Lease Violations OverviewOur best practice when a lease violation comes up is to handle it right away, send proper documentation for record keeping, keep emotions out of it, and follow up in a timely manner.
If we have a tenant that is violating their lease, we have an obligation to enforce the lease agreement. Remember, we are running a business. Our goal is to protect your asset, and part of protecting your asset is enforcing the lease agreement.
Step 1- Serve the tenant with proper notification. Sometimes, the tenants may not know they are violating the lease agreement. Have something in writing, notifying them of the violation and a time frame in which to have the violation resolved.
Step 2- Here at PropertyWize Property Management, beyond serving a notice, we always consult our attorneys before taking any legal action towards a tenant as each case and circumstances are different.
Step 3- Speak to the tenant to go over the details of the violation and inform them of the next steps.
Step 4- Schedule an inspection if deemed necessary to confirm tenant is now in compliance.
Step 5- Follow up and if no improvement, the next step would be to issue a breach of lease or non-renewal of lease depending on the circumstances. |
