4 months past due rent

[ineedyourhelp]

I have a client that wants me to write a letter in order to help him obtain 4 months past due rent from his tenant.

What information should be included in this letter. Can he evict for non-payment. How should I approach this for him in letter format request his past due amount of $410.00 for months of Oct, Nov, Dec, of 2000 and Jan 2001. Please help.

 

[djdj]

First what kind of client mentally retarded?

Because only a retard would allow someone to live free and then ask duh can i evict him?

Does he have any proof of the rent, reciepts checks, even an ad he placed in the newspaper to prove what the rent is?

Time to visit your local court house and see where small claims court is and learn about how America works

this will be a great learning experience for BOTH of you!

 

[LL]

You mean this client is actually paying you to write a letter, plus you have to write in to ask, what should the letter say?

The information that you need to include is the date of trial and the address of the Court.

Just to get you started, the letter should begin with

NOTICE. YOU HAVE BEEN SUED.

 

[HomeGuru]

To: ineedyourhelp

Be a true professional and simply advise your client that you do not handle this type of legal work and he/she should hire an attorney that specializes in L/T evictions.

 

[ineedyourhelp]

Replies that I received from my question

What type of profesional are you to respond saying someone is a retard.

I didn't asked to be critized for asking for for assistance with an issue from a legal standpoint what should a letter include (so I would cover all basis) in one letter to a person for a client that hasn't paid rent for four months

I thank you for the suggestions, but did not appreciate the sarcasim and judegments of me or my client. I think from a professional stand point, that is unnecessary and far from professional.

 

[HomeGuru]

You simply do not get it.

What you are asking us to do is aid and abet you in the unauthorized practice of law.

ONCE AGAIN, I repeat: advise your client to hire a real estate atorney that specializes in L/T matters.
Even if you had such authority to legally represent your client, you would be doing your client disservice, since you are ignorant of the issues.

 

[djdj]

Thank you for your comments.....

Now will you go to Civil court with your "client" and BOTH of you learn about our legal system works....

before you screw things up even worse then they already are?

 

[ineedyourhelp]

Letter in which I want to write

The letter of which I want to write is just to request for my client the payment of rent that is owed.

I have already customized a letter of which is a request for payment for the months that is owed, all I need is information about the laws to include if he chooses not to pay and what could happen. A letter to persuade him to pay or else......this could happen. The this could happen is the information that I need. Could you give details on what can so I can include it in a persuasive letter to pay his debt.
I agree that an attorney would have to get involved, but I was asked to compose a letter seeing if payment could be received 1st without getting into to all that. If nothing is received by my client, I have already instructed/suggested to him, to hire someone that is trained to handle these matters. I am not that big of fool. I know where my capabilities end.

 

[HomeGuru]

Reasons why you may be a big fool:

1. you are trying to do something that you have not done before, and therefore do not have the requisite knowledge and experience to do the job.

2. you are trying to advise your client to take action against his/her tenant in accordance with the Landlord Tenant Law.

3. you are not an attorney or even a legal assistant/technician or paralegal. Thus if and when you actually find the law, you will need to interpret the law in order to do what your client expects. You will read the law and reference the law in the draft letter for your client. That act is considered the unauthorized
practice of law.

4. you do not even know where to locate the L/T laws.

5. you do not even realize that an attorney should be writing the letter for the client and not you.

5. why are you being hard-headed? Just be humble and advise your client that
you can not do the letter. Is it that hard to admit that you don't know what the L/T laws are? You will not be a fool if you do this. That is the only professional, intelligent and ethical thing to do.

 

[HomeGuru]

***UNLAWFUL DETAINER***
THREE DAY NOTICE TO PAY OR QUIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dear Tenant:

Demand is hereby made on you to pay the sum of $______. This amount represents rent due and owing for the months of_____(option- and includes applicable late fees for the same said months. You are advised by this official notice that if the total amount of $________is not paid within 3 business days from receipt of this letter, the undersigned landlord without further notice, will complete the following on day 4:

1. enter the leased premises and remove all your personal belongings and place everything unsecured right outside of the property.

2. change the locks and lockout all tenants/occupants.

3. shut off all utilities including but not limited to water, gas and electricity.

These actions will be completed pursuant to your (verbal or written)lease agreement and in accordance with the official State Statutes, Landlord Tenant Laws.

You have been a deadbeat tenant for too long and I'm glad to finally kick your sorry ass out of my property.

Sincerely,
Nice Landlord

 

[djdj]

OH home guru let them do it please..........

it will teach them a lesson.....LOL

 

[Lauralee22]

LMAO - Home Guru...We're not worthy.

I wonder what this "ineedyourhelp" person does for a living, (since its obviously not practice law) that his "client" would ask such a task of him. Auto repair? Just one possibility I suppose. I know! A limo driver perhaps. Oh the suspense of it all.