Re: Consistently Late Rent - Landlord Forum thread 359356

Re: Consistently Late Rent by lpadave on June 3, 2019 @06:25

Sounds to me like your tenant has some family problems tha t they are trying to deal with.. Family is family so they get some positive points there.
Assuming it's a legit reason.

They haven't given you rubber checks yet so that's positive points also, as is the fact that they're paying the late fees without negotiation or whineing.

I would have a calm, sympathic conversation acknowledging the Family circumstances and inquiring when the tenant felt that the added financial demands on them might be expected to ease up so they could return to paying the rent promptly.

Vacancies and re rents are expensive and time consuming, but DONT LET THIS GUY FALL TOO FAR BEHIND. a commitment for partial rent at a stated dollar amount on a date certain is a good plan. FOLLOW THE TERMS OF YOUR LEASE STRICTLY AND CONSISTENTLY regarding late payments of rent.

Regarding the """poison"" on the property,...please give more information here.. You need to address that statement PROMPTLY , calmly and professionally with your tenant, IN WRITING. assume they are laying a groundwork. If it's pest management, per your contract with a licensed exterminator,.....as it should be, state that.

If this tenant is indeed a crazie or a wise guy,....that will prove itself up, soon enough. I've had tenants with transient problems that were worked with in good faith (on both sides) that turned out ok.

Follow the lease regarding notice of intent to renew, extend or not renew. No need to stir that part of the pot prematurely. Assume your tenants knows the law.

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Re: Consistently Late Rent by lpadave on June 3, 2019 @06:44	[ Reply ]

Also, an afterthought here. What the lease says,......and what many judges will say often differs. Your lease may be legally correct, per the actual law,....but judges rule in their courtroom, at their pleasure and discretion.and their interpretation. Most will indeed follow the """""if ya don't pay,....ya can't stay...."""" Philosophy regarding the base rent without penalties or late fees, but tenants do have the way of dancing LLs around in the courtroom.

Re: Consistently Late Rent by lpadave on June 3, 2019 @06:52	[ Reply ]

In reality,... And generally in the courtroom, rents due on the first and received by the tenth are,...""on time"". Irrespective of the law or what the lease says. The acceptance of partial rents does add another dimension which works both ways,......again at the judges discretion.