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I've rented a first floor apartment to a woman with an 11 year old daughter who is physically matured. She has told the neighborhood boys that she is 14. She has a girl friend that stays over often who is 13. They are left alone with the 3 year old son of my tenants friend. During this time there are several neighborhood kids between the ages of 14 and 18 hanging out on the front porch and steps. There's a lot of lurid behavior with the 11 year old girl. On one occasion, the 11 year old and 13 year old got the keys to my tenants friend's car and had fun backing it in and out of the driveway. When the older neighborhood kids came by, they all piled into the car and the 13 year old drove it around the block. The police were called but when they got there, the car was back in the driveway. Even though 2 adults in the neighborhood told the police what had happened, they couldn't do any thing as it was one word against another. The girls language is foul and they both spent time yelling and swearing at one of the adults who called the police. When the mother got home and was told, she said she would "speak to them". I've given the tenant a 30 day notice to vacate for breach of the lease (her friend and 3 year old son moved in with out my knowledge or consent,as well as a number of other issues that makes the breach significant) but in the mean time I have a tenant who will be moving into the second floor apartment in two weeks. I'm concerned about the unruly behavior of my tenant's daughter and all the neighborhood kids hanging out on the front porch and steps. The new tenant will have to walk through this small crowd to get into the apartment. Is there any legal recourse for all of this? What are the laws regarding loitering on rental property?