All Forum Posts by: Katherine Rossell

Welcome! Let us know how your first deal goes and if it is in VT! 

Welcome fellow Vermonter! 

I thought that in my state we couldn't file an eviction notice if the tenant paid partial rent. But, I just got off the phone with my lawyer and he said that we could. That is exactly what I will do. 

I have a problem tenant (I have talked about in a previous post). Can I knock on her door every day to ask for the rent payment? 

I have already given her a 60 day notice to vacate because her lease has ended. She got very upset and has not paid $200 of Septembers rent yet. If she does not pay rent for October I am going to give her a 14 day notice to pay rent or quite. However, in the mean time, I want to knock on her door everyday when I get out of work to ask her to pay the $200. Is this legal?

I think someone just has to set a date, time, and place. It is to hard to meet everyones location needs. 

@Tom S. the meeting with my lawyer went well. We reviewed the options that we have on the table. I tried to explain to this tenant that we issue a 14 day notice to pay rent or vacate to protect our business incase a tenant continues not to pay rent. I tried to explain that if she paid within those 14 days that nothing would happen.  

Even with my attempts at explaining the process of giving notices, she has sent me in depth text messages about how I am bullying her because she has two kids and no where to live. She continues to say she knows her rights as a tenant because it is not her first rodeo. 

Essentially I am going to give her a 60 day notice to vacate due to the expiration of her lease. She will have to be out of the apartment December 1. If she is late paying rent after 5 days I will give her another 14 day notice to pay rent or vacate. If she doesn't pay rent within those 14 days (hopefully she will leave) but if she doesn't leave, I will either file for an eviction or offer her $500 to leave plus her security deposit back instead of using it for back rent. I am not sure she will go for the money or not. Either way winter is coming, and it will be harder to rent the apartment in December, so the faster we get her out the better for our business. 

@Graham Mink if our tenants lease is up September 30 should I try to give them a 30 day notice to vacate because of the expiration of the lease or do you just suggest to offer them money first? 

Also,  I am unclear about the law in VT for evictions. VT law says landlords need to give 14 days written notice to pay rent before they can file for eviction. If I give a five day notice and they don't pay within 24 hours do I give them another notice giving them 14 days or 11? 

What is your process for giving tenants late notices?  

Thank you everyone!! I have loved reading your suggestions to this thread. Reading these really does make me feel part of a larger community. It is nice to know that I am not alone! I love bigger pockets. 

I am going to meet with my lawyer tomorrow to make sure I have everything in order and in accordance with Vermont law. Then I will provide her with the appropriate notice due to the lease expiration and give her the notices required to begin the eviction process. I will also explain to her the process of eviction and the importance of giving the notices for safety measures. Our goal is to have her leave peacefully (fingers crossed). 

It's really interesting to read all of these replies to this post. 

In Vermont we need to give 14 days written notice to pa the rent and then I can file for an eviction. If I give a 5 day warning letter, does that mean the next letter I give is for 14 days or for 11 days in addition to the 5 for the tenant to pay rent. 

@James Wiseand @Account Closed thanks for the advise. Sometimes all you need is some other people to validate what you are thinking. I also forgot to mention that her lease agreement ends September 30 so we could also give her a 30 day notice to vacate due to the expiration of the lease. Is that correct? Do I have my lawyer give her a notice to quite for non payment of rent or can I give that to her? 

Which path should I go down. Ask her to leave because the lease expires or next month start the eviction process for late rent? If she choses not to move because of the expiration of her lease, would I have to then go through the eviction process?