Christian OsgoodCEO, Multifamily Strategy · CEO at Multifamily Strategy

Worst tenant of ALL TIME?

20 Feb 2024 · 1 min

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In this video, Christian Osgood, a multifamily property owner in Washington State, describes his experience with what he calls the "absolute worst tenant" he has ever had across his portfolio of over 200 units. He details a series of severe incidents: the tenant broke into another building he owned, vandalized interiors, ripped wall trim, kicked in a door, and later accessed the roof of a 38‑unit building with a shovel, puncturing the roof and causing leaks in four units. After the tenant failed to pay rent for about eight months, Osgood initiated eviction proceedings. The tenant’s attorney counter‑claimed that the landlords owed the tenant an invoice for alleged renovation work, and even attempted to bill the owners for the damage, theft, and vandalism caused by the tenant. Osgood’s narrative highlights the challenges of tenant management, property damage, and legal confrontations in multifamily real‑estate operations.

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Absolute worst tenant we've ever had. We own a little over 200 multifamily units all in Washington State. We had a tenant actually break into another building we own, vandalize it, rip the trim off the walls, cause a ton of damage, kick in the door, and later get on the roof of the building that she's renting, 38 units, with a shovel and poke holes in the roof, causing leaks in 4 different units. When we went to evict her for nonpayment for about 8 months of not paying, her lawyer actually said that we did not pay her an invoice that was due for renovation work she did to the portfolio. She actually tried to invoice us for breaking and entry, theft, and vandalism.