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Andy Sabisch
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Dealing with habitually late tenant

Andy Sabisch
  • Investor
  • Wilkes-Barre, PA
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So here's a question.  Rent on our units is due on the 1st, late on the 3rd and at either day 10 or 15, eviction proceedings are started.  Also after the 2nd late in a lease period, rent goes up $25 a month for the rest of the lease.

Have one tenant that is always late and usually later than the 15th in her case.  By law we have to give her 10 days once she receives notice to cure it before we can go to the magistrate. 

So we get the rent and late fee on the 23rd to the 25th.  And getting it that late you know the next month repeats the story. 

Any thoughts on how to handle the last 6 months of her lease as renewal is out of the question.  Thanks

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    Joe Villeneuve
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    Joe Villeneuve
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    Quote from @Scott Mac:

    So you want to evict someone who is paying you $25 a month more than the standard rent.

    Someone who seems to be in compliance with the contract.

    It seems like under the contract the renter has the option to choose this.

    You want to turn down $300 a year extra free money and throw this person out?

    On top of that you're going to incur downtime for the turn as well as cleaning costs and Etcetera.

    Although maybe for you that's a good decision I don't know, I'm just saying from my standpoint it looks like you're turning down free money.

    On the other end of the spectrum you risk her failing to pay and slipping quite behind to where you have to evict, unless she just moves out.

    I don't understand why you would turn down $300 a year extra in the rent?

    Just my 2 cents.

    ...except they're NOT paying $25/month more.  They're not paying their rent.

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