All Forum Posts by: Tracie Van

Hope this is the correct forum to post it.

I've used QB online for a few years now and like it. But just recently I had 4 bounced checks from tenants. (Two tenants, bounced checks twice - ugh) 

I use the method of each tenant gets an invoice created each month, then I accept the payments, create a deposit and record it, and take it to the bank.

After a few days the deposit shows up in QB and it gets matched to my deposit in QB.

But I just have no clue how to account for these bounced checks since the bank has already matched them up with QB. 

I have seen tutorials on how you create a new invoice, and uncheck the original one, but I have no idea how to correct the matched deposits. 

I'm at a loss. Any help appreciated!

@Joe Splitrock

Yes! That is what I said to my husband - the police do not know all the rental rules. It was sort of crazy because the chief of police acted like he was under a protected class...they are not. So frustrating. 

We decided that we are serving the 30 day notice. No reason to risk it. 

I think we are leaning to giving her 30 days notice.

@Randy E.

Her lease was up this past month and I decided to not do a year renewal, and let it convert to month-to-month. Glad I did. I can give her 30-days notice now whenever I feel its warranted. 

I also am realizing now that I did not give enough info about the tenant. She is older, and the sex offender is her nephew. She also has her 30 something year old son living with her. (He is on the lease) So she had to know of his past. Which is frustrating to me. There are no kids living in that building yet, and I am guessing  she though no harm then. She is actually a nice person. Not making excuses, just filling in the details :-) 

@Nathan Gesner

Thank you! I already started on making the changes to the lease and rules. 

@Cara Lonsdale

Exactly! He was planning on staying. I am also going to see how to sign up for alerts when sex offenders move to the area.

@Josh Anderson

I just thought of something. What's to stop the tenant's guest from staying two days, leaving, then staying two days..etc etc 

@Dennis M.

We did send her a letter stating the rules and what she was in violation of. (Even if we could not prove it.)  I do not tell the other tenants about it, but I did tell one tenant because he does side work for us and is very trustworthy. He also has a good view of the parking and entrance, so he is going to keep an eye out for him.  

@Josh Anderson

Thanks! I really like the 48 hour time limit requiring notice. I think thats perfect. 

I don't believe we have that law here, but I am going to research it for sure. 

Sorry in advance for the long post.

Need advice on what to do about tenants having guests stay with them. More importantly, preventing a sexual offender from staying as a guest with a tenant.

Our current lease and rules says no one but the people on the lease are to reside in the unit. Guests can stay, but if it’s longer than two weeks, they need to ask permission via a written letter.

We’ve never had an issue up until just this past week. We received 2 calls from nearby homeowners asking why we are renting to a convicted sex offender. I was shocked. We are absolutely not renting to convicted sex offender. They sent me a screen shot of the registry showing that a person ( will not name names ) was in fact residing at one of our apartments.

I called the tenant and asked her about it. She said “Well, he’s not living here just staying for a while.” I basically flipped out and told her he needed to leave immediately. Not tomorrow, now, or she goes too. Yes, I know risky, but this guy is guilty of some awful stuff. Under 6 years old, relative, and repeated assaults.

She took my warning seriously and got him out right away. He is now in a local hotel, and police consider him to be 'homeless'. We have a family moving in in a few weeks with a 5-year-old girl. So I am thankful he is gone, but worried he may come ‘visit’.

I have gotten conflicting advice. Chief of Police says we need a lawyer because we can’t discriminate against a person staying as a guest, even if he is a convicted sex offender because he is no longer on parole.

But his address in the registry was one of our apartments. I say, he was planning on staying for a while. Chief of police says we can’t prove he was staying there past the two week mark.

The original officer that I spoke to said, “If he is not on the lease and residing there, and you do not want him there, then he is trespassing.”

What do you all have in your lease and rules about guests, and how can I stop this from happening again?

Thanks in advance!