Re: Tenant left without returning keys - Landlord Forum thread 342733

Re: Tenant left without returning keys by Garry (Iowa) on February 3, 2016 @15:42

I responded 2 days ago to you. Today, go over there and post a 3 day notice to pay rent or quit. Send it also reg and certified mail. Do it according to your state's eviction laws. If no response, post a 24 hour minimum notice on her door this Saturday that you will be coming in on Monday to see if she is still there. You can go in then, but you cannot at this point do anything till your mailing time frames have run their course. By doing the 3 day notice, she will have complied with it by next Wed.------meaning she moved out, rather than pay the rent. Then take pics of every room just as you find it, of anything she left, and any damages. Then by Thurs. or Fri. if you determine she has moved out, you can change locks, and dispose of her stuff. By waiting a few extra days and giving the correct notices using the right time frames, you should be legally OK to take back your place, and get it ready to rent out again. BUT----if she is still there, then you need to start eviction procedures for your state to get her out. And quit texting and phoning her. Those methods may not be legal forms of communication in your state if you ever have to go to court and present evidence of communication. Letters and proof of mailings are always legal.

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Re: Tenant left without returning keys by Anonymous (NJ) on February 4, 2016 @08:28	[ Reply ]

I received text from her mom today that she has left keys in our mail box and I can go in. Her phone is canceled as it was not paid .Can I?