Most of the time, you can handle disputes between neighbors, delays in rent payments, accidents, and damage to your home. Sometimes you get a bad renter.

They are the ones who break all of the rules and never pay. You can’t find them when you try to collect. This article can help you if you’re at your wits’ end with a bad tenant but you don’t know what else to do.

These are the best ways to remove a bad renter from your life.

Send a valid Notice of Quit

It is important to complete the Notice To Quit and ensure that it reaches the tenant in order for it to have any effect. The Notice to Quit is an official legal document which basically says “fix the issue or you’re out.” It is usually used when a tenant has violated a contract clause and is being warned to stop the behavior.

The tenant will have a few days to resolve the problem, such as paying rent or fixing a broken clause. You may have to give notice depending on where you live. Many landlords give notice of up to 30 days.

You can start eviction proceedings if the tenant does not correct the problem or pays rent within the specified time. Please make sure you follow the state’s rules when serving the Notice to Quit.

In some states, you must deliver the Notice to the tenant personally. Others allow you to do so by email or mail. And others require that the Notice be delivered by an official state marshal.

Control them with Cash

Around 80% of your problems with a renter will be caused by them refusing to pay or being late on their rent. This can work to your advantage, as you own the property. You can do this by offering a trade of keys for cash.

Cash-for-Keys involves confiscating the keys of the apartment or the property, and holding them in reserve until the rent has been paid. This is not a traditional method, but it can sometimes work to get tenants to pay the rent.

Bring In Legal Threats

You and the tenant both signed the lease when the tenant moved in. The tenant must follow the rules of the lease and provide certain services. You can face legal action if you breach your contract. The same goes for the tenant.

You can hire an attorney, or you can draft the letter yourself and send it to your tenant. You can use legal action to force your tenant to comply with the lease agreement if you have already used other methods to enforce the contract.

If you send a letter that is strongly worded, most things will settle down before they get to this point. If you need to take it to court, you will at least have your lease to back you up. You can establish a record by conducting surprise inspections of the property.

You have the law on your side

Don’t be afraid of smacking heads with an unreliable tenant. At the end, you are the one who is responsible for making them follow your instructions.