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Les Jean-Pierre
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  • New York City, NY
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Evicting a bad tenant but she seems uncomfortable around me

Les Jean-Pierre
  • Investor
  • New York City, NY
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I am evicting a tenant whose rent is way under market. She was a good tenant who paid on time but the Brooklyn market just exploded. Now, I gave her plenty of advanced notice that I needed to raise rents and she didn't look hard for a new place. I gave her names of brokers, etc. So, finally fed up, I started a holdover action. Now, of course, I am called  every name in the book. She lied to the court(I have plenty of proof to dispute anything she says). She also has had unrealistic expectations. At first she thought she could not be evicted because she was Section 8. Then she thought she would get a lot of free rent because of a repair that she did not tell me about. So, Tuesday was a court date and the court lawyer(the one who works with the judge) said a trial made no sense and to try and settle. So, my lawyer calls me up with a settlement that was not great but good enough. So, I decide to take it. Then, I go to court and the tenant reneges and goes back to this unrealistic stance. But, here is the thing. When I went into the court attorney's office with her counsel and mine, she did not want to be there. Also, when I perform repairs, I give her a heads up and she leaves hours before I get there.  She is not too bright and she doesn't seem to realize that the consequences are more adverse to her than me. So, my question is has anyone experienced this and is there any way I can use her apparent discomfort around me to my advantage to end this thing?

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