Tenants no pay rent, need advice

[Jay Ke]

Hey BP community,

Looking for some advice from experienced landlords here. I have a tenant who hasn’t paid this month’s rent and is now past due for more than 3 weeks. My property manager has been trying to reach them through calls, emails, and texts — but there’s been zero response. Completely silent.

I’ve never dealt with a totally unresponsive tenant before. I’m trying to figure out the best next step:

1.File eviction right away?

2.Offer cash for keys?

3.Keep waiting a bit longer in case there’s a reason behind the silence?

For those of you who’ve been through this — how did you handle it? Any lessons learned or tips to avoid making the situation worse?

Appreciate any input or strategies you’ve used. This is part of the business, but definitely a stressful one.

Thanks in advance!

[Drew Sygit]

@Jay Ke not sure how good your PMC is:(

We send Eviction Notices ASAP for past due balances - you MUST "start" the eviction clock and minimize time lost!

We've pretty much automated our process and we do NOT care if the tenant calls or ignores us. Rent is due on the first, they have a 5-day grace period, then EVERY tenant with a past due balance gets an eviction notice.

AFTER we send the notices we try to contact the tenants to see what the issue is.

Also, as @Ricardo R. suggested, have your PMC do an Occupancy Check/Contact and take a subtle video of it to prove to you they did it and what happened.