I have a few tenants living in one of my 3 bedroom apts. A lease was signed and not a month to month lease. They have illegal articals in the place which we saw in a walk through. Still waiting on a security deposit for months now. They almost never take the trash out on time and it ends up getting picked at by wild animals and then blown all across the lawn which makes it look like a dump. The lease states the tenant pays for all utilities except sewage and water. We allowed one washer/dryer hook up for thier use. The tenants allow friends to come and use the washer and dryer. Some months my water bill is 20 dollars higher than the last and we notice it when they have friends doing thier laundry at our place. Would this go under Utility theft since the friends are not the ones who signed the lease therefore the washer and dryer hookup is to not be used by them?
Another thing we noticed in the walk through was the clutter. If someone has to vacate the apt. in a hurry for something such as a fire they would have a hard time moving around to get out. In the lease we mention something about keeping it safe of hazards for landlord, other tenants, and employees of the landlord.
Visitors of thiers are becoming very harsh in the mouth to me saying im harassing thier friends. Everytime they are breaking a term of the lease i leave them a note or a text message because thats what they perfer with thier busy schedule. I text and leave A LOT of notes because they Break just about every part of the lease. Should i keep leaving notes because they dont follow provision stated in the lease and not handled in a timely manner?
I know this is a lot of questiona nd stuff but I need help i feel like my tenants are running right over me but i dont want to say or do anything illegal.
Thank you
Cumberland County, Maine

