Charges Dropped Against Landlord After Defending Himself Against Tenant

By James England

CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON — Imagine being a landlord. You have property and you want to rent that property to a tenant in return for money. That’s the general idea. However, who you rent that property to may not pay their rent on time, they may trash the place, or do all sorts of other nasty things.

In general, there’s almost no good recourse for the landlord. In fact, landlords have to go through a ridiculous process to even evict a tenant who has shown himself to be disrespectful, dishonest, and even sometimes downright dangerous. And even after that eviction takes place, there’s still the enforcement and recovering from the likely damages.

For one landlord, he unfortunately discovered his tenant was the dangerous sort. According to the Oregonian, Ricky McKowen had a history of threatening to kill or harm the landlord and his family. We’re not really sure why McKowen thought this was a good or logical move but he kept on it. And the landlord, for the most part, kept his distance.

However, on one occasion, McKowen allegedly came at the landlord with a knife. The landlord drew his handgun and shot McKowen. The tenant died of his injuries.

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Source:: Concealed Nation