Eviction question

[Anonymous]

The rent is not late
Either way, at least in montgomery county you must give 30 days notice
And that is only if you have a month to month rental agreement.
If you have a yearly agreement then they cannot evict you unless you do not pay your rent.
But if you have until the 5th to pay your rent, then your rent is not late.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The rent is not late
Either way, at least in montgomery county you must give 30 days notice
And that is only if you have a month to month rental agreement.
If you have a yearly agreement then they cannot evict you unless you do not pay your rent.
But if you have until the 5th to pay your rent, then your rent is not late.

OP's rent was due the 1st. It's late. She's asking if that is grounds for eviction.

I doubt being late once is grounds for eviction (though it can get you a court date). But if it's been late multiple times that may be. I'm not familiar with VA laws.

As I said before if you run into an unexpected issue and realize you are going to be a few days late with rent communicate with the landlord or management. Often they will work with you, especially if you've been a good tenant.

[Anonymous]

Pay your rent on time like the rest of us do!!!! Geeezzzzz!!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Like I said I hated landlords like you guys- broke a**es Trying to be Donald Trump with Good Times money. Te

Yep, we're Donald Trump asking for a renter to pay rent on time and not trash the house they don't own. Ugh. You're the tenant who punches holes in the walls, destroys the carpet because you're too lazy to take your pets out or clean up after your kids, uses a nail gun to hang sheets as curtains, and calls your friends to come move you out at 10 pm after skipping out on months of rent. You probably jump apartments three or four times a year and pay rent a grand total of two of those months. You just hate landlords, period, because you don't like the idea of actually paying to live somewhere. Scum.

Uh, the OP was FOUR DAYS LATE with the rent. Your hillbilly renters from crazytown are entirely different people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, why didn't you walk upstairs and told him you'd be a bit late?

Even though you have rights, lucky you! It's really hard to deal with people like you. How would you feel if your employer paid you 5 days late?

Ditto!!!!

If you can't afford the rent, don't take the rental. Tenants like this have contributed to the housing crisis by not paying their rent. Just how many people can afford to pay two mortgages every month? Obviously not the tenants or they wouldn't be renting and not most non-commercial landlords too. Pay your damn rent or leave and find something you can afford.

A. Untrue. Plenty of people choose to rent in situations where it is cheaper than owning.

B. Four days late is not "unable to afford" the rent. The renter is well within the legal cure period for nonpayment, so while it is not on time she is not unable to pay.

C. Most people have paid a bill four days late. If you expect some special sympathy because you are a "real person" instead of a "company", that says more about your capacity to handle the business than it does about the OP.

[Anonymous]

If you can't afford the rent, don't take the rental. Tenants like this have contributed to the housing crisis by not paying their rent. Just how many people can afford to pay two mortgages every month? Obviously not the tenants or they wouldn't be renting and not most non-commercial landlords too. Pay your damn rent or leave and find something you can afford.

Choose your tenants better next time.

[Anonymous]

Funny how OP fails to mention if this is her first late payment or not.

[Anonymous]

Funny how everyone feels free to give legal advice based on apparently a wild guess as to how they think it should work.

[Anonymous]

OP,
Look at your monthly expenses and figure out how to save enough so you can pay your rent on time. What bugs me is you do not seem to get how vexing late payments are.

We know nada about the landlord. Maybe he's having cash-flow issues.

Get with the program.

[Anonymous]

When the electric company starts cutting people off for four days of nonpayment, the little landlords will have a point. Until then sorry, you run a business and you need to be able to handle it without crying at the first problem.

[Anonymous]

Sounds like your landlord gave you your cure notice. Which means, pay up or get out. Not sure about the earlier VA landlord, but eviction is actually pretty easy in VA if the tenant never pays up. You'll get a court date and then once judgment is pronounced, the sheriff can be called to remove belongings.

[Anonymous]

What does your lease say OP? Most renters get a "grace period". Mine says my landlord has to have a check in by by the 10th of each month before I'm considered late on rent. Which means if I mail it out by the 5th, I'm ok.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, why didn't you walk upstairs and told him you'd be a bit late?

Even though you have rights, lucky you! It's really hard to deal with people like you. How would you feel if your employer paid you 5 days late?

Ditto!!!!

If you can't afford the rent, don't take the rental. Tenants like this have contributed to the housing crisis by not paying their rent. Just how many people can afford to pay two mortgages every month? Obviously not the tenants or they wouldn't be renting and not most non-commercial landlords too. Pay your damn rent or leave and find something you can afford.

A. Untrue. Plenty of people choose to rent in situations where it is cheaper than owning.

B. Four days late is not "unable to afford" the rent. The renter is well within the legal cure period for nonpayment, so while it is not on time she is not unable to pay.

C. Most people have paid a bill four days late. If you expect some special sympathy because you are a "real person" instead of a "company", that says more about your capacity to handle the business than it does about the OP.

A. What? They choose to rent because it is cheaper than owning so, as stated they probably cannot afford two mortgages which was the point. Neither can most landlords

B. OP stated her check was late. I surmise that this is not the only issue with her rent based on reading the thread questions and OPs responses or lack of. OP should manage her finances so that she can pay her rent on time.

C. Didn't ask for sympathy. I'm not a landlord anyway. I simply stated facts. MOST tenants can't and MOST non-commercial landlords can't afford a double mortgage.

OP, I agree with 08:41 in VA it's not that hard to get an eviction so get in the habit of paying your rent, on time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, why didn't you walk upstairs and told him you'd be a bit late?

Even though you have rights, lucky you! It's really hard to deal with people like you. How would you feel if your employer paid you 5 days late?

Ditto!!!!

If you can't afford the rent, don't take the rental. Tenants like this have contributed to the housing crisis by not paying their rent. Just how many people can afford to pay two mortgages every month? Obviously not the tenants or they wouldn't be renting and not most non-commercial landlords too. Pay your damn rent or leave and find something you can afford.

A. Untrue. Plenty of people choose to rent in situations where it is cheaper than owning.

B. Four days late is not "unable to afford" the rent. The renter is well within the legal cure period for nonpayment, so while it is not on time she is not unable to pay.

C. Most people have paid a bill four days late. If you expect some special sympathy because you are a "real person" instead of a "company", that says more about your capacity to handle the business than it does about the OP.

A. What? They choose to rent because it is cheaper than owning so, as stated they probably cannot afford two mortgages which was the point. Neither can most landlords

B. OP stated her check was late. I surmise that this is not the only issue with her rent based on reading the thread questions and OPs responses or lack of. OP should manage her finances so that she can pay her rent on time.

C. Didn't ask for sympathy. I'm not a landlord anyway. I simply stated facts. MOST tenants can't and MOST non-commercial landlords can't afford a double mortgage.

OP, I agree with 08:41 in VA it's not that hard to get an eviction so get in the habit of paying your rent, on time.

A. No, only a fool pays more than they should for something, even if they have the money. Sometimes rental prices are low enough that the rent/buy equation gets flipped. This is especially true in neighborhoods where mortgages are underwater and often held by people who bought as an investment.

B. What you "surmise" is your own opinion but nothing more. Her lack of responses probably means she doesn't care what you think of her and feels no need to entertain you.

C. Fine. If MOST people can't afford to take the business risk of renting, then they shouldn't be in the business. I happen to own property but at least I am mature enough to know what I am doing.

[Anonymous]

OP, read this. Sounds like you are still at step 1, but you have to pay:

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/sheriff/eviction.htm