NWR: Need Landlord Advice Please?? legal advice?

UPDATE:

So we had precana this weekend and a message popped up on my phone that must have been from the day earlier from my crazy tenant. She was rambling on and on about how blindsided she was that she has to leave and how she is pregnant and again with the whole 'School Aged child' excuse. Why do people feel that they can use their kids as pawns and an excuse from acting like responsible adults?? She had them, they are not my responsiblity to take care of, I want to strangle her right now. Anyway, she went on and on about how she's a prisoner in her own home now and afraid we'll throw her stuff out on the street. Funny, my mom calls me as i'm listening to this and tells me they have a truck in front of the house and are moving stuff out of the apartment. They didn't even have common courtesy to ask my mom to move her car so they don't hit it. Saturday night, same thing...moving stuff out. She hasn't told us she's leaving or anything....anyway, my mom goes down there this morning to check out the apartment and all of her expensive things are out but the kitchen table, beds and clothes are there. So bizarre. She painted one of the walls a deep deep navy color which she promised she'd paint back when she originally did it and there are holes all over the walls and the place is disgusted. We are a really nice, clean family so if you know us then you know my mom was flipping out......how do people live like this? Were they raised in a barn?? It goes to show that you can seem like the nicest person in the world but if ur trash, that eventually comes out! Now we still have no idea if she's leaving or not

Sorry to ramble but I don't even know what to say anymore. We technically can't get a lawyer until she stays past April 1st so we have to wait.




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Why do I have so many issues going on, I JUST WANT TO PLAN MY WEDDING!!!!!!!!! Nobody will leave me alone!

I really value your ladies advice and am hoping somebody can lead me in the right direction?? Sorry in advance if it's long.

Our tenant's lease is up on April 1st and she is refusing to move. We rented the apartment to her about 4 years ago. It is a 1 Bedroom Apartment and she wanted to rent it with her husband and daughter which we should have just said no but he was in the army and only home once in a while so we felt bad and let them have the apartment.

Not long after, the couple had problems, he left her and she was having problems paying rent. Fine, we didn't raise any rent on her and cut her slack with paying late. Then, she wanted to bring in her friend, again we said ok (fools) and her friend made trouble so we kicked her out. THEN she snuck a dog in the apartment, we don't allow pets. After 8 MONTHS we finally got her to get rid of the dog. THEN.....she gets a boyfriend who she sneakily moves in, never asks, and is crying that she has no money. We come to find out this guy just left his wife who lives up the block and has 3 kids so he can't help her pay a dime in rent and she's broke. Somehow, they've managed to pay their rent although it's always late but I can't complain.

Her lease is up on April 1st and my mom can no longer afford to rent the apartment at that rate and needs to raise the rent, which we informed her in January. I began calling her on February 13th to give her notice to leave. I called her again February 15th, no return call. I sent her a certified letter and she refused to pick the letter up. I sent her an email and FINALLY yesterday I get a call from her that she may need me as a reference. So i'm thinking GREAT she's gonna go, no problem. I call her about 8 times last night, finally get her and she says, 'WELL.....I only went to look at an apartment out of ANGER!!!!! How can you give me 2 weeks notice, after all we have done for you???!?!?'.....................................

I was just blown away. So I proceeded to tell her that I contacted her numerous times in February and she's trying to tel me that she spoke with me after that, she did NOT. I guess maybe she was taping the convo. because after I told her to check her phone records because I have MY records she shut up about it. Then she started screaming about how she is pregnant and her daughter is in school and she is not going ANYWHERE until after June. so I told her that as of April 1st, her lease is expiring and she was fully aware of that since she signed it so cut the crying about 2 weeks notice. As of April first the rent is going up and she starts screaming like a lunatic that she is a single mother and now is pregnant she doesn't need this '****' and 'after all they have done for us'. She was literally screaming and yelling and carrying on, We were nice to them too and her boyfriend doesn't give her a dime towards rent, there's 3 people down there, using heat, using hot water, my mom can't afford it anymore. They have to go.

So she says, EVICT ME IF YOU HAVE TO, I'M NOT LEAVING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The lady with the reference called this morning and I had to tell her the truth about what happened last night. I wouldn't send somebody else my problem, that's just the way I am.

So here we are...........again, sorry so long but I figured some of you girls may have been thru this or know what my rights are. I don't want to do anything foolish.

Thanks in advance, this means alot to me.

AnaMarie