I agree with @Robert Melcher and @Mike Cumbie, As a PM you should know even if court filing and eviction is done, recovery for money owed isn't likely.. but if they don't move then your still in limbo.A better avenue to suggest is yes to the filing and date of court do a settlement agreement.. the tenant and landlord agree to a payment schedule with the mediator/referee, the payment schedule is like : $$$ owed for Jan rent $$$ owed now for Feb rent, $$$ for court and filing fees total of XXXX..

John:Make a detailed budgetCheck on availability and cost of water and sewerageGet a good real estate lawyer - you may need to mediate with both current and previous owners to acquire good title to the propertyAct before the August Tax deadlineGood Luck

I would just feel more comfortable for the sake of the tenant/buyer if there is a neutral third party mediating their funds. 

Most HOAs require some sort of mediation first to save them money.Weird question: how to you get repeated fines for noxious odors?

Account Closed  there ya go tenants are not educated.. end of discussion.Tenants and landlords can create any type of arrangement they want.. its common to have flat fee's for utls.. or this person could include the utls in the rent and not charge them down to the penny.my point is you scare people unnecessarily when your posts almost always include a trip in front of the judge.. when in fact unless your evicting someone you rarely if ever in your career will be in front of a trier of fact,,, unless your like me and have been around the block.. and even with all my experience of 42 years  doing well over 2k loans owning 500 plus SFR's etc etc I have been in front of the JUDGE  one time.... mediation 2 times.. arbitration 1 time.. and this includes a 20 year career of brokering well over 1000 transactions... 

@Christine Swaidan I usually use the receipt from Installation, the judges seem to be fine with that anytime we have to go to court or mediation 

He would not start up the loan after a year in Court and we Mediated for him to take the property for the loan.

You can see who might be present (as most wait in the hallway to be called for mediation etc.) then and make your pitch.

What we do offer is to be mediator, if you can get them all to sit down together (sometimes at the unit is easiest) then it's really not hard to get a payment from the tenant that is causing an issue.

A mediator will try to see both sides and if she doesn't Show up, you have a judgment against her.