MEDIATION.

See if their contract even allows court without mediation first.

.- Avoid being the mediator, judge, and jury

Take your inspection checklist and have the contractor complete the work he's already been paid for, make that part of the mediation.2.

And since you're the landlord, you were going to be the mediator and you were going to be the one that they look out to when they have these problems.

One other possibility to prepare for is that the court may ask the two of you to meet with a mediator prior to the judge hearing the case.

If it escalates, they can step in and mediate if needed.

Whether through mediation, arbitration, or legal action, your contract should outline the dispute resolution process.

Most of the time, we resolve the situation in less than three months through cash-for-keys agreements, court mediation, or by creating enough pressure that the tenants decide to leave on thier own.We currently manage over 700+ units and flip about 20 multifamily properties a year, the majority of which have inherited tenant problems.

But like I think I mentioned in some other states ( I have not been in one in Ohio yet) the boiler plate of the MLS / board of realtor contracts normally call for mandatory non binding mediation.