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Late Payment and Additional Fees
I inherited a late-paying tenant when I bought a duplex in Ohio a few months ago. I am an out-of-state investor and managing the property myself, so every time she is late I have to send 3 day notice to vacate via certified mail and regular mail with tracking.
It only costs me $15 or so but with this type of tenant, I will have to do this every month until I can finally evict her. Can I legally tack on this fee to make her pay it since she insists on being late every month? It is not specifically called out in my lease but obviously I cannot post a notice on the door myself. And if I have to pay somebody to post the notice, can I charge her that fee?
Also, I believe she is running an unlicensed in-home daycare in my unit. I can send somebody to go and inspect, but I'm not sure how I can prove this in order to be a violation of the lease. I already know she will claim landlord retaliation if I send somebody to go take pictures of everything inside. What are your thoughts?