State Specific Question About: MINNESOTA (MN)

Please help!

What can I do?

On Aug. 27, 2009. A couple signed a lease to rent starting Aug. 29, 2009. A 3 bd SFH.

They wrote a check for $658 which was for the rent of Sept. and the rent for Aug. 29-31. Written into the contract..... the sec. dep. was to be paid half on Sept. 7th ($325) and the other half on Oct. 7th ($325).

Yesterday, I got a letter from my bank stating the check was "RETURNED FOR INSUFFICIENT FUNDS".

The husband called me after being in the house for 2 days telling me my yard had holes in it, the house had all kinds of problems and threatening to not pay rent until everything was fixed.

Just so you know this house was practially rebuilt in 2004 and never had any of the previous 10 renters ever had a problem with the house. I checked out the issues he talked about, the only thing that was an issue was a soft floor under the toilet. How 3/4" green treated plywood (new in 2004) rots out so fast is beyond me. I am currently replacing the floor and installing a new toilet.

Now, I have renters that are complainers in the house, that are looking for reasons not to pay me. They have been in there since Aug. 29th, I have a bounced check here. I have NO money from them.

What can I do to get them out of there FAST? Does it have to be a 30 day notice? Since I have not received a dime from them? What would be reason for eviction? Eviction due to nonpayment, I would assume but any way to get them out quicker then 30 days?

please help

There is a lot of construction crews in town that need a place to live and I want to get these dead beat complainers out of the house so I can get a good paying renter in there.

start eviction NOW. delay will only help continue your miserable financial pitfall more....

Brian and Tyler are right Joe; apparently you've let them in with no money and they cannot pay even if they want too. Don't feel bad, I could have done the same thing a few years ago had it not been for reading on this board. I had two accepted applicants in a row give me bogus personal checks, which I still happily accept for move-in money. But the difference is I take their check directly to their bank to cash before handing over the keys.

well it was just a matter of time. You took the first months rent and deposit in the form of a personal check-- lucky it hasn't happened to you before.

Look up your state law concerning NSF's.

In GA you must send the issuer a letter certified and regular mail to make the check # ***** in the amount of ****** payed to the order of ******-- then go and get the warrent for the bad check. Start the court action asap for non pay of rent.

10 renters in five years ?????

SPLIT THE DEPOSIT

well now a bad check

wonder why ??

This is a classic case. You gotta do a lot more than just evict.

You asking means you probably need an eviction law firm which will handle all the serving & other work. The serving may cost an additional $ 50 but I would want this handled professionally!

Now call your D.A.'s Bad check Restitution Hotline. Press criminal charges and maybe re-deposit that check. It was sent to you?

Call tenant's bank and in casethere are sufficient funds near pay day, drive there and deposit that check again!!

Tell me you verified and copied government ID and ran a credit check?

Here is your homework, read 100 posts about screening.

Closing, the worst thing you can do is waste more time. Make that call, even if that means eating Rahmen Soup for a week or two. Such tenants tend to PROMISE a lot and gullible landlords fall for their lies. We will be out by XY. Or they break things, then call Code Enforcement.

Please explain why you were so desperate as to take someone who could not come up with any s.d.! You have a good house. Maybe the price was too high?

How do you advertize?

How do you screen applicants and verify their income, credit and tenant history?

The sc*oundrel is likely a pro who specializes in ripping off decent and trusting landlords. Such a person has no credit = trust left, so they stopped caring.

That guy knew there wouldn't be funds to cover that check when he wrote it! (I had both, rent and s.d. checks written on a closed account).

I agree with rentman... what is this a rent by the week motel were talking about here?