I have a tenant who wants to renew his lease/tenancy for 2 months past his current lease end date of Friday, August 17th.
I have offered him the renewal term he wanted at a $50 per month increase. I've made this offer twice and he has rejected it.
I sent him his move-out check-out instructions today via e-mail and he replies that he is not leaving until the end of October.
Back and forth and I provide him with a copy of his SIGNED extension notice whereby he agrees to vacate by noon on the 17th and I again make him the offer of renewing through October at the higher rent.
It seems like he is miffed that I am reminding him of the agreement HE MADE and that he has no right to occupy the property past the AGREED TO residency end date of the 17th so he writes me a long e-mail disparaging me, my management practices and hints at a lawsuit by another resident with bogus details and no link to reality.
Since I already have new applicants for the property at the higher rent for a new 12 month lease, I've given him until noon tomorrow or my extension offer is rescinded and I'll rent to my new applicants.
I'm not sure where my tenant learned his negotiating technique; however, threats, disparaging remarks and bringing other residents into the argument is not a successful negotiating strategy with me.
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