All Forum Posts by: Ron Smith

Yes. Now that I started searching his information, I am finding a lot of skeletons in the cup board. This guys has an UD in EVERY county he has been. There are atleast 3 - 4 landlords and companies after him not to speak of collection agencies with "cases dismissed", "Not found/served"etc. I see he vacated from a different state as soon as he was served a summons from a landlord at a place where he stayed in 2012.

Does any one know if I can show his past records to the judge and ask the judge to "advise" this guy to leave at the end of the lease?? which could be very close to the day his lease expires.

I am not sure how capable my lawyer is in evictions but I am going to inform him as to who he is dealing with first thing tomorrow.

once the 5 day notice is posted, I haven't seen any rent for this month.

worried about whats the worst that can happen here? How long can the tenant drag the case and stay rent free? or will he pack up once summons for UD are issued to him as in my case I am not renewing the lease and not sure if the tenant has any grounds to fight it basing on " I am going out of country" excuse?

Thanks

Ron

Hi

This is where rubber meets the road. I sent a notice to the tenant that his lease which expires on June 30 will not be renewed and emails me back that he is going "out of country" and will not vacate. He refused the certified mail too. I got an attorney and send a 5 day notice and it seems he called the attorney and told him the same. Not sure what my chances are to get him evicted by June 30 basing on the late fees. He is still yet to pay any rent for May.  My lease has terms about paying a 150% pro rata rent  if he stays beyond the lease term but not sure how I can enforce that either. May I know if the right option is to go all he way, spend the money on attorney, take a loss on rental income and be prepared for any damage to the property?

I am not sure if cash for keys works here too as this tenant is totally untrustworthy. He can say something and stand by it. He is not going by a signed lease and I am here so not sure if it is worth it to even entertain any negotiations.

Thanks

Ron

Thanks for all the replies.

I meant to say that I am NOT speaking to him but communicating through email as the last conversation I tried to have with him did not go well. He gave me lecture on how I don't "NEED" the rent money but how it is important to him and how he will pay rent before the month end and how difficult it is to go after him for the $100 by going to court etc..

Not wanting to waste any more time with this insane person, I just wished him happy new year and came back. Yes it was first of the month and he yelled that he does not owe me money on that day.

I didn't want to aggravate him any more and wanted to deal with him in a cool manner so as to not get hot tempered and say some thing inappropriate in a heated moment.

Gosh this guy is really making me think why I should go through all this nonsense.

Thanks

Hi

Thanks for the replies. He is current but seems like he is  a bait and switch personality who is trying to subvert the lease by letting me break the lease agreement my self. 

My lease says that rent is due on 1st and is considered late on 6 th day with a $100 fees.

Today he is asking me come and pick cash as rent. I am sure he will not include the late fees. I politely asked him to deposit it my bank as I think that is another of this tools to mess up the situation. I am conversing with him on phone and communicating only through email to maintain the records.

I have another worry. If I ask him to leave after his lease expires, will he still try to play games by not finding a place to move to? I am sure I will mention the facts if a prospective landlord approaches me to vet him out as the previous landlord. I have a feeling that his previous landlord lied to my property manager ( she said that this guy vacated her property on one day but this guy moved in to my place about a month later)

I know I may be overthinking but I am really worried that my very first tenant turns out to be so bad.

Hi

I am a new land lord and facing a menacing tenant. This guys history checked out OK but his lies started from the time he said he will move in. Finally when I told him to confirm and pay the rent by 5th or I will rent the place to another applicant, he sent the payments. He did not pay rent on time one single time. Second month he said his payroll got messed up and he is drawing money from 401k ( yeah right !!!) and finally paid around 20 th but included the $100 late fees and promised to pay before 1st every month. 

3rd month, paid 3 days late and when asked about the late fees, gave me a lecture about how to run " my business". He changed his stance time and officially said he can pay any time before the month end and it will cost me to go to a court.

My real estate agent is the one who screened this tenant who says I need to deal with guy with kid gloves. He says not to send any more email reminders or late fee notices but just record all the corrospondence with him and not renew his lease which expires end of June.

This month he sends a " hey you can expect rent this Friday" Mail on 5th when he rent is due and no rent today as well.

I am worried if this guy will make more mess and not leave the property.

Pls advise.