on June 24th
2023 officers were dispatched to a
residents in response to reports of an
Irate landlord forcibly entering the
home and barricading himself
inside whose house is this he's the
property owner I'm the
tenant and he just showed up and let
himself in we're having issues with
plumbing and Brent and water 24 hour
notice or anything
nothing and he's been texting me and
calling me and harassing me for days Mr
Le he's down this hle what in the
bedroom in the bedroom why don't you me
to this bedroom okay hey M Mr Lee put
your hands out the out the door so I can
see make sure you got nothing in your
hands okay of course I put okay miss
your hands okay okay come on real quick
it's just us they're outside I I'm
afraid that okay okay okay are you by
yourself yes I'm by myself okay so I
want to illustrate the is just so you
know you're being audio and video
recorded you can put your hands down no
no no audio no no no no we're recording
you but body camera is on just so you
know you can put your hands okay so so
the issue is that pent this day he asked
me to repair the toilet all the things
uh they don't do the payment since when
they moved in this house on May 6 the
payment do is on the 5th of this month
juneth June 5th so it is all all 40 days
LTI has been okay so why did you come
here today because he said that the is
not repair so I asked the contractor to
come today okay so I need to make
appointment with the contractor I need
to take picture he will code and he will
come okay to the repairing and the issue
is that they told me that right not
because this he insist we have inspector
uh to detect that order we have
inspector do the inspection at the end
of the last May and he has a official
report that the house is livable and the
service noal and this tenant in that the
bedroom is clean bu could only to so he
refused to uh come back and so he said
she lives in a hotel and she never lives
here there was some kind of verbal
exchange between the two of I told him
well hey I said you can't just come
walking in here yes I can this is my
house and then he's trying to say we're
kidnapping him yeah then then he went in
the bedroom shut the door and then said
they're they're locking me in the
bedroom they're trying to kidnap me and
then you know what else he did then he
he fall he falls on the floor he fell
over and he falls on the floor with his
camera saying oh they just hit me oh
they just hit me the guy is Looney man
okay yeah you trying to say you hit him
and then but he pushed you at some point
he pushed me yes and then he entered the
room and tried to shut the door and I
opened the door and said you need to
leave and then he he falls down on the
floor with his phone oh they just hit me
they just hit me and this big man like I
said if my son wouldn't be been here I
don't know what would have happened cuz
the guy I mean just that look he had
this look like he wanted they hit me
trust me so so at today I come because
he asked me to repair the toilet so I
come back come in this did he call you
or text you to come today so he texted
you and asked you he text me asked you
to come today can I see that uh I he
said I cannot leave in a house without
my insurance around so please send me
report is very important I still pring
issues so I ask me to need to be fixed
so I need more information so I I come
here to do the fix so this is a but did
he ask you to come today you guys are
arange this time to come today or the
the contractor asked me to come to take
a look and to take a picture the
contractor asked you not not the tenant
unbelievable yeah I'm definitely getting
out of this place you know I mean I just
moved last thing I want to do is move
again I mean I'd only been in here what
N9 days in this huge Plumbing Fiasco and
he wouldn't fix the plumbing he didn't
have the water restoration people come
in there's mold growing all on back of
the bathroom I could smell the mold oh
nightmare but yeah I'm definitely
getting out of here now cuz this guy is
ly did they know you were coming today
they said that they don't live here I
ask the itable I ask the contractor to
do the construct today and I called him
twice he don't respond so I told him
told her that is livable but I I will
ask contract to do the toilet construct
today okay so for right now you're just
wanting him removed from the property
yeah can't legally he can't just barge
in here no you have to give 24 hours
notice like I said this the second time
maybe the third time he's done this gave
the house cleaners a key and let them
come in without any consent of mine and
uh when the plumbing first happened the
property manager came took videos was
here for hours and he gave all the
information to Mr Lee and then he showed
up unexpectedly again so yes at least
three times he's done this nightmare so
uh I want a restraining order against
him so what happened when you got here
today well I got here
of me he said she said it is herself so
her mother is the tenant I don't know
why he has a s here there's no there's
no law in the state of Washington about
that kind of stuff that's that's going
to be all like civil agreement between
tenant if the landlord has certain rules
that's a civil agreement has nothing to
do with police so if he's here then he's
here okay so how can I be reassured that
while I'm trying to now as quickly as
possible obviously I've got to have a
place to go my insurance is not going to
pay indefinitely for a hotel but this
guy's Looney I and I you know what I I I
actually sent an email to my um attorney
and I said I don't trust this guy he's
making me really nervous this is before
this I said I don't put it past him to
come to the house and lock me out of my
own house or well his house but I sent
this email literally a couple days ago I
kind of predict it cuz I can tell this
guy's mindset when I'm here he tried to
look this St and her mother uh drag me
something how did you get how did you
get into the house then huh how did you
get inside the house I I I used another
key to come so where were when you came
in the house where were Sophia and her
son where were they they are in here in
the living room I say I don't know he
said that they they don't leave did they
say what are you doing here what do they
say they say uh why you are here I say
