Cash for keys con

[Account Closed]

Anyone offer cash for keys, get them to accept and have them sign a return of possesion form. Then change the locks and don't pay them a dime.

This tenant has a $4800+ balance and the judge just awarded my mother $1700 today after listening to the tenants sob story. Unbelievable.

Yes I know it should have never went this far but my hands are tied legally, it's not my tenant/property and my mother isn't really capable of managing anymore. The place is full of junk, including the basement. If we have to actually evict it will cost us a good amount, if she leaves on her own before eviction we'll be left with all kinds of junk. I don't think not paying her a few hundred to move out is anywhere near stooping down to her level. Maybe I'll just load up a dump trailer with all her crap and help her move her stuff into a big pile on her new front yard haha.

[Jeremy Pace]

@Account Closed don't try to con your tenant.  Have them evicted.  Your mother can fill out a form so that you can act as her representative in court.

You should never have let it get so out of hand, the tenant shouldn't be given the opportunity to owe you so much money.

Lastly, DO NOT DO NOT DO NOT just load up her stuff and throw it away.  Tenants get landlords in deep, hot trouble for doing things like that all the time.  You need to look up the proper procedure in your area to make sure you follow the rules about how long the tenant has to come pick up their things.