A simple question:

Why is it that almost every time I and other local landlords in our LL association call the police for help on a serious issue, they tell us they "don't intervene in civil matters," but when one of our troublesome tenants calls them for help of almost ANY kind, they not only quickly respond, they seem to automatically take the tenants side?

Thank you

Aside from the possibility that certain individuals may favor tenants, the police take orders from higher up. Senior officers, captains, chiefs, mayors, councilmen, etc. Any one of them could be calling the shots. The mayors and on up are usually voted in. Some are interested in keeping power and their jobs. When the takers outnumber and outvote those who work, you and the rest of the landlords will be on the bottom.

If you want to change that vote out every one of them and get your people in there, if you can.

Otherwise, soon your houses will be given to those deemed needy (see recent activity regarding this in Sweden) while you must continue to pay for them and pay the tax on them and have even more of your pay taken to be distributed to them.

Richard, if it ever comes to that,slim chance, that's when you walk away and let it all fall to the ground. Then buy an AR and dig a fox hole.

" Are police anti-landlord? "

Don't be absurd.

What is happening is that the Police REALLY do not tend to civil matters. They have no authority at all to deal with them.

On the other hand, a modern police force is interested in resolving neighborhood disputes and are trained to do that. Its part of the "broken windows" theory of policing, which is popular today.

An example that can work for you is to involve the police in helping you as a landlord, gain entrance when a tenant doesn't want you to enter. the police WON'T deal with the civil matter of ordering the tenant to admit you. Its not their business. But if you complain to police about a matter of Keeping the Peace, because there is bad feelings and shouting and maybe he has a gun..., a modern police force is trained in neighborhood mediation, and will use that training to try to resolve the landlord-tenant dispute.

I had my tenants and neighbors call 911, the command communication center and the police front desk asking for help. Illegals were breaking into vacant units, stealing the coin boxes from the washer/dryer and taking copper pipes and wires.

Did the police come? This is Los Angeles and unless a person is in serious danger, the police still have to have their free Starbucks Coffee, Free Dunkin Donuts and other perks. Who has time to deal with landlord issues.

So when i walked into a vacant unit and found myself surrounded by criminals up to no good, we had a Mexican Stand-Off while I was trying to get the police on my cell phone. Finally the police were able to travel from their local Police Station (4 blocks away) and come to the rescue of the thugs. They had knives, mace, clubs and hammers. I had my taser dart gun, pepper spray and my "level the playing field semi-auto weapon".

The police first took my gun away. Handcuffed me and read me the riot act. How dare I use a weapon to protect myself and property. That's why the police are there. I said, "Right, to clean up the blood and put me in a body bag".

Since this was a vacant unit with the utilities in my name, it was my 4th home. And in a man's home he can have a gun. Didn't matter that I have a permit. Doesn't matter that each year I qualify. I am taking the jobs away from the police and criminals -- something not good for the City Government. The more troubles the more they will still the people blind.

Great story, Robert

Nut what is neglected here is that you were in a bad neighborhood, and the police there are overwhelmed by the demands on their resources. Thats a problem with property within the city, and especially in the inner city.

Now consider how it works in Northridge, where you and I both live. The police officers call Devonshire Division, the local police station, "the Country Club", because a good officer can really go to Starbucks and still get a good fitness report because the load on resources is so much more relaxed. What that means is that, when buying rental property, location is important, and not only for the property value.

My experience with police is they tend to side with whoever calls in, and bully the accused.

The lean appears to be 'guilty until proven innocent'.

That I assume would follow suit with a tenant calling in, filling them with stories about terrible landlord with you not being there to correct their version of the tale.

I've never heard the 'don't intervene on civil matters' line, that's a new one. Isn't that ALL they do?

I agree, maybe someone higher up told them to say so. Got me.