Tenant Passed Away With A Lot Of Firearms. His Son Is Demanding To Be Let Into The Property, But He Is Also Acting Bizarrely.

So before anybody asks, I have already reached out to a lawyer. Unfortunately my first lawyer was not being very responsive and I’m in the process of switching but my first consultation is not until Thursday of this week. My purpose in asking here is not necessarily to get legal advice, it’s just to get verification that I’m doing the right thing here .

My tenant passed away in December. He lived alone. I heard there was some conflict in the family about who was going to be handling the estate so I changed the locks. His son asked to get in and I met his son over there once. Complicating all of this is the fact that my tenant was a hoarder. Stuff is stacked floor to ceiling.

So I met the son and he was acting bizarrely. I knew there were some firearms in the apartment because I had seen them. The son kept carrying on about how it wasn’t fair. I wasn’t letting him in and how lawyers are fraudulent and the court system is fraudulent and he thought I was Part of a conspiracy by the freemasons to prevent him access to his dad’s belongings. Honestly, it was a bizarre conversation.

So I was gathering everybody’s address because I was planning to post abandonment notice and send them a certified letter. I guess my tenant’s son found out and now he has flipped his lid. He spent all night texting me completely bizarre stuff and I had a bunch of emails from him yesterday that are nonsensical And completely contradict each other. But mostly he’s demanding to be let in so that he can remove the firearms and any other valuable property.

But what he did tell me was that there are over 60 legally owned firearms and a bunch of ammunition somewhere inside the apartment. Now I believe they are unsecured except for the front door lock.

My question is what exactly I should be expected to do in this situation. I’m not going to give this guy the key to the apartment, but I’m wondering if simply changing the locks is enough given his increasingly bizarre behavior and communication. Should I be taking steps immediately to secure any of this property? He hasn’t taken any steps to reach out to the court, but should I be doing so?