BiggerPockets

From what I understand, they have the option to pay you within the 14 day period (7 days where I'm at). After the 14 days you can file for eviction and no longer under any obligation to accept their late payment unless you want to. So next time send the 14 day notice as soon as they're late. Each time I sent notice such as that, I use register mail and charge the tenant $15.00 for the notice sent on top of the late fees ($6.00 for the postage service, $9.00 for my gas & time)

YOu live and you learn. as long as it's not too costly and they don't leave the house very trashed.

Yeah, three days here, too.

Be sure you include late fees in what they owe you. If a tenant paid me at the end of the month for rent that was due on the first, they would have racked up considerable late fees. My lease also says I can apply any money received to late fees, utilites, or anything else before rent. And it says acception partial payments doesn't terminate any rights. My attorney has reviewed that, though I don't know if that would stop the proceedings if I accepted a partial payment. Honestly, I would not accept a partial payment once I gave them the notice. Pay in full, leave, or we go to court.

Here you have to hand it to them or post it, so mailing isn't an option. No sheriff is needed to serve it, though. That comes later. Are you sure that's required?

I agree with HP68. Post the pay or quit on the first day you can, unless you and the tenant have worked out some arrangement. You might be surprised at how the money appears once its clear they have to pay or get out.

Jon, I just went through eviction process 2 weeks ago. My attorney advised me through the whole thing. He told me to mail the notice using USPS register mail, that way, we have a record of it. It does not matter if the tenant at home to sign for it or not. In my case, the tenant ignore little notice left by mailman and didn't bother go to Post office to pick it up. The notice was returned to me after 3 weeks. I gave it to my attorney along with the receipt that I sent it. I also posted (taped) a copy of the notice to the door.... guess what, the tenant claimed that she never saw that notice. Doesn't matter though, I sent 1 by register mail and have proof.

Not to steer the conversation, but it looks like a professional tenant. Did you prescreen him?

My best advice is to show up at their doorstep, offer to forgive all past debt, and offer to give cash for keys. All they need to do is take a few days, empty the place and leave it broom clean, and you will use the money you would spend on an eviction and give it to them. I know it sucks, but you will come out much further ahead.

They got served today. Took them about 10 minutes of knocking on the front door and side windows for them to finally open the door and sign.

Will keep this post updated as much as I can.

The MA state website seems to have some good info on the
eviction process. The link is to long to post here so just google search "Massachusetts eviction laws" and the third one
from the top should be titled "Tenant Rights & Responsibilities"
They have some detailed info on how the process works in your state.

It has been 7 days since I served the notice. Do you guys think I should call again? Or write an email? Or just be done with it? I tried to call before serving this letter to see what was happening.

Second question I asked earlier if I should be serving a 2nd notice to quit for April rent?

Thanks