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spammaster · Oct 29, 2011, 11:29 AM

Two of my fellow tenants are feuding (for months now), loudly, and the police have responded several times. While I would like to see both evicted, the one is worse than the other and there are concrete grounds for eviction in her case: several unlisted tenants (over and above the legal capasity of the space), theft of other apartment's electricity, theft of other tenants' property, damaging the locks on other apartment doors (with a screwdriver), damaging public space within the building (the back door to the building is now off the hinge) and noise. However, the company who manages the property is reticent, despite police involvement and property damage. The owner of the building is absentee. Under Kentucky law, is there anything a tenant can do to get another tenant evicted without landlord involvement?

AK lawyer · Oct 29, 2011, 02:31 PM

Originally Posted by spammaster

Two of my fellow tenants are feuding (for months now), loudly, and the police have responded several times. While I would like to see both evicted, the one is worse than the other and there are concrete grounds for eviction in her case: several unlisted tenants (over and above the legal capasity of the space), theft of other apartment's electricity, theft of other tenants' property, damaging the locks on other apartment doors (with a screwdriver), damaging public space within the building (the back door to the building is now off the hinge) and noise. However, the company who manages the property is reticent, despite police involvement and property damage. The owner of the building is absentee. Under Kentucky law, is there anything a tenant can do to get another tenant evicted without landlord involvement?

You could ask for a power of attorney from the owner giving you authority to sue to evict these tenants in behalf of the owner. Understand that such a POA would not entitle you to go to court, a POA is not the same thing as an attorney at law.

ScottGem · Oct 29, 2011, 02:40 PM

No, the owner is unlikely to grant you any powers over their property management.

If there is police involvement, why are these people being arrested? If the property management won't enforce the lease and the law, then file suit against them.

spammaster · Oct 29, 2011, 03:22 PM

New question: I know I'm going to have to move. How do I break my lease without having to pay a fee? I recently signed a renewal on my lease (in foolish hope things would level off somehow). However, the situation is deteriorating. I don't feel it's fair I should be penalized for trying to escape an intolerable situation I had no part in causing. Any legal way I can force my landlord's hand into letting me go?

ScottGem · Oct 29, 2011, 03:39 PM

You write a letter to the property manager and landlord stating that their failure to act against these tenants is creating an intolerable and uninhabitable condition. That, if the situation is not corrected within 30 days you will consider them in breach of the lease and you will make arrangements to vacate.