Unresponsive Tenant/Late Rent

[Justin Youngblood]

Hey BP! Just wanted to get some advice on a situation I'm running into. I have a tenant who has been in place for about a year now. The tenant has been historically late with rent due to a job change shortly after signing the lease. According to them their pay date changed so they agreed to pay rent late (on the 15th instead of 1st) and also pay the late fee each month. This month they have not paid their rent nor have they responded to any of our attempts of communication regarding late rent or the possible issues for tenants surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. What next steps would you take to get this tenants attention and collect rent aside from showing up at the property to collect rent? I know all evictions have been suspended during this time so I cannot go that route and I don't want to evict if they experiencing a hardship from the coronavirus. They have just not communicated with us in any way. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! 

[Theresa Harris]

@Justin Youngblood  go by the house and post a notice saying you are coming by to inspect the property as you've not heard from them.  then go by at the time specified in the notice (you usually need 24 hours' notice), and check on the property.