Just purchased Duplex - No lease for one tenant

[Christy Holt]

Hello Everyone,

I just purchased a duplex in December.  One of the tenants does not have a lease in place and she has not responded nor signed the one I sent.   Additionally, she has been late paying her rent every month. The property is in Tennessee.  What is the best way to get her out?  Serve a 30 day vacate notice?  Start an eviction?  

[Brian Adzadi]

@Christy Holt

This is where you need to get counsel from a local eviction lawyer to see what are your rights are and what steps you should be taking to evict the tenant. Do not try to work with her. Just evict. If you are starting on a bad foot with this tenant, its only going to get worse. Nip it at the bud.