posted May 15, 2012 09:29 PM            

Currently my (soon-to-be-ex-)step-mom (she and my dad are separated), her son, his girlfriend, and their child are renting a property from us. She moved in with them once she left my dad.

They owe us over $2600 (and we were charging them only what it cost us to own the place...actually, we were losing a bit each month because an associated fee went up after we made the lease) and it's become pretty clear that they have no intention of paying us anything because they know / think it wouldn't be worthwhile to take them to small claims court.

We have been incredibly flexible - let them pay on a staggered schedule throughout the month rather than all at once, let it slide with a, "Well, I know times are difficult - catch up as you can," when they didn't pay...

Annnnd now we're going to have to evict them (so we can attempt to -hopefully- sell the place or, barring that, get new renters).
Annnnd hope they don't mess the place up too horribly before leaving.
Annnnd we're going to have to watch them to make sure that they don't try to leave with any of the appliances (all of which came with the rental; we actually just bought "them"/the rental a new washer).

posted May 16, 2012 12:16 PM            

One lost her job in October and has NOT found another one. She pays her (less than she should be paying me) rent as she is collecting unemployment, but she DOES NOT work and DOES NOT clean anything. She is home all day, and does NOTHING. I get home to a sink of dishes, or random things of hers laying around the house, trash is full etc. Do you think I have the cajones to say anything to her?? NOPE. She is the most entitled person I have ever met. She schedules parties/get togethers at my house via facebook without ever asking me first. Then the day approaches and I have to say "um, that's not okay. L___ will be home that night." and *I* end up feeling like the jerk!! She acts like everything in MY house is hers, including MY cat and MY daughter, and do you think I can muster up the strength to tell her she needs to find another place to live? No. She gets depressive and irritable at the slightest thing, posting every single ridiculous feeling or thought in her head on her facebook (again, unemployed so nothing else to do) so if ANYONE "wrongs" her, she tells the whole world how terrible they are and how she is SOOOOOO upset and put upon. It's really beyond words.

But I am weak, and feel bad if I man up and tell her to cut the S.

posted May 16, 2012 12:30 PM            

That's tough, especially when she's right there all the time.

I'm about to serve them a 5 day notice to quit the property, though (where I live is not on the side of renters if they haven't been paying).

I'm a softie...until I'm not.