Tenant paying late, but not later than 5 days

[J. Wang]

Hi fellow landlords,

Today I had a situation with one of my tenants in NC. This tenant has been paying rent always on the 5th, although the lease agreement says the rent should be paid on the 1st of every month. She pays on the 5th because on the 6th there will be a late fee. I would not have a problem with it, if she would have explained to me any difficulties she has in advance. But no, it looks like to me that she pays late on purpose and with no good reason. What disturbs me is her attitude. She was yelling at me over the phone and insisted that paying on the 5th is not considered paying late. She literally told me that I will get my rent on the 5th, that's it.  What is even more disturbing and ridiculous is when she needed AC maintenance, I had it fixed on the same freaking day as she submitted the request. But madam was angry at me for not having done it faster. That's why yesterday, I sent her a PAY OR QUIT NOTICE after she was late again. Since she has such a high expectation on the maintenance, I would also demand on-time payments.  Has anybody had similar issues with their tenants? Can I evict her if she continues doing this? I mean is 4/5 days late a good enough reason to evict her? Thank you in advance for any feedbacks! 

P.S. she has eviction history and a bad credit score. But I still took her because she appeared so nice during application, and was so desperate looking for a place to rent, and promised that the eviction was due to her pregnancy which was six years ago and she had paid off everything. Now I regret being too emotional and naïve. 

[Russell Brazil]

Maybe the landlord business isn't for you. Nearly every tenant in America pays on the 5th if there's a late fee on the 6th. Lol