JOHN APPLEWHITE

Review of City of Smyrna Police Departme...

My family and I have owed property in Smyrna for 1...

My family and I have owed property in Smyrna for 17 years and never have we experienced a landlord tenant issue like the one I experienced a few days ago. Basically, a tenant can move out, relinquish the key then call the police on you for trespassing because they lied to the police and allowed an unapproved subtenant to squat in the place until they found a place to move. The subtenant has the same last name but no relation to the evicted tenant.
I show up to do maintenance to the place because it's on sale and I get ambushed by two officers from Smyrna PD with loud aggressive demands without hearing the matter out. They asked me to even leave the street as if the rights of con artist tenants are more important than the tax paying homeowners. I walked across the street to apologize to my neighbor for uneccessary police presence and the misunderstanding.
No good deed goes unpunished, for these were friends of the family on hard times, supposed to be a 60 day situation turn into broken promises, lies, 9 months and now a Police Case. Thanks Smyrna PD for your great rush to judgement and unneighborly treatment.