When the Tenant Doesn’t Pay Rent; What Should I do?

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When the Tenant Doesn’t Pay Rent; What Should I do?


A tenant eviction happens most of the time when they fail to pay rent. Most property managers require that the tenant pays rent on the first day of the month and provides a grace period of three to five days. This means that the rent should be in the property managers possession latest on the fifth day or the first thing the sixth day. If you are a property owner let stress free property management company bring bring out the value for your money even in instances when there is no corporation from the tenant.


When this happens the tenant is then given a letter to pay the arrears by the manager. This can happen physically or via mail. In most jurisdictions they have ten days to pay the rent failure to which the eviction processes is started. Make sure you have all the evidence that you have sent the letter.


The next step is filing an action in the court. First you need to contact your attorney and give him or her the details of the lease and the amount of money in question. The attorney can then go ahead and serve your tenant and then proceeds with the case filing in court. After approximately five days you and the tenant will be before a judge. Such cases always go in favor of the landlord. This is at 98.9 percent probability unless there are extenuating circumstances. Afterwards the property manager and tenant will get the ruling of the judge and then continues to the next stage.


Get your property back. Usually the tenant receives six days to get out of the property. If they refuse to owner this timeline you can contact a constable and file your situation to his office. They will come and help you vacate the tenant even as you change the locks. It is better to help your tenant get their stuff out of the house. The longer you store the items the longer it will take for the property to be back on market.


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