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I would go forward with eviction BECAUSE the tenant is trying to buy more time. If you drop eviction now because tenant promises to leave my end of May. Then what if they don't move...you then have to start over again.
Besides, why agree to give a good reference and let them walk away owing you nothing. That's a bunch of BS. Even if you don't collect, why in the world would you simply wipe away the fact that they owe you money?
Sounds like they are making up lies to strong arm you. And your propery manager is lazy and doesn't want to go forward with eviction (and has no 'skin' in the game). So the propery manager is getting conned by the renter.
I would go forward with eviction and make sure to bring your photos and all texts, logs of maintenance request and maintenance done (receipts, etc) since the tenant has lived there. Me thinks tenant isn't going to court and won't dare bring that stuff up in court because it's a lie. But tenant is trying to use this to scare you into dropping the eviction because the tenant doesn't want the eviction to go forward.
Even IF you had issues with the habitability, the renter would need to be making these requests that you fix things beforehand. And in many states there are exact steps the tenant must do IF there are habitability issues that landlord doesn't resolve. Such as in some states pay the rent to an escrow acct and/or send specific number of notices to landlord requested items to be fixed, etc.
This! According to you, the "tenants" are lying about the condition of the house, haven't paid rent, and you're trusting them to move out peacefully?
Inspect, document, repair and proceed with eviction.
If you want to spend a bunch of money that you will probably never recover to massage your ego, go ahead. You seem to have a tenant that knows enough law to at least be dangerous though, and there is no guarantee he won't file a motion to reschedule the hearing (each side usually gets one as a courtesy).
I'd take the deal and be done with it, personally.
She didn't say when the Tenants were to sign new leases reflecting the increase. Oops Yes she did in a later post. June. I would pay Mays rent BUT put in Writing unless the place is Repaired I wont pay the Increased rent. .... But then there is a Legal way to do this I believe.
OP You took over from another relative How do you know the place is Not falling apart? & Would the Owner Want you to 1 Raise the rents 2 Loose all the Tenants?
Last edited by Katie1; 05-08-2015 at 02:34 PM..
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