Tenant Does not Respond to Communications
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Tenant Does not Respond to Communications
My tenant doesn’t respond to my inquiries or question or anything that may arise. The lease will expire at the end of November 2017. They did not communicate whether they wish to stay or leave. So I sent them an email asking them the question. If their decision is to stay I offered them a lease extension with the same monthly rent. They ignored the email and also ignored a follow up text 2 days late. I feel uneasy dealing with this tenant. They’re arrogant, and I sense that they feel it’s below them to deal with the landlord because they used to own a big house. So now I cannot get my business done. City inspection coming up, how will I get them to respond. We need gutters cleaned before winter, how will they respond. I haven’t seen inside that house for 2 years and I have no idea what shape it is in. I really would like them out. However, they do pay on time.
Asked on November 9, 2017 under Real Estate Law, Michigan
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
First of all please send communications to them via regular mail with proof of mailing or certificate of mailing or by certified mail and of course, through the means expressly provided in the lease which is a contract. And if the lease expires and you did not send them the new lease as provided in this lease, then they are going to stay and become a month to month tenant. If you are scared to deal with them and want them out then you should hire an attorney ASAP. It will be worth the money. Also, your lease should allow you access in to the house by reasonable notice and in emergency. And that includes work to be done on the outside. Good luck.
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