State Specific Question About: TENNESSEE (TN)

Hello, I am an out of State Landlord. I have a property in TN. I am new at this landlord ordeal. The individual in my property has bounced a check twice. This was for partial rent. They don't have a house phone and they say there cell phone minutes are gone. They only contact me or the MGMT co. by text message or email. I have told them about the bounced check once. They sent another bad check. Then I told them I only wanted a money order. They said they sent one. 2 weeks went by.. nothing. I notified them about the cure or quit. That has gone by. I told them I would turn them into the authorites for bouncing these checks. Is there anything else I can do.

Do as tyler states and fired the management company. Screen the next tenants better. I'm sure your current low-life tenants have a history of eviction as well as a very bad credit history.

John

first and foremost--never accept a check to replace a bounced check-- cash, money order or certified funds only.

Yes there is a spicific way to have a check made good or the writter of the check locked up AND you better know what your doing before proceeding.

Our county here in GA has a sheet and schedule that MUST be adhered too if you want a warrent issued.

GET an attorney who can handle the Bad check and start the disposessary process.

You appear to have attempted landlording on the cheap and only hired a property manager to put a tenant in place rather than to manage the property for you.

If your mgmt company is not collecting the rent, then they should be so that they can deal directly with NSF checks and handle appropriately either via civil court or criminal complaint.

I'm suggesting the communication limitation is yours if you can only text or e-mail since every property management company I have known in 40+ years has a phone # - several in fact including FAX #s. Most now have websites.

Contact your local D.A.'s office, also.

It is a felony offense of write a bad check in Tn. File for a warrant on them, it costs you nothing. Write the tenant a certified letter stating their costs to date plus the bad check fee if it is in your lease. Enclose an eviction notice.

Shannon - Mgmt co needs to start serving proper notice(s) and NOT waiting on you to learn what must be done. They should know what to do and should have attorney or proper legal procedures to follow through and they should be doing it rather than you reasearching what they can already/should be doing. You are wasting $$$ and time since we are obviously talking about Dec rent and it is now Jan so you may well be 2 months behind.

The 2X check is no longer negotiable through their bank so immediate EVICTION is in order....if there was a genuine misunderstanding, that can ALL be straightened out while the court date approaches.

Again, adivse mgmt to proceed with eviction and you play learning catch-up while the clock is ticking and you have a court date.

I'm unfamiliar with TN law, but I'd refrain from getting the tenant arrested, because that could delay the eviction.