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Renter doesn't pay Rent

by Frankrizal, Performer

  • Created: December 22, 2011, 4:12 am
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Okay from the title itself, my question is about a renter who doesn't paid her house rent. The situation is like this, My grandmother had put our old house for lease. A family rented there for only 1000 Pesos for a month (very small amount), so they signed the contract stating that they going to pay the rent for the month every 1st week for that month. Both parties agreed, for the first 2 months they were paying the rent but the next 5 months were delayed. I mean they haven't paid for 5 months. So we planned that we're just gonna ask them to move out and look for another renter. But when they knew that, they paid us the 3 months and the remaining 2 months will be next. Thought its gonna be okay, but they said embarassing and hurtful words to my grand mother and she was hurt. I just dont know what gonna do? Anyone? Do we have the right to ask them to move out immediately? Can we sue them for what they said?

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BizResearcher | Window Shopper | 1/4/2012 - 10:57 am

This site is designed primarily for businesses located in the U.S., so the answer to your question will be based on U.S. law. First, check the contract the renters signed. Does it say anything about penalties for late payments and does it contain information on how to evict tenants? In the U.S., you generally have to give 30 days written notice to evict someone unless the contract states something different. You may need to talk with a lawyer to find out your rights. When we dealt with a renter like that years ago, we had to have an attorney send them a letter every time they were more than 30 days late with a payment so we were covered when or if we had to evict them or if it had led to a legal battle. The renter had to pay the attorney fee for each letter because that was included in the lease agreement.