Answer 3

Just find number for local police station and let them know your landlord is protecting drug addicts. They'll all get in trouble. Or talk to school counselors and may be they can contact local police. Most likely if you guys let that drug addict just be he's gona bring in whole lot more trouble in future.

Answer 4

Might your dad be saying that he doesn't really have any right to complain to the police because they aren't trespassing on property he has authority over?  I don't know about the law on that one but a call to the police to ask them might help.  You say you are a teenager and if you are a young enough teenager, I can understand you thinking that dad should ring instead of you because you think the police won't take you seriously.  However, as far as I am aware, emergency services are required to treat every call as though it it real and not a prank so you can try ringing yourself.  If you get someone who acts like they think you're making a prank call, try again and you'll probably get someone else.  Ring another number if necessary.

If the landlord has said the ex-husband isn't allowed to live there, ringing him and telling him may get some action.

Something else you could try is to give the name of the woman to the police and ask if they want to know where her ex-husband is.  If they want him badly enough, they'll come looking.

Answer 5

Why are thousands of dollars full of computer and music engineering equipment stored in a shared garage?

Maybe if you share your safety concerns with your dad without the offensive language, he'll work something out.

Answer 6

Call the cops ASAP..

Answer 7

if you do not feel safe then you should call the police. I do not think anything will happen to your neighbors, because, you have not mentioned one thing that they have done that's illegal. What proof do you have that they are drug addicts? You can however give your landlord a 30 notice to vacate, for breach of peace and just simply move.

Answer 8

so give the landlord a chance to deal with it - he will probably call the cops and put them out. he has a legal responsibility and requirement to not rent to known druggies, to not let people live in the garage, and to not have people not on the lease live on the premises.

give him a chance and see how he reacts.

in the meantime, if your dad cares about his stuff, move it inside or to a cheap storage place temporarily.