Ending a month to month lease with a problem tenant

[Alonzo Moreland]

Hi everyone. I'm looking for advice. I'm renting a 3 bdrm-1 and 1/2 bath rowhome to a tenant family of four adults who are habitually late with their rent payment each month. The tenants are reasonably clean, so no issue with trash or critters.  However, the Most alarming thing is they have allowed the water bill (they pay for all utilities, but the city bills the water to me) to mount over $2k over the last several months. The rental is currently unregistered with the city, so I would like to end their lease, do a little upgrade and get the city's rental license before renting to a new tenant. Any advice on the best way to end their lease?