I have a bad feeling about this one...

[Allen Clark]

I rent short term furnished accommodations within walking distance to downtown Seattle. 

There is a lady moving in on Sept 4th and we have a signed lease. The lease states that rent is due on 9/4 and is deemed late as of 9/9. From there penalties start accruing. Eviction process is clear in the lease. 

She qualified for the rental so I rented it to her. I just have a bad feeling. She paid the security deposit in cash so I have that. She just sent me an email telling me she probably won't have the rent for me on the 4th since the bank is closed and she does not trust Venmo. My reply was simply that it is her responsibility to get me the rent on time and she should read section 2 of the lease so she knows what will happen if she is late. 

I've been doing this for a couple years but this is the first tenant that I have a bad feeling about. Any tips as I head into this?

[Stephen E.]

Originally posted by @Allen Clark:

In my lease it does not say that I am allowed to bar her entry without payment. The lease states that rent is due September 4th and is late Sept. 9th.

 Generally tenant's rights really accrue once they have keys and are resident. The critical point is when keys are handed over, which you have not done yet. Don't do it! You are in a situation of breach of contract. The tenant has failed to pay move in monies. if you let her in and she continues this performance you may lose several months rent plus eviction fees and costs of a lawyer. If the tenant does not have money for rent then she is a man of straw as they say in law. You are under no obligation to provide the keys since she has failed in her obligations to you. it is time to practice financial self defence.