While a couple was visiting a sick relative in the hospital, their landlord was getting busy inside their home - but not busy fixing the problem they had called him about.
A couple renting a home in Westland were hoping their landlord was at the residence to do some house repairs. If you ask Javon Crawford and his wife, the owner was there to be removing dead birds from the attic.
But instead, when alerts on Crawford's wife's phone from their security camera came on, she was instead greeted with something much different. Their landlord was making himself at home with another woman — directly in front of their security camera. The family said they contacted the landlord to deal with birds in the attic, but had to leave him alone to go to the hospital to visit a sick relative.
A Michigan couple thinking their landlord was inside their home to remove some birds from their attic got quite the shock when they received a notification from their security camera.on the floor, right in front of the camera. Javon Crawford said he contacted the landlord on Monday to fix a hole in the roof where birds were getting inside. He said there was also an issue with the ceiling in his daughter's room that he wanted the landlord to address.
Crawford said he briefly encountered the landlord when he arrived to fix the problem, but had to leave to visit his grandmother in the hospital, and left him there alone. That's when he stripped naked and made himself at home, according to security camera footage. Crawford said he was at the hospital with his wife when they saw what was happening inside their home. What's next:"I said, ‘I got you on camera.
My wife’s going to the police,'" Crawford said.
"He said, ‘So? ’… and hung up the phone.
"The Crawfords did provide the video to police, and are seeking outside help repairing their home so the landlord does not have to enter the house again. FOX 2 asked several prosecutors and defense attorneys about whether what took place is illegal. Officials are split on whether it was a crime or not. It's possible the act could be trespassing, but it's likely more of a civil issue for violating portions of a lease agreement.
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