When to Lay Down the Hammer and Start Eviction Process

[Josiah Cooper]

Hello BP Community!

We own 4Plex's in Alabama and so far so good. We do however have one tenant who is about to be 20 days late on their rent. I was wondering how soon do you start the eviction process? My thoughts are this: If they are late and are paying late fee every month who cares. However, once a tenant is ONE month behind this may be the time to start? Also, in Alabama I believe you can start the process once they are 7 days late (obviously will read up on the info if the time comes).

Thanks for the opinions!