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[–]Tums_is_Smut_bkwrds 12 insightful - 4 fun12 insightful - 3 fun13 insightful - 4 fun -  (1 child)

Let's buy a property for rental income, I said. It will be great, I said.

Having been in a similar situation I have no advice for you, sorry. All you can do is keep trying to remove her by legal means. Hopefully eventually you'll hit upon a sympathetic official that will rule in your favor. Just be sure to document everything; every phone call, every conversation, everything.

This is why I never sign anything but a one year lease -- not that having a lease seems to have done you any good -- and when the year is up I act immediately, because if I let it slide even one month it's then assumed by the courts that it's now month-to-month and then as you know I literally have no recourse except to hope the tenant starts doing something illegal and I can get the cops involved.

When my current lease is up I'm selling the property even though I'm going to take a big hit. As tenants have gone they are not even that bad. But I've dropped the rent twice now and every month is still a struggle. And the house is slowly filling up with crap they're collecting.

Best wishes that you get it sorted out soon.

[–]Zapped[S] 5 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

I turned my property management over to my bookkeeper and it has saved me so much headache. I am still involved with repairs and finding new renters, but I let her handle the contracts and money. It is my fault that I tried to work with the tenant because my bookkeeper wanted me to evict her months before. The law in my state accepts a month-to-month lease based on the written, signed lease if it is not renewed by the tenant. The magistrate is making up rules to keep her in there. Good luck selling your place. In my area, buyers are fighting over houses right now.