we have a tenant that is 3 1/2 mo behind. Her lease expired and we didn't renew. We gave her 30 days notice and she hasn't left. It looks like I have to provide a Pay or Quit, but I want tenant to pay AND quit. Is this an option? All the forms I can find online are pay OR quit. --24.59.xx.xxx

did you file for eviction? --208.127.xx.xxx

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Is that not right? I know NY is very tenant friendly, so not sure. --107.207.xx.xx

Thanks for your time. --24.59.xx.xxx

Thanks for your time. --24.59.xx.xxx

In VA if I give them notice to vacate and they don't, it's straight to eviction. How do you let them get that far behind to begin with??? --165.85.xxx.xxx

Never had to deal with it before, and my husband wanted to be nice and give her the benefit of the doubt, though every promise she made was unkept. Also, he's insanely busy, self employed. --24.59.xx.xxx

Where in NY are you located? Best way is for non payment, my suggestion to hire the eviction attorney,you dont know what to do and sounds like you are dealing with a professional tenant. --98.98.xx.xx

At least in NC, so read your laws. --173.28.xx.xxx

Hopes this helps. --76.29.xxx.xx

This will vary by state. Check NY state laws. Here, if I've given a 30-day notice and they haven't moved, then the next notice is a 3-day notice to quit due to unlawful detainer. It's not an eviction for non-payment, they are unlawfully detaining the property. --68.1.xxx.xxx

If they haven't paid in 3.5 months, what paperwork have you given them? What makes you think they will pay now? --67.140.xx.xxx

I know you want both so the holdover (if possible) is the best option for you then go to court for the money. --67.253.xxx.xxx

Yeah, I was telling my husband that I think she is serial. But in NY it can no longer be disclosed. I'll have my husband look over the suggestions. Only eviction lawyer in my city is swamped. Thanks, this is helpful. --24.59.xx.xxx

It makes a difference what cityin New York because some have good cause eviction laws now. You can read through other threads on this site but for starters you have to send by certified mail a late rent notice before you can do anything else. If the lawyer is swamped find a process server they'll know what to do and how. --172.59.xxx.xxx

Get a lawyer Now. I server a P or Q on day 4. My rent is late at midnight on the 3rd. --99.23.xxx.x

have an appointment with a lawyer next Friday (she had a cancellation). We will definitely NOT let this get out of hand again. My husband is just kindhearted (and busy). Also will do MUCH better screening. We're Cortland. But the lawyer will know all that. Thanks, this is helpful. --24.59.xx.xxx

suggestion for screening, we cant check to see if they were evicted but if the landlord got a judgment which usually happens and filed it at the county clerk you can look up the tenants name and see if they have any judgments,looked one up for a friend recently and the prospective tenant had 3 judgments that looked like probably they were landlords --98.98.xx.xx

Good to know, thanks! We've had at least one rental for 35+ years, and another for 15. Now a third for 5. Most long term. This is the first real issue we've had, so we've been fortunate. We thought we screened pretty well, but rented to this person against our judgement (co-worker of a friend). We'll do better next time. I'm glad to know about checking the county clerk. --24.59.xx.xxx

if your county is charging online you can stop in at the clerks office and use a computer there for free and staff are generally pretty nice and willing to help --98.98.xx.xx