My tenant annoyed I’m working and making noise

[Matt M.]

Morning all.. so here it is, 9:15am on a Sunday, I’m drywalling the kitchen of a half double I own and am rehabbing. I own the other half also. I waited until 8:45 to start working. My tenant in the other half just text me and asked if I could not make so much noise, she had to hear it all day yesterday (drilling and running electrical). I told her I’d move to other walls that aren’t opposite side of her kitchen wall but that she’d probably still hear but not as bad. Am I wrong? Do I call it quits for today or just keep going? If someone else owned this side she would probably not have been able to send that text..

[James Wise]

Originally posted by @Matt M.:

@James Wise

My wife said the same thing.. and that it annoys her that she almost never pays rent on time.

 Then it sounds like you've got zero incentive to walk on eggshells for the tenant. Ignore the text and do your job. Slap a 3 day eviction notice on the tenant's door the next time rent is late. Tenant can either get in line or get put out. End of story.