I'm here to repair the uh the toilet I I
was think I need to take picture to sink
with the toilet TR to repair it okay so
you thought they weren't living here
yeah they said they in hotel and I need
to pay when did they say that can you
show me of course the house is not
liable as there is no toilet usable F
okay but it doesn't it doesn't say that
they're not staying here that's what I
was just looking for so so okay so you
thought they weren't living here right
Mr Lee Mr Le he said he's not here it's
notable okay so not liable doesn't mean
that he's not living here okay but
here's thing he tried to kiss me I need
to he to he he or she she hit me and he
and locked the door and want to kidnap
me okay that is okay okay so I don't
know why they're locking the door I
don't think they're I mean locking the
door it's very kidnapping you was kind
of taking you away but I don't I don't
think kidnap you I don't know why they
try to lock you and then maybe they were
scared I don't know so you came into the
house and then you saw them and they
asked you what are you doing here and
then you said I'm here you are not you
said you told me you are not the boy
leaving here youav hotel and he show him
in the hotel car I don't know and then
what happened and then I said I come to
repair I need to take picture toilet to
the contractor to come so you went to
the bathroom to take picture yes and
then what happened and then when I went
to into the bathroom you tried to close
the plastic he put close this one he
something but she didn't hit you she was
just trying to get you into the he
should not any person that she didn't
hit you hitting is like punching or
hitting right she was just trying to
pull you it's
very are you injured do you have any
marks if she lives in a hotel she should
not never come this house because it's
very dangerous he said it's notable why
isable I'm just trying to make it clear
nobody hurt you nobody hit you they just
try to pull you in here for for whatever
reason I go ask find out why they did
that but maybe they CU When I first got
here they were saying well he do can't
just
the landlord eventually left the home
but returned approximately an hour later
so while I leave here I think with my
attorney my lawyer they said I have the
right to repair it because my contractor
is you do have the right to repair it
but you need to give them a notice I
give them I told you today it's not
happening you need to give them a
24-hour notice that you're coming I I
give I give you said today it's not
happening I show you text Sure hold up
the text I want you to find a text
message that says you talking to them
that you're coming today that you are
coming today with a contractor to fix it
24 hours from now
backwards so the issues my attorney
directly did you find the text or not so
actually I have attorney a lawyer
because I don't want to directly text te
so let's let's keep with that you you
shouldn't directly contact them because
this is not productive just like we
explained earlier so if today I give
them notice I I then I can come back
tomorrow no that's not what we're
talking 24 hours yes I my lawyer I tell
you I'm going to have a lawyer will
contact your lawyer your La your lawyer
will contact them and tell them when
you're going to be coming that's the
Avenue I think you should go okay and
it's not today okay no not today okay
okay if that day I come they refuse to
move in so they will be I will be
allowed in that why do you need to be
here for when this stuff when the
contractor comes to work on the house
why do you have to be here I need to be
the key I I if they're here because they
refuse to let me if if they don't need
to let you in they can let the
contractors in if they're here they can
let the contractors in this is the
landlord entry not the concern to the
landord LA to enter I'm the landlord
this is a the landlord this is the
landlord you're reading the letter the
color of this law is that the two human
beings the tenant and the landlord are
able to mutually communicate come to an
understanding standing yeah that is
agreeable to both
parties about asserting dominance or
trying to make it uncomfortable for them
okay it's about you two reaching a
solution and because you two aren't able
to communicate effectively together we
are telling you to use your lawyers as a
communication like portal okay or go
through some mediation thing like the B
conflict resolution center but this your
behavior today and us coming back here
twice
not acceptable you yelling at my partner
and I telling us the same that you told
us before unacceptable do you want
understand that I understand so I first
thing no no first thing is there
anything else that you have to add cuz
if not we're going to ask you to get in
your test leave please okay so next time
a lawyer ask me to come I come if if
they don't let me come this is their
fault I this is the follow what the law
tell you you tell me the law what you
told me is that I can only fix it after
the move out this house just just move
that was a suggest not a law it's a
wrong
suggest La I have that is landlord
tenant law that is civil law that is
enforced it's supposed to be civil right
between two people coming to a mutual
understanding which you two are not able
to do because I'm I'm afraid for my life
right now
okay no he should be arrested for what
he's threatening me he's harassing me
but what did he what did he do to
threaten you I you can ask the neighbors
the neighbors said she called the police
cuz she was shaking she was so afraid
for me when she heard him come in the
first time okay and then we were in
theage talking okay let let me deal cuz
he's all elevated right now let me
just okay the behavior you're exhibiting
is making your tenant feel uncomfortable
and unsafe you bar their house their
house because I them lo I have the right
the land the Lord helps me you can't bar
their house the Poli I'm not call the
police I'm afraid I want to enter into
my house you can't say you're afraid and
keep coming back okay I will not call
you cuz your words and your actions are
not lying up okay I'm the how you're
handling it is the wrong way because
we're involved because Civ issues happen
on a daily basis okay okay okay that we
don't get called to so I I I gave them
notice later I will come back tomorrow
you you can see the police said 24 hours
I give you a notice 24 hours this time I
will come back I give you notice at
today I will go back home I give you the
notice 24 hours I will take contract
back yesterday tomorrow fixing it okay
fix the toilet make it liveable no
excuse for no payment we're not here to
discuss your civil issue I'm sorry sorry
sorry I just told that I give you
solution I give you options your payment
you don't need to pay we're not standing
here so that you can freely say whatever
you want to them if you have nothing
else to say to us please get in your car
and go you don't Che you said leave you
still leave
TV open TV open look over everyone to be
relable everyone to pay their C no no
cost if you can come right I will
continue just repair it until it's
liable sorry sorry for everyone sorry
for everyone I tried to fix it but no
one let me
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fix did he did he ever actually leave
the first time we made him and then he
came back my said I mean he he's told me
it's criminal harassment you told him
not to come back he came right back you
can tell my neighbors the first time we
called she said she was shaking she was
so afraid for me and then we were stand
I didn't know where he came from but he
came just up here just screaming I was
speaking with them in the garage and
here he came you can ask them but the
lady said she was so afraid for me the
first time she was shaking and she
called the police as well what exactly
was it saying when he got here I don't
know the you know so we're we're trying
to work we're trying to work to what
what's really going on here but we want
to make sure like we get accurately what
he was saying I don't know I was so
afraid I just shut the garage I just
heard him just come up screaming you can
maybe ask them I don't know what he was
saying those the neighbors right there
yeah they live right next door go talk
to them I I don't know where he came
from I'm just I'm so afraid of this guy
at this point by there so you guys saw
him come back this second time oh yeah
this guy is nuts yeah he we were talking
in the garage garage mhm and and she saw
him coming and so she hit the garage
door and he started running like crazy
and he Dove underneath the garage door
to get in so you guys were were you you
were standing in the garage or outside
were in thear oh chatting with the
chatting with the the mold they live
right here next door okay I called it in
tce so you guys were and then she saw
him try to run in and he did you hear
did he say anything oh then he started
yelling and she ran into the house and
closed the door what was he saying I
can't I was it's his house he has a
right to come in yeah and he's going to
change the locks and she can't change
the locks okay I would she's scared I'm
scared too okay having so you didn't
hear you didn't hear exactly what he
said but y'all were standing there and
he tried to dive into the thing when she
she didn't want him in there he went out
and started yelling on the driveway and
then she came in and hit the door again
cuz it's right by the the door that goes
into the house and he came and and
literally stopped the door from coming
down and pushed it okay okay so
foundationally how it started Civil but
then his behavior is escalating yes we
want to try to make sure we get all the
information yes so that before it goes
past any sort of civil measure we want
to make sure we have all information
said I don't know why the police don't
take action it's like criminal like
stalking harassment at this point well
the RC based on the RCW it's not
technically stalking well it's
harassment you told him to leave and not
to come back back and to give me notice
correct the RCW says that as far as
harassment goes it has to be a threat
against bodily harm a direct threat to
harm you yes or your property right so
if you didn't say the gu's coming up
here screaming like when he came in the
first time and looking at me with this
just face like I want to kill you you
can ask them I don't know he came up
here screaming I know that yeah we're
we're working through it right now so
we're we're trying to figure that out
right now now if we were able to arrest
him that's kind of we might call him
back just to what what happens if he
comes back again well that's the thing
we we we might be calling him back here
so we can arrest him well just I bet you
anything and I don't feel real
comfortable I feel sorry for that lady
he will come back oh yeah she Lees he
will come back he'll change the locks
yeah well we told her if he does do that
she has all the right in the world to
break the door down to get back into
there so she well you know this isn't
the first time that he was screaming I
think it was the management company was
screaming at yeah yeah okay thank you
okay so did you miss a June payment I
did because I haven't had plumbing and
mold and water restoration and was there
an um was there an inspector that came
out and deemed it
livable there's no toilets in the house
there's no toilets no toilets or a
shower they're all on the garage right
now yeah you can go look everything how
long have they been missing toilets for
oh for several days
okay is that why you're at a hotel yeah
we've been you know he didn't fix the
plumbing the first time for 5 days which
is ille you I think we can uh we don't
have to do this outside if you guys want
to like close the garage door button up
and like maybe go get a glass of water
and come I don't trust leaving this
house I'm I think I need to get the
locks changed I I think he'll be back I
I like I said we're we're trying to work
through that and trying to buffer but if
your plan is to get out of here yeah I
wouldn't worry about trying to schedu
locks to get changed I'd worry about
like trying to yeah but if I leave and
then he's sitting in there and he you
know I I don't know I just I don't think
the guy abides by the law he clearly
doesn't know anything about landlord
tenant laws I know so why you take a
suggest the landlord returned the
following day and was subsequently
charged with criminal trespassing a
violation of the residential landlord
tenant act and harassment share your
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