A member of my family recently vandalised my home after I told him he had to move out because I was selling it. What penalties will he face if I call the police and tell them what he did to my house? This occurred near Fort Worth, Tx.
Background Info:
We moved into a new house but retained the old house. My Grandson was getting married and in need of a place of residence. Since he was short on cash and has difficulty keeping a job we decided that we would let him live there as long as he paid the taxes and utilites on the morgage fee property until we sold it.
He lived there almost two years before we told him that the house is going to be sold so he would have to look for a new place. He had been falling behind on paying even the taxes and utilities ontime. My grandson was not happy about this news and after he had moved out we walked through the house and saw the damage he had done while living there.
Cabinets were missing and damaged, carpet was stained and ripped in several places, walls had holes and gouges. Two doors were damaged (apparently kicked in) Painting walls black and blue can be fixed relatively easily but the other things will cost us thousands to repair before the house can be sold.
What can I do, and what will happen to him if I can charge him with Vandalism? Is there another name for this distruction of my personal property? I want him to learn a lesson from this, but I don't want it to haunt him the rest of his life...
He's and adopted child and has had multiple problems which are irrelevant here, however, it's safe to say he's not a model citizen.
Any suggestions or clarifications would be appreciated.
Background Info:
We moved into a new house but retained the old house. My Grandson was getting married and in need of a place of residence. Since he was short on cash and has difficulty keeping a job we decided that we would let him live there as long as he paid the taxes and utilites on the morgage fee property until we sold it.
He lived there almost two years before we told him that the house is going to be sold so he would have to look for a new place. He had been falling behind on paying even the taxes and utilities ontime. My grandson was not happy about this news and after he had moved out we walked through the house and saw the damage he had done while living there.
Cabinets were missing and damaged, carpet was stained and ripped in several places, walls had holes and gouges. Two doors were damaged (apparently kicked in) Painting walls black and blue can be fixed relatively easily but the other things will cost us thousands to repair before the house can be sold.
What can I do, and what will happen to him if I can charge him with Vandalism? Is there another name for this distruction of my personal property? I want him to learn a lesson from this, but I don't want it to haunt him the rest of his life...
He's and adopted child and has had multiple problems which are irrelevant here, however, it's safe to say he's not a model citizen.
Any suggestions or clarifications would be appreciated.
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