What to do if tenants do not pay their rent

Don't hesitate - Call us if you have any landlord/tenant problems. Before it's too late. Gareth Shepperson Click HERE to visit us on Facebook What to do if tenants do not pay their rent If a landlord finds himself in a situation where a tenant is not paying his rent, then it is best to initiate legal action as soon as possible to avoid months of lost income in rent, says Michael Bauer, general manager of IHFM, the property management company. This, however, does have its pitfalls and can take a long time to process, but there are few things that have to be remembered so as to follow the correct procedures and "do things by the book". A summons will have to be issued, stating the claim for the rent that is outstanding and it is issued via the court by a sheriff. There are, however, two types of summons that the landlord could have served on the tenant: an ordinary summons or a rent interdict. If the landlord finds that the tenant ignores the summ