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3beam
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- Jurisdiction
- Michigan
We own a house in MI and have been renting it to someone for the past few years. We do not live in MI anymore but my parents recently went there for a friend's wedding. My parents scheduled a visit with the tenant to check up on the house and found that he was growing marijuana in the basement.
What are the best steps to take in this issue? Doing some quick searches, Marijuana is a schedule 1 illegal substance and the crime of growing pot alone carries a minimum 4 year imprisonment and $20,000 fine.
Personally we don't really care about what the person does as long as it doesn't affect us negatively. As the landlord and with knowledge that the tenant has broken his tenant agreement and is also committing an illegal act, will we be held legally responsible for any of his actions? We own the house and have paid off the mortgage. Is there any chance that since the action is being done on our property we can be held accountable?
Secondly, we want to be able to rent out or sell the house in the future. If we do not report the situation and he is later caught, what legal implications will this hold?
Thirdly, the tenant has made an offer to purchase the house from us. If we agree to this,will we still be held legally accountable due to the period between which we knew that he was growing marijuana and still owned the house?
What are the best steps to take in this issue? Doing some quick searches, Marijuana is a schedule 1 illegal substance and the crime of growing pot alone carries a minimum 4 year imprisonment and $20,000 fine.
Personally we don't really care about what the person does as long as it doesn't affect us negatively. As the landlord and with knowledge that the tenant has broken his tenant agreement and is also committing an illegal act, will we be held legally responsible for any of his actions? We own the house and have paid off the mortgage. Is there any chance that since the action is being done on our property we can be held accountable?
Secondly, we want to be able to rent out or sell the house in the future. If we do not report the situation and he is later caught, what legal implications will this hold?
Thirdly, the tenant has made an offer to purchase the house from us. If we agree to this,will we still be held legally accountable due to the period between which we knew that he was growing marijuana and still owned the house?