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collecting rent bi-weekly through payroll deduction
Hey BP,
I am considering renting a property to a co-worker and would like to get rent pulled directly from his payroll into my account which he is agreeing to do. I like this method but a bi-weekly payment is also a partial payment which in the state of Georgia you don't want to accept because you can end up stuck with a tenant you can't evict if for some reason he stops the automatic draft. How could I utilize the convenience of the automatic draft every 2 weeks but avoid the pitfalls that could come with it if payments stop? Being that its automatic it should never be late, but if it is late for some reason how would I enforce a late fee if I already received half of the rent from the previous 2 weeks.