As a landlord, we have to evict tenants on occasion. On two separate occasions we have had to deal with this company because the tenants rented from them. We have always followed the law when it comes to our evictions and by law we are required to remove all possessions after an eviction is completed and a sheriff has removed the the tenants from the property. After a certain amount of time, if the property is not picked up, it is moved to the curb or the landlord may keep, sell or basically do whatever he/she wishes with it. Well, Rent a Center went to one of our properties and harassed our new tenants after being told that the person they had a contract with no longer lived there. They were told that the property they were looking for was not there and was asked to vacate the property. Instead of leaving the property, they proceeded to pull their truck onto the lawn and called the police on our tenants and told the police that the tenants were in possession of stolen property! Needless to say our tenants were very upset by this. The company was told that the the person no longer lived there. That should have been the end of it. They should have left and tried to get in contact with the person they had the contract with, Or call us. our tenants should not have had to deal with this. This company needs to realize that when a person is evicted from a property, it is not the landlords responsibility to know that a tenant is renting from them and what they have rented after a eviction has taken place. They DO NOT have the right to harass new tenants! Landlords beware. This company wit try and hold you responsible and harass your new tenant.
A VERY ANGRY LANDLORD.

first off by them being there after they were told that they should have been arrested for trespassing to top it off harassing anyone is illegal no matter what the reason they should have contacted the local sheriff dept and let them go handle it if they thought they were being lied to but not tell them that there was stolen property there if they had no proof as that is a false police report and again against the law even if they thought it was there it still falls under civil court just like renting a house or apt..