Re: Eviction Process / Notice To Quit Notification

Re: Eviction Process / Notice To Quit Notification by Garry on July 2, 2019 @07:55

I would wait til the 6th to give them the 3 day notice. In a judge's eyes, you have established a pattern of allowing a T to be late, then you request the late fees, and the T pays them along with the rent. Plus, you allowed the T to pay you Dec. rent a whole month later, on Jan. 1. Since you have been "soft" on the T regarding paying rent the past few months, you should not take a "hard" line on them now. A judge may not like that, and you always want to look good in a judge's eyes, even if it ends up taking an extra week or so to complete the eviction process. Does your state allow you to put in the late fees into the notice to quit? I'm from Iowa, and we cannot include them in our 3 day notices.

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Re: Eviction Process / Notice To Quit Notification by Robert on July 2, 2019 @09:28	[ Reply ]

Definitely post the notice. And then follow thru with the next eviction steps as needed. Your tenants are on the road to taking you to the cleaners. IMHO you are better getting rid of them now before they cost you several months rent that you will never see.

Re: Eviction Process / Notice To Quit Notification by Jason on July 2, 2019 @11:23	[ Reply ]

I appreciate the advice, Garry. At this point in time, I don't even know if the rent is going to be late or not - I'm just trying to be ready for if/when sh!t hits the fan. Considering it's only the 2nd, I won't text them until the 6th. I'd rather work with them being a little late here and there than have to evict them, renovate/repair, advertise, interview, etc. It's cheaper to work with them, even if they are late.

Re: Eviction Process / Notice To Quit Notification by Garry on July 2, 2019 @14:58	[ Reply ]

Texting (and making copies of them for a judge to see) are probably ok for daily communications, but unless your actual state laws allow for texting as an official notification, you should always send official notices by way of regular and certified mails, and postings on front doors. If you should get all the way into court, and a judge throws out your text messages, because the actual laws only allow for mailed notices, you'll have to start all over again, which could cost you both time and 1-2 extra months of lost rent. This is where you knowing your state's LL/T laws by heart, come into play.

Re: Eviction Process / Notice To Quit Notification by Jason on July 2, 2019 @21:36	[ Reply ]

I only text them when it comes to unofficial communication. Anything official is sent via certified mail or taped to their entrances and photographed.

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