My tenant vanished owing me five months of rent, leaving behind a trashed house and one old freezer. I ignored it for nearly a year—until I finally opened it and discovered something that turned a simple landlord problem into a police investigation.
I rent out a small house in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and I thought I’d seen every kind of tenant problem imaginable. Late rent. Broken windows. Holes in walls. Neighbors calling at …
My tenant vanished owing me five months of rent, leaving behind a trashed house and one old freezer. I ignored it for nearly a year—until I finally opened it and discovered something that turned a simple landlord problem into a police investigation. Read More