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Do
you own property in a neighborhood threatened
by criminals and drug dealers? Do you want to
be a good neighbor, and help make the neighborhood
safer for everyone?
The
Pima County Attorney's Office is committed
to crime free neighborhoods, and we have
a new way to help neighborhoods that
suffer from criminal activity. Criminal
activity on rental property is grounds
to evict tenants. Our office will work
with you to remove tenants who break
the law. We are asking you to join this
partnership now, and work with our attorneys
to evict criminals from your property.
Here's what you need to do:
- First,
landlords should pre-screen tenants. Landlords
have the right to ask prospective
tenants to
approve public records searches before
they accept them as renters. You should know
if
your prospective renter has a criminal
history which might affect their being a law
abiding
tenant. We can advise you how to do this.
- Second,
please copy this CRIME
FREE LEASE ADDENDUM (PDF)
and include it in every lease, with every
tenant, whether there is a written lease,
or verbal
agreement, month to month, or longer term.
It will make clear to your tenants where
you stand.
- Lastly,
you need to follow through and evict tenants
who fail to abide by the law, especially
when you learn that illegal drugs or weapons
are being housed on your property. Our
attorneys are available to advise you and
help you with
this step. Criminal activity in neighborhoods
makes good people feel unsafe, and afraid
for their children.
Please
work with us to combat crime in all our neighborhoods
and make our community a safer
place to live. Call the Community Prosecution
Program at 740-5600 for additional information
and assistance. We must all work together
to increase public safety and reduce crime.
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