I have tenants in building that have been fine to deal with until now. Now in the summer months, they are up till all hours drinking and swearing to the yard. They pay early and have not caused any other problems yet. They appear to be having some domestic issue. The brother of one tenant moved in. He clearly has a drinking problem. I see him drink in the morning, afternoon, evening. He is always polite when I encounter him but he is the source of the friction at the property. The late nights can not continue, it is disturbing others. So, approach the orginal tenants and tell the he has go or tell them they all have to go?

Send them a letter outlining these concerns and asking for them to correct the offensive behavior immediately.

Make sure your tenants understand that what is going on at the property will result in an eviction if it continues.

Also it is not really your business how much your tenants drink. It only becomes a concern when it is a disturbance or the property is being damaged or neglected. Most renters do not expect their landlord to be involved in their lifestyle choices.

Hopefully the original tenants can work with the brother to resolve this without you losing an otherwise good set of renters.

Does your lease contain a provision addressing them allowing the brother to move in?

I like the response in the post above myself. Do you live close to this property? I noticed you mentioned seeing the brother in the morning, afternoon, and evening.

Has there been any complaints filed with law enforcement?

Our lease specifically lists the number of adults and children permitted in each unit, and then has space to fill in the number of each that will actually be residing. Lease clearly states that friends and relatives may visit overnight, but anyone staying more than 7 days 1) must be approved in writing; 2) must be added to the lease; and 3) a rent increase will occur immediately.

I had to go to that because of the type of problem you described! I've also had to define "living here" vs. "staying here" for a couple of people to get them to move along. Good luck!