Fire in my rental occupied by hoarders

11/12/2018 (Permalink)

I own a rental home in a town about 25 minutes from my home. I had "trouble" with the homes tenants and had to end our relationship by giving them a 5 day eviction notice. On the night before they were to be out I received a call during the night that there had been a fire in the home. I quickly got out of bed and went to the home. After the fire dept had given the all clear they said I could enter the home. Once I was in I was overwhelmed needless to say. Not only had the home been damaged by fire and smoke there wasn't but a small clear path anywhere insight. I had no idea where to start. One of the firemen suggested I call SERVPRO of DeKalb county to help. They came out and boarded up the windows and doors that needed to be closed up and met with me to go over the proper procedure. We all came back and meet with the insurance adjusters in the daylight. I also had a legal obligation to work with the tenants ever though they were being evicted. I know that SERVPRO also met with them regarding the contents of the home. After much leg work and messy logistics we had a plan in place for getting this taken care of for both parties. I would say at the end of the day we were all happy with the outcome. I own a couple of dozen commercial and residential properties and now who to call if something would happen again.