Q: How can I stop an old house guest from causing trouble?
I had a house guest that used to live with me but my landlord kicked her out because she was causing trouble among the neighbors and overstayed her welcome. Now she's mad and wants revenge. She isn't allowed on the property anymore but she was recently seen with a police writing all of our license plate numbers down. What can we, as neighbors, do to stop her and the cop for helping her? She won't stop until she gets hurt. The bad thing about it is most of the police is on her side. She lies to them about what used to go on in our neighborhood. Please help.
A:
Thanks for your question and I am sorry for your troubles.
Once a person has been warned that they are no longer welcome on property they can be prosecuted for criminal trespass so you may want to consider calling the authorities if she shows up again. If she has made threats to cause physical harm you can request a TRO (temporary retraining order) to prevent her from coming within a prescribed distance. But without more information it is difficult to say precisely what action, if any, you should take. I hope this helps and I wish you good luck with this.
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