Dealing with habitually late tenant

[Andy Sabisch]

So here's a question.  Rent on our units is due on the 1st, late on the 3rd and at either day 10 or 15, eviction proceedings are started.  Also after the 2nd late in a lease period, rent goes up $25 a month for the rest of the lease.

Have one tenant that is always late and usually later than the 15th in her case.  By law we have to give her 10 days once she receives notice to cure it before we can go to the magistrate. 

So we get the rent and late fee on the 23rd to the 25th.  And getting it that late you know the next month repeats the story. 

Any thoughts on how to handle the last 6 months of her lease as renewal is out of the question.  Thanks

[Nathan Gesner]

Quote from @Andy Sabisch:

I'm with Chris. The law requires you to accept their late payment, so eviction is out of the picture. I would let them know it's clearly unaffordable. I would let them break the lease early just to get rid of them. If they insist on staying, keep playing the game until the lease ends.