re: Rental Property Question- own an upstairs unit in a fourplex

Do you know of anyone that works with people with developmental disabilities? If so, maybe you can talk to them.

The mentally disabled have a lot of rights, but so does your tenant. Maybe the guy just needs constant reinforcement. His disability may not allow him to remember certain behaviors for a long period of time, so maybe the stepfather can remind him more often. It's like a child (which this guy probably has the mental capacity of a child). With a child, you need to constantly remind them what is acceptable. They do good for a while, then relapse.

We have a family friend that has a mentally disabled child that is in his late 20s, and he is very huggy as well. The kid is a sweet, golden person, he just wants affection. If most of these interactions with the tenant are happening when the sitter is gone, the kid probably just wants some human interaction.