Tennant wont sign a lease

[Nate Zachrich]

I have an inherited tenant who refuses to sign a lease starts altercations with his neighbors and when we try to raise his rent flat looked at us and said no I'm not going to pay that. He says there's some maintenance issues in the property that needed rest and if we try to evict him he will take us to court he has only brought a bad screen door to our attention. We've had this property for 10 months do you think he has a leg to stand on? Or should I just start the eviction process and Let It Come What May.

[James Wise]

Originally posted by @Nate Zachrich:

I have an inherited tenant who refuses to sign a lease starts altercations with his neighbors and when we try to raise his rent flat looked at us and said no I'm not going to pay that. He says there's some maintenance issues in the property that needed rest and if we try to evict him he will take us to court he has only brought a bad screen door to our attention. We've had this property for 10 months do you think he has a leg to stand on? Or should I just start the eviction process and Let It Come What May.

 Don't let the tenant walk all over you man. If he is on month to month in Ohio you need to give him a formal 30 day notice of term changes. Increase his rent to the amount you want & tell him to sign the lease. If he doesn't do that do not accept his lower rental amount for the rental period that the new rent kicks in & evict his dumbass.