What happens if the tenant doesn’t pay his or her rent?
If a tenant fails to pay their rent, we follow the procedures that are stated in the Residential Tenancies Act. • A tenant is served with a notice for demand of rent and if that demand is not met, we apply to the Tribunal to have the tenant evicted on the basis of breaching their Residential Tenancy Agreement. • If your tenant does not pay rent on the due date, the very next day their name will appear on the arrears list. • On the third day after the due date the Property Manager will call the tenant and diarise the result. • On the 5th day a letter is sent to the tenant. • On the 8th day the tenant is called again and again the call is diarised and a second letter is sent. A Form 2 is also issued to the tenant demanding payment to be made in 7 days or otherwise to vacate the premises. • On the 9th day the tenant is called again. • On the 10th day a final letter of demand is sent to the tenant. • On 15th day an application is made to the Residential Tenancies Tribunal for outstanding r
