The previous owner allowed that sort of behavior.

Ridiculous that guys like this are actually rewarded for bad behavior.

When folks start questioning the government data and call it bogus I think it displays a lack of understanding/clarity about the macro economy.

Joshua Dorkin,The BP forum page, accessed by selecting the Forums drop down menu above, is not displaying properly today.

In an effort to be a “good” landlord the property manager went as far as to remove trees the tenant did not prefer.After the most recent 5-day notice, the tenants behavior became increasingly aggressive.- The tenant formally complained that a faucet was now dripping as if to imply that the home was un-inhabitable due to this.- The tenant demanded the ability to pay rent via direct deposit.- The most recent event displaying the tenants state of mind is they texted the property manger that rent would be available for pick up at the home in 48 hours.When the property manger went to home the male tenant repeatedly loudly screamed to attract witnesses why the property manger was coming to their home and harassing them.

You've written quite the lengthy post about this tenant's behavior, damage, and lack of payments, but then you essentially say that you're not sure you want to take serious action against her because you don't want to lose her gov't money.

I figured J may want to display his intellectual horsepower on this thread for the good of all instead of doing it privately with me in email threads.  

I am a software developer and I am currently in the process of building an app to display neighborhoods by sold price/sqft, display heat maps of how quickly/slowly houses sell in a given area, track rental data to map our which areas tend to cash flow better and much more.I am developing this app for my personal use to find deals in my local area, but I am wondering if a system like this would be valuable to the rest of the community.

Either of these behaviors will seriously limit your ability to get the benefit you need to achieve short-term and pursue long-term goals.  

I also consider tenant behavior: do they pay on time, lease violations, noise complaints from neighbors, etc.