July rent not paid

[Yvette M.]

I posted on another LL and would like to get y'alls thoughts on the situation:

I'm on a merry-go with a POS tenant. I terminated contract with PM. All tenants were by PM notified that I would be self-managing beginning July 1st. I sent my own letter to tenants stating the new payments arrangements. Tenant sends her check to the PM just to irritate me. PM emails me and asks if I want him to deposit in my account. Check is made payable to him.

What would you do? Have PM return check to tenant and continue with PQ? Or let PM deposit in my account?

There is a rough backstory  -- tenant has been a PITA since day ONE and her attitude and behavior are continuing to escalate.  She has a year lease, otherwise she would have been gone long ago.  

Let me just insert here that she is an attorney.  I was showing a vacant unit and as prospects passed by she warned them not to rent from me, I was liar, etc (if I'm all those things then why are you still here?). Lately when I go to the property, she stalks me and takes pictures of me until I leave.  I have called the police twice because of her ugly actions.   Police were called a third time because she got into a verbal fight with her boyfriend -- haven't seen him since.  The list goes on ...

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@Yvette M.  There is obviously a lot going on here and I'm assuming a lot but the fact is that YOU changed the payment plan.  Sure she's pressing your button but she will claim she lost the paperwork and sent to the PM to at least be sure someone got the rent, blah,blah.  Sounds like you are a little pissed at the PM and seems he is just trying to get the rent to you altho he may be taking a little delight in YOU having to deal with Miss PITA.  Let it go!

I don't see how the POQ will do anything but escalate things and prove to her that she has the correct button.  She has the money and made the "attempt" to get it to you.  Stay professional and businesslike knowing that you are choosing to ask her to leave at the end of the lease..

In my 40 years I recently had my first eviction.  When I showed up with the writ of possession they called the police on me!  The police came and tried to BS me and tell me I was crazy to think they would help me get them out in a half hour.  I just kept my cool and showed my paperwork that said any officer of the court HAD to help me but if they didn't want to comply with the Judges order I was fine with that and would just let the Judge know.  Long story short the Police got the tenant to come up with $3200 from their boss and asked me to allow them to stay until that money ran out and confirmed that they would be witnesses if there was any damage done, etc.  I SO wanted them to be forced out on the spot because they had violated my trust.  But, it made financial sense to collect the money and I didn't let being pissed cloud my judgement.  It was myself that I was really pissed at because I lowered my judgement because they had been friends of a friend.  Got extra money, got them out and got over it. 

You are in charge, don't lose that advantage.  And sorry you are going thru this.