We have one property we have other plans for, so we needed to get the current tenants out. They have been good tenants for 6 years other than sometimes complaining about the recent 10% rent increases I've made the past two years. I gave them notice in early December that they had to be out by February 28th.

They contacted me 10 days ago and said they'd found a new place and would be out by the end of February. I told them I'm happy they were able to find a place in the same school district for their 10 year old daughter, and asked if they were happy with the new house. They said "Well, not really...it's $470 more per month than we were paying you and it's not as nice of a place".

As Brad 20,000 says, it's better to be rich than right, so I elected NOT to say "So now are you going to keep complaining about the 10% rent increases I was making the past couple years?"

LOL

Hoosier,

I admire your patience to hold your tongue!

Sounds like you have a nice place there Hoosier, time for furnishing it Air-Bnb style?

I can understand and even appreciate your tenants position. Are you happy that you will be paying more in interest now a days than just a couple of years ago?

Its not like someone says - yepipppy, I am paying more.

Sometimes, tenants ( among others, ) don't appreciate what they have until its gone.

That's why the two month notice of rent increases works so very well. ( credit to Steve, in MA, if I recall.) Gives tenants time to look around, and see that what is out there is just expensive, and maybe its not as well-maintained.

Hoosier,

Do I need to add a clause so

MY LEASE IS CLEAR: no shooting pron??

I cannot think of a law forbidding such filming. Wonder what the police did?

When the police knocked on the door maybe the filmers thought they were the next actors.