There is nothing more annoying for a landlord than when their tenant that usually pays their rent on time starts going down the slippery slope of not paying on time or even worse not at all. However this is your fault too.
Me? No way.....
You as the landlord have a duty to ensure that your tenant knows the rules clearly and is willing to agree to them.
In an ideal world every new tenant would get it right from the start, this is not an ideal world though, allow your tenant to get used to your new rules but at the same time, make sure they learn as soon as possible.
Some people may have stayed somewhere else recently where their landlord was more relaxed, let it be known that this is not the way you work from the start.
The first way to make sure that you start of well is to have it clearly in the agreement how late fees will be dealt with. Normally this is a percentage of the rent plus additional cost per day that the payment is not received. Obviously you should include a maximum which he late fee will not go over.
Next is to contact the person and simply state that if payment is not sent within a specific time frame then you will be providig them with a letter which states either pay the rent or you will be evicted
I'm not a lawyer and I don't claim to be one so please seek advice on the laws in your area before taking my advice.
If payment is still not received by normally the 5th day of the month, send that letter stating that you want them out as they have not paid, make it clear that this will also affect their future ability to be accepted as a tenant.
Lastly if you still don't receive payment you must issue a letter to evict them. Seek a lawyers assistance in this area as if you do it wrong you can give yourself a lot of problems. - 31904
Me? No way.....
You as the landlord have a duty to ensure that your tenant knows the rules clearly and is willing to agree to them.
In an ideal world every new tenant would get it right from the start, this is not an ideal world though, allow your tenant to get used to your new rules but at the same time, make sure they learn as soon as possible.
Some people may have stayed somewhere else recently where their landlord was more relaxed, let it be known that this is not the way you work from the start.
The first way to make sure that you start of well is to have it clearly in the agreement how late fees will be dealt with. Normally this is a percentage of the rent plus additional cost per day that the payment is not received. Obviously you should include a maximum which he late fee will not go over.
Next is to contact the person and simply state that if payment is not sent within a specific time frame then you will be providig them with a letter which states either pay the rent or you will be evicted
I'm not a lawyer and I don't claim to be one so please seek advice on the laws in your area before taking my advice.
If payment is still not received by normally the 5th day of the month, send that letter stating that you want them out as they have not paid, make it clear that this will also affect their future ability to be accepted as a tenant.
Lastly if you still don't receive payment you must issue a letter to evict them. Seek a lawyers assistance in this area as if you do it wrong you can give yourself a lot of problems. - 31904
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