Apartment Abandonment? *Beware. Landlord horror story coming up*

[Michael Garrett]

Afternoon BP friends. I’ve got a fun situation. I inherited some seemingly bad eggs for tenants. I have a guy that did not pay rent in September due to (what he says) a lost Money order in the mail.  I have a trusted source that saw said check so we know it existed. Regardless I gave him the benefit of the doubt and said please pay both months in October. Now the good part. I text the first few days with no reply. Even told him we could work together on a solution (cash for keys in my mind). All I got was a “k” by text in response. Long story short I have sent two or three texts a day. Called every day and haven’t heard anything. Sent an eviction letter via certified mail.

At what point am I able to enter the apartment to see if he is even still there or the condition it’s in?  If he’s not there at what point can I trash all his stuff and renovate to get a solid tenant in there?