Unless you specified on your lease contract that the late-fees are considered part of the rent, you won't be able to evict where your reasoning is non-payment of rent. Typically, in your case, you would deduct this on the SD when your tenant leaves. However, one thing you can initiate is to send a notice to cure for paying rent late habitually and issuing bounce checks. Then if it happens again, you can initiate eviction. Also for bounce checks, I usually send notice that I won't accept checks anymore from them. Rent would only be payable via Cash, Bank Check or Money Order after the first BC.
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