So this tenant is a pain in my butt as she's always weeks late. SC has a 5 day pay or quit so i posted the letter on the 6th. I went down there in person to address a leaking toilet and of course she promised to pay the last day "yesterday the 11th" . but here it is the 12th and no payment. do i follow through with my threat of kicking her out? I've never evicted a tenant as she is my first property I'm personally managing. i feel like she just keeps pushing and pushing and if i don't back this notice up that the next one wont mean anything.
Hey @Tyler Labelle, I would approach it from a future stand point.
1. Do you have plans to expand out to having multiple properties ?
2. Do you want to minimize the potential for headaches?
3. Do you want things to run as smooth as possible for as long as possible?
If you said yes to all of these than you need to start creating that system and stay true to yourself. You put down and had her sign YOUR lease which represents your guidelines. If you breach this than you are in violation and what is written down needs to be done.
Your lease is only good if you enforce it, other than that its just a piece of paper.
If you said no to any of those questions above, than try to work out a payment plan. I have buddies that have used a bi weekly rent payment (the weeks they get paid they pay 55% of the rent each pay check to insure they pay and you don't get caught paying for their housing... the extra 10% is just for your time)
I hope this helps even a little bit. Good luck sir.