Bonhomme
Master Don Juan
OK, here's the deal.
I finally got an eviction order against tenant who was scamming a place from me, and is now over 2 months overdue, including credit for their deposit. Now the tenant is in the hospital with a kidney condition, or so says her daughter.
I called last week to tell them to pay or move by the weekend, but the tenant's daughter informed me of the3 tenant being in the hospital, and said her grandma (the tenant's mother) would call me to make arrangements to pay. She never called. Now they say they will move at the end of the month.
It will probably cost $300-$400 to put their stuff out, if I decide to do that, which is about equal to the rent I'd lose if they move at the end of the month, like they say they will. But being too soft will set a bad precedent for the tenant in the other unit, who is also behind on rent. I have people interested in the units.
I know it would seem bogue to put out the family of a tenenat who's in the hospital, but they've sponged me for a while, and tenants will do anything to scam free rent. If they had any integrity, they'd have moved already.
I called again this morning and told the daughter it was kind of me to give them an extra week, having found out the situation, but I'm not running a housing charity, and now they should move out this weekend, but I'll give them another week if they pay $100. The daughter said her grandma (tenant's mother) will call me, but she still hasn't.
I hate to be a azzhole, but I'm sick of being played.
Putting them out would create a hostile situation, but would let the other tenant know I mean business. Letting them stay may give the other tenant the idea they can get away with anything.
I might try a 3-way call with te bailiff on the other line to let them know I can put them out at any time, but if they cooperate with my effirts to show the place and move promptly at the end of the month, I'll let them do that. But they'll have to pay the water bill if it gets shut off, because they owe me more than that.
Thoughts?
I finally got an eviction order against tenant who was scamming a place from me, and is now over 2 months overdue, including credit for their deposit. Now the tenant is in the hospital with a kidney condition, or so says her daughter.
I called last week to tell them to pay or move by the weekend, but the tenant's daughter informed me of the3 tenant being in the hospital, and said her grandma (the tenant's mother) would call me to make arrangements to pay. She never called. Now they say they will move at the end of the month.
It will probably cost $300-$400 to put their stuff out, if I decide to do that, which is about equal to the rent I'd lose if they move at the end of the month, like they say they will. But being too soft will set a bad precedent for the tenant in the other unit, who is also behind on rent. I have people interested in the units.
I know it would seem bogue to put out the family of a tenenat who's in the hospital, but they've sponged me for a while, and tenants will do anything to scam free rent. If they had any integrity, they'd have moved already.
I called again this morning and told the daughter it was kind of me to give them an extra week, having found out the situation, but I'm not running a housing charity, and now they should move out this weekend, but I'll give them another week if they pay $100. The daughter said her grandma (tenant's mother) will call me, but she still hasn't.
I hate to be a azzhole, but I'm sick of being played.
Putting them out would create a hostile situation, but would let the other tenant know I mean business. Letting them stay may give the other tenant the idea they can get away with anything.
I might try a 3-way call with te bailiff on the other line to let them know I can put them out at any time, but if they cooperate with my effirts to show the place and move promptly at the end of the month, I'll let them do that. But they'll have to pay the water bill if it gets shut off, because they owe me more than that.
Thoughts?