How did you do that? I mailed it out and you should have gotten it. Mailing is not paying. Well I mailed it. That is how my latest conversation was going with a tenant who thought it was MY RESPONSIBILITY to collect rent instead of their responsibility to pay it. I knew I would have to educate this person and this was the opportunity to do so
FIRST CONTACT
The rent was not in after four days and I text-ed the tenant as a courtesy. All I said was..???. They know that (?) means I didn't get the rent. They responded that they mailed it. I saw the week end play into it and gave them some leeway. After eight days went by and no rent, I inquired again and got an attitude. An attitude? That prompted my next response
LISTEN UP
You have a contract to perform governing your actions. Yes I am a hands on property manager that likes to help and assist people when I can but you are mistaking this for my problem when it is clearly yours. Read your contract. It clearly states when and how rent should be paid and what happens if it is not paid too. This is a courtesy call. The tenant was still not responding to their obligation...I continue
ARGUING AGAINST YOUR OWN SIGNATURE?
You are bound to this agreement and it is enforceable under Landlord Tenant law in this state. Pretending or forgetting that you signed a contract is not the best way to go about handling your business affairs. The response from the tenant was argumentative with anger sort of like I am bothering this person. Meanwhile, the rent is almost 13 days late unheard of in my business plan. YAWN was their position. Okay.... So lets try this..
YOU HAVE UNTIL....
If the money is not in my possession by such and such a time and place, legal notices will be served which will incur you more expenses. From there, things may not go well for you if you persist in stating it is MY PROBLEM. Furthermore, I don't disbelieve you that you mailed it.. In fact I find you credible. I am only saying we didn't get the money. Until we get it, it is not paid. Now, remedy this per the deadline or face consequences as described in your contract.
THEY PAID
The money was delivered by the deadline. I made sure to let the person know that this is not a personal matter and to learn from it. It turns out that the rent was returned to him all messed up and apparently a victim of the mail delivery service. Fine. But the Post Office is not responsible for your rent payment...YOU ARE. My contact was plan B which is designed to help you...thus a courtesy
COLLECTION AGENCY?
Property managers are not collection services. That comes after someone gets a judgment against you for one reason or another. Courtesy call reminders should be treated for what they are...A COURTESY and act accordingly...
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