Rent was due yesterday

[Jon Magnusson]

Hi all,

Here's a quick one:  I have had a tenant in for about 5 months now (on a 1 yr lease) and they have always been early with the rents.  This month they have not paid (was due yesterday).  Late fee kicks in in 5 days.  I use a service to email and collect rents (erentpayment.com) so I'm sure that they received the notice to pay (it goes out to them on the 1st).  Also, erentpayment sends them a reminder on the due date.  At what point should I contact them or should I wait until the 12th when the late fee is in effect?  Just curious what everyone else would do.  

Thanks, Jon  

[Elizabeth Colegrove]

I also ways send a friendly follow up the first time my tenant is late. Kind of just a check in FYI. If they don't install pay than I would start the eviction. I am a huge believer in sugars, so I always follow up nice, because things do get lost in cyber space.