Eviction vs Mediation

[Bill Coleman]

Has anyone tried tenant mediation over eviction? I have a section 8 tenant who is just chronically bad with managing his life. Gave wife money to pay rent, she left with the money, his wrong won't ring when I call him, blah blah blah. 

Doesnt seem like he is trying to get away with anything but he is just a screw up. 

Would mediation be better? Anyone have a lawyer in Denver who evicts on the cheap? 

[Marcia Maynard]

Yes, we did. It worked out well. We worked on the issue together with the Section 8 case manager and the city mediation team. The tenant had some mental health issues so we created a team approach. The tenant responded favorably to mediation and then did what we needed her to do. The tenant thanked us during the mediation and told the mediators that we were good landlords. Section 8 reinstated the rent payments that had been suspended when the tenant had deviated from the terms of the agreement. We were able to save the tenancy.