Landlord Newsletter - Minimize Tenant Problems

Landlord Tip:

The Landlord Protection Agency® presents John Reno, Esq., a highly experienced Landlord - Tenant attorney based on Long Island, NY.

John Reno also does Mortgage Loan Modifications (Nationwide).
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Dear Mr. Reno:
Every month my tenants come up with a new reason to delay, for just a brief time, the paying of their rent. I thought I had cured the issue by requiring their rent to be paid by 5 p.m. on the 31st of each month. The tenants pay their rent at midnight on the 31st and then call the next day to ask if I will hold their check(s) until just before the bank closes on the first of the month for which the rent is due. Should I be requiring a late fee when they play these games with me?
Karen

A: Are you kidding me? Have you been reading the horror stories on this website? Your biggest problem is that you might not get the rent until the 1st? Or the 2nd? Come on!

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