Why I Will Not Renew Your Lease
Like clockwork on 
Sunday evening at 7:30pm, I received a call from a tenant complaining that their air-conditioning unit was not working. I should mention that summer in central Florida is on its way and the temperature hit a sweltering 80°F that afternoon. For some people (mostly my tenants) that means freak-out time. God forbid a bead of sweat were to appear on their forehead.
I called the tenant back on Monday morning and let her know that I have no problem coming out to take a look at her air-conditioning unit but that I wanted to talk to her about paying her rent late…. Every. Single. Month. It seems that this tenant thinks that as long as she pays the late fees, she can pay whenever she chooses. Oh, how mistaken she is.
Back about 6 months ago, she had car trouble and needed to buy another car. She called to let me know that the rent would be late because of this and I worked with her to get her back in business. Since that month, she has been late paying rent every month. I should mention that I have spoken to her about this in the past and she always promises to “try” to pay on time.
Well, at the end of this lease term, I’m going to “try” to not let the door hit her on the way out.
And by the way, she said that she would endure the air-conditioning not working until she has sent the late fees for this month, which is just fine by me.
