Many small claims courts do not permit a landlord to accept a rent payment from a residential tenant after the landlord commences the eviction lawsuit but before the actual eviction.  The courts consistently hold that the landlord waives a claim for eviction by accepting a rent payment from the tenant—even if it is only a […]

1. If the tenant’s lips are moving, they are lying. Tenants will make up every excuse in the book as to why the rent was not paid or why the kitchen window is broken.  Unfortunately, the overwhelming majority of these excuses are lies.  You must be disciplined and train yourself to be impervious to tenants’ […]