Tenant Not Paying Rent

[Drew Kimminau]

So today is 10/18/2017, and I STILL HAVE NOT BEEN PAID!!! The rent is now over 2 weeks over due and I am being way to lenient. To preface this story/experience we are typically paid within the first 5 days of the month with a money order in the mail from this tenant. When 10/6 hits I text him and say " I didn't receive the money order today". He says he was out of town for work and mailed it that day. I accept his excuse (First Mistake). 10/12 still no check and I tell the tenant I will be coming by to pick up the money. He tells me because he paid cash for the money order, he does not have any money left to pay me. He states I will just have to wait for the money order, I do (Second Mistake). 10/13 I tell him to reissue the money order and cancel the original. He gets mad and says not to tell him what to do, "you will get your money when it gets to you". Again I give him the benefit of the doubt, and I sit patiently for my money (Third Mistake).  It is now 10/18, I have texted, called, and even went to see him a few times. I made many mistakes when I went to see him. One big mistake I made was not taking a picture of the money order receipt he showed me (I am pretty sure it was from a previous month but at the time I only did a quick look at the receipt. Should have looked at it more detailed and looked for a date). Moral of the story, I am going by the unit Friday to get my money. This time however if I do not receive my money I will be giving him a notice of eviction. WISH ME LUCK!!!  

[Bill F.]

@Drew Kimminau 

Don't go by the unit Friday to get your money, go by with a Notice to Quit (That's what its called in NC, your State probably is different) like you should have when the rent was late at the beginning of the month. 

Right now the tenant is being trained that he can jerk you around whenever it suits him and that he can make his problems yours. You need to impress upon him that he needs to pay his rent or there will be consequences. If you don't, things like this will keep happening to you.