Tenant not paying

[Janet Taylor]

Can I turn the electricity off my garage apt where tenant is staying without payi g?  I posted the five day vacate letter and she has no intention of leaving. I would rather not have to pay the money to file the eviction which is this Thursday oe the electricity she and her now roommate are using. It is 95 degrees here so she couldn't stay long.

This is my first time to deal with tennant like this and it's pretty hard to see her going in and out of apt. She just laughs at me cause she is a professional at this it seems. 

I don't think I'm cut out to be a landlord.:-)

Janet

[Jon Holdman]

Get an attorney.  Follow the process.  Yes this will cost you money. Yes, you will have to file for eviction, get a court date, go to court (or have your attorney do it), get a set out date, get folks to help with the set out and then you will be rid of the tenant.  No shortcuts, especially if they push back.  Sorry.  This is what you signed up for when you signed the lease.