[fastfredracing]

Follow the letter of the law, hang the notice on the door, and file for eviction .
Run it like a business.
Im in this exact situation with my partner. He is the nicest guy in the world. He let a tenant not pay rent for over a year. She burnt us for over 6 k .
He has reduced rent on some other tenants, when they were struggling, and now does not want to re -up the rent . It is to the point , where they are taking advantage of us, and we are losing money
He has his buddy living in one of our places, and collecting rent is a night mare. He is next . I looked him in the eye last week, and told him that the bare minimum requirement to live in our houses, is to pay the rent. If you can't do that, you cant live here.
Landlording is a lot of work, and ..... it is a business. you have to put emotions aside, and run it as such, I have made all the mistakes , and learned my lessons the hard way
I would not be afraid to evict a cop and a lawyer. If they are taking advantage of my Dad or family , then fk them,. See you in court . There are laws and procedures for this .

We just got rid of that no pay tenant. As crappy as it felt while she was taking advantage of us, it feels 10x better throwing her dead beat arse out on the street. No more excuses, lies, and negotiations , g'