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I'm looking for some advice on my tenants not paying and running up their debt over $10k.
My tenants are paying roughly $1,200 and have been unable to pay their rent reliably for the past year due to layoffs and unforeseen medical issues.
I'm a single parent trying to have additional income for my kids but for the past year rent has been overdue and not paid in full with excuses after excuses albeit some are legitimate.
Now their lease is up in November and I'm not quite sure what to do. I'm trying to work out a payment plan by mid Feb, if not have them evicted some how. (how much notice do I have to give them?).
Does anyone have any experiences with nonpaying tenants and how would you suggest me to go about this?
I'm not looking for legal advice nor should I from the internet. Just wanted some opinions on this and having some anticipation of what will need to happen if a payment plan is not worked out.
Out in Suffolk Landlords now do month to month leases only in some buildings even though tenants can stay for year and rents dont change month to month.
One is, I'm always dying to find out how well the landlord vetted the tenants before accepting them. Granted, disasters can always strike, but I'm always surprised at how many landlords don't do thorough checking beforehand.
Second, is it automatic that one needs an eviction lawyer? Is it never possible that if the tenants are honorable people, a LL could just say, Look, I've been patient for all this time, but this can't continue, so I'm sorry but I'll have to end your lease March 31. Surely the tenants know that this can't go on indefinitely, and an eviction will be worse on them in the long run.
One is, I'm always dying to find out how well the landlord vetted the tenants before accepting them. Granted, disasters can always strike, but I'm always surprised at how many landlords don't do thorough checking beforehand.
Given the low rent and OP has not mention having contact with real estate agent. I would say the property isn't in a desirable area and it attracts certain low quality tenants.
I would also venture to question the validity of OP's post as it rather astonishing someone can owe you over $10k and you have not immidetaly lawyered up. Being a landlord is a business, you are not running a charity here (nonprofit organization).
One is, I'm always dying to find out how well the landlord vetted the tenants before accepting them. Granted, disasters can always strike, but I'm always surprised at how many landlords don't do thorough checking beforehand.
Second, is it automatic that one needs an eviction lawyer? Is it never possible that if the tenants are honorable people, a LL could just say, Look, I've been patient for all this time, but this can't continue, so I'm sorry but I'll have to end your lease March 31. Surely the tenants know that this can't go on indefinitely, and an eviction will be worse on them in the long run.
Yes, *all* evictions in New York go through housing courts/legal process. This applies to market rate and rent control units.
The idea is to prevent many of the abuses that occurred in past, such as tenants being locked out, being put out on the street etc... You know, those sort of things you see in old movies.
IIRC the only person who can evict tenants in New York are marshals or other officers of the law/courts. Any landlord that locks out a tenant or otherwise illegally evicts regardless of the circumstances being in their favor, is a dead duck legally.
Do illegal evictions still happen? Yes, but mostly it is to those ill informed and or otherwise frightened of making a fuss (renting an illegal apartment, illegal aliens, etc...), so they simply accept and move on.
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