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Updated over 7 years ago on . Most recent reply

Tenant not paying rent prior to move out
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Ihe:
Not only do I disagree, but believe you are trying to be inflammatory.
I would counter that if you have tenants who regularly breach the terms of their lease, then they are controlling the agenda of your business, not you. There is a world of difference between the tenant who comes to you in advance to indicate impending turbulence in their ability to pay their rent on time and the one who simply does not pay and says nothing - one is a "good" tenant with a problem, the other is irresponsible at best or simply a problem coming to fruition.
If you screen well and clearly articulate - up front when the lease is signed - your expectations of the tenant and the course of action that will ensue in the event of a breach, you will spend surprisingly little time sending notices or going to court. In all the years we've been doing this, we've never had to evict a tenant we've placed {we've evicted a few inherited tenants} and have only been to court twice ... and we have 50+ tenants {and growing}.
Your contracts, and systems (processes & procedures) are just instruments you use to steer your business of providing service to your clients and, while it is your obligation to provide quality and value in your product and services, it is the client's obligation to pay for those products or services as per the agreement.
It is really that simple.