Don’t
1. Give your tenant multiple opportunities to pay their rent late. If you allow late rent once, the tenant will assume you’ll allow it again, and again…and again

2. Take matters into your own hands and get creative by (1) disconnecting their utilities (2) remove their front door or (3) play sheriff and remove your tenant’s personal items from their home

3. Waste your time with repeat phone calls/visits to the unit to collect money, give your tenant a strict deadline and act upon your drop-dead date to proceed with eviction

4. Abandon an eviction proceeding if the tenant “disappears” from your property. Finish the process through to ensure you can legally “closed the door” on the matter.

DO:

1. Have a professional and consistent policy for late payments and a consistent procedure for handling evictions for all tenants of your property

2. Establish a firm date each month that you file evictions for tenants that have violated rent payment policies

3. Handle the eviction through the court system; File for a writ if you want to remove a tenant’s belongings from the unit

4. Utilize Carolina Living Property Management professional services for maximum benefits and the best possible outcome.

First and foremost, hire a property manager like Carolina Living to screen your tenants.  The cost of hiring a firm that does a thorough upfront check will possibly save tons on the back end.  No guarantees are ever offered but doing  good job up front can and will head off potential problems.

Information courtesy of NationwideEviction.com