Need some eviction help for the tenant from hell

[Ryan Keenan]

Hi BP, need some help here about a tenant im evicting .. short story she lies about paying rent and constantly late. There is always a major catastrophe in her life. Anyway got a lawyer involved and the decision was she has to be out by September 30th 2018.. today she calls me up asking for a extension because she cannot find a place. I tell her sorry I cannot and there is a agreement in place. After that she tells me goodluck and see you in court again. Next her husband calls me up and tells me he doesn't like the way I'm treating his wife. Keep in mind this is the same husband who just got out of jail for trying to kill her... same guy who broke her jaw and same guy she pleaded with me to change her locks which I went half on. So with all that said if she's not out by the 30th what will the court do? When is enough enough with this kind of tenants? How should I handle future interactions with this tenant and her husband? The house is in a real nice area just got a real bad tenant . Thanks! Ryan

[Joe Villeneuve]

This is going to sound a little off the wall, but if it didn't, it wouldn't come from me.  LOL.

This is something I would recommend every REI do before they buy into a market for a rental(s):

1 - Find out the day the court is doing evictions (usually it's an all day thing...and the same day(s) every week/month.

2 - Clear your schedule for the day

3 - Go to the court, bright and early that day

4 - Bring a pad of paper and pen (remember how those worked...they still do), because most courts won't let you bring your tablet, laptop, phone...into court.

5 - Sit in the middle of the room

6 - Watch and listen

7 - Take notes (see #4)

8 - Learn.