What do I do if I unknowingly rented to a registered sex offender?

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What do I do if I unknowingly rented to a registered sex offender?

Tenant was convicted of solicitation of a 13 year-old. What do I do now?

Asked on October 5, 2010 under Real Estate Law, Pennsylvania

Answers:

M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 13 years ago | Contributor

You need to seek help from an attorney in your area that is familiar with this issue as it relates to landlord -tenant law.  Every state differs on the obligations of a landlord in these matters.  Being able to just evict him based upon his status is most likely not an option.  However, if you have a pre-screening application on which he lied (and you did no follow-up checking like a background check) then you may have some grounds for eviction.  My concern is that you may have additional obligations to advise the other tenants, etc., now that you know of his or her status as a sex offender. So that is what you need to determine here and I would do so with legal advise behind you.  Good luck.


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