Okay, I have been a landlord here in Melbourne Florida located in Brevard County Florida since 1996.
Owning several rental properties, I have pretty much seen and heard it all, until last week!
My tenant here in Melbourne Florida called me to tell me that she needed to talk to my husband and me. So, we took the time to go to see her. Let me start by saying she is a very,very sweet lady. I like her very much and she has been a great tenant. She takes care of the property and pays her rent on time.
She said 'I have been afraid to tell you this because I was afraid you would think I am crazy!' I couldn't imagine what she had to tell us.
'Well, she continued, 'your house is haunted. You have ghosts here!'
What did you say?
She went on to tell us that our rental house has had ghosts in it since December.
It started with Christmas tree ornaments flying off the tree, across the room. Then, she said that pictures were flying off the walls, across the room. She said she hears voices in the back bedroom, a man,woman and little boy named John. She said that the ghosts have grabbed her and her daughters by the back, by their hair, and yanked their heads back.
She said she and her daughters have been choked in their sleep at night, waking up, gasping for breath.
I sat and intently tried to take in the things she was trying to tell me. I really didn't know what to think or how to react. A haunted house? This was just a plain ordinary house, in a plain ordinary area. We have owned this house for 8 years, with 6 different tenants...in between tenants we have spent at least a month working in the house, getting it ready for the next tenant. I had never heard voices or seen ghosts, and neither had any of our other tenants.
She went on to say that she had a professional company come in to determine if there were ghosts present in the house, and they also heard voices and said there were ghosts in the house. She said that she has researched the land records to see if there was any previous history of the home being located on
some type of burial site and she found nothing.
She said her lease would be up in a couple of months and asked if she could shift to another one of our properties at the end of the lease. Judging by the seriousness in her eyes I told her I would shift her to another property, but I have nothing else currently available.
I talked to my broker, who has owned rental properties here in Melbourne Florida for over 45 years. In his experience, he has never had a tenant tell him one of his houses is haunted.
Well, I have mulled over this situation several times, and I truly don't know what to make of it.
Have you ever had an experience with a haunted house? Do they exist?
Wow! It's apparent she is not trying to get out of a lease or doing anything wrong. Yes I have heard of places that are haunted. At a resort about an hour from me is an old hotel that has a history of being haunted. They tell their guest to keep their laptops in the car because the ghost don't like the silver books. They have had furniture moved against a door from the inside with that being the only door. You explain it! My college had a picture of a ghost at old main, truely it was for real. You explain it.