If you don't have anything showing that he agreed to the late fee date being the 5th (and agreed to it), then the court will enforce what the lease states. 

I've had several opportunities to tell others that just because you put a clause in the lease doesn't make it legal/enforceable/binding...the most egregious I see if the "tenant is responsible for all repairs".

Here in Tampa, Florida the Code Enforcement Rule is that EVERY ROOM IN THE HOUSE and HALLWAYS has to have a working smoke detector.

They would furnish it, enforce strict rules, and cover issues under $600.I'm curious about increased foot traffic and liabilities—if something major happens to a guest, would I be responsible?

How can we enforce a condition where that house should be sold only after group's approval, and should be sold only to another family with a spl needs person.

Georgia: Pros: Reasonably quick eviction processes, landlord-friendly legislation, and growing cities like Atlanta offering good investment opportunities.

It's the most important document you have as a tool to increase revenue, reduce costs and liabilities, and be able to enforce the way you do business with tenants.

Preforeclosure is probably the best known list on this front, but there are lots of others: delinquent taxes, code enforcement, negative equity, probate, unlawful detainers, etc.

According to the Texas Business Commerce Code (TBCC) Section 1.201(b)(27), Legislators defined Texas series LLC as a legal “person.”

From Wikipedia: “A writ of attachment is a court order to "attach" or seize an asset.[1] It is issued by a court to a law enforcement officer or sheriff.