Re: Tenants Won't Pay, Won't Leave - Landlord Forum thread

Re: Tenants Won't Pay, Won't Leave by Douglas (KS) on July 28, 2012 @10:15

"Tenants have not paid for rent for more than 3 months. "

This is an easy one, but landlords keep not following it:

1) Don't let ANYONE in who cannot pay full security and first month's rent up front. IT is a harbinger of bad things
2) Tenant even ONE day late on rent, post the pay or quit. Usually a tenant who delays on rent is going to become a problem and will take advantage of a soft landlord.

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Re: Tenants Won't Pay, Won't Leave by Jenny (New York) on July 28, 2012 @14:17	[ Reply ]

Thanks. I do agree with you. This is an honest, rookie mistake and lesson is learned. It's 10 times harder for someone who's English is not their first language to navigate these things. One of the reasons why LL wants to avoid court, if possible.

Re: Tenants Won't Pay, Won't Leave by Sammy (Wa) on July 30, 2012 @16:11	[ Reply ]

No way to avoid court if you want to collect the back rent. You have the bounced checks as proof of who the tenant was. I would contact legal aid and see if there is help available for the LL whose first language is not english.