All Forum Posts by: Travis Frenchak

@Travis Frenchak....... I have the same issue since October 2020. The tenant moved in with her husband in October 2019, he moved out with their infant child (they had during their lease), apparently things didn’t work out between them and I informed him two months in advance that I wasn’t renewing their lease. I’ve had no contact with her because the day after they moved in she told me to only contact her husband. I contacted him a week prior to the lease expiring to find out if they will be out on time he tells me he’s out and the wife knows she has to leave. I then contact her and she sends me a notice about the eviction moratorium. I inform her that I don’t think she falls into that category and she told me to take her to court then changed her phone number so I couldn’t contact her. I contact the husband again when she didn’t leave and he had the lights turned off so she could leave. She then got the lights turned on in her name. She contacted me a couple of months later asking me to fill out a form so she can get financial assistance for the rent however I didn’t respond to her. I want her out, she’s a horrible tenant. Her social worker from social services contacted me and asked if I was willing to fill out the form so they could get me the rent and I informed her that I want her out, I don’t want the rent. A few weeks ago I hired an attorney and had a a termination of tenancy served on her. I don’t know what to do at this point. People are abusing this moratorium and no one is looking into it. I don’t think we can evict tenants even if they are holdover tenants. I contacted several attorneys and they informed me that I could not evict. Now that the moratorium has been extended these tenants will continue to stay.

@Travis Frenchak

Yeah, I try to purchase property at a cost where I can afford to pay all the expenses even if no rent is coming in. Things happen to people so they could all be paying before I buy and then something could happen. It's unlikely that everyone will be skimping on rent, but it is a possibility, especially in our current eviction moratorium. 

Sounds like you are on the right track.  Good luck!

@Travis Frenchak 

In CT  before the Covid, I averaged about 3 months from start to finish for an eviction, so I file a notice to quit as soon as possible. For CT, that is the 11th of the month. In a non-renewal situation, I give a date they need to be moved out on and if they aren't out by that date, the day after I have the state marshall serve the notice to quit and start the eviction process. I try to work things out with tenants before the legal date to start the eviction and give them chances with hard deadlines. If they don't meet them, I start the eviction and don't stop unless they are moved out. I don't make a deal with the mediator or do cash for keys. Although, the cash would be easier and better for my business, I feel as though I put in enough effort ahead of time and the people are usually uncooperative and deserve the eviction. 

Also, in CT, we are allowed to do apartment inspections with a 24 hour notice, so if you want to make sure everything is OK, you could check the laws in PA to see if they are the same. If I knew I tenant was living there but just being jerks, I wouldn't want to get in there.

In short, start the eviction process for Lapse of Time. You may have issues doing an eviction for non-payment. Check the laws in PA and see if you need a state marshall to serve the paperwork. Find one and ask them about the circumstances and I am sure they can lead you in the right direction.

If this is your first one out of 15 tenants, that is pretty good!

Good luck!

 I don't know where your property is, but in most places you can do an inspection with 24 hours' notice.

 I don't know where your property is, but in most places you can do an inspection with 24 hours' notice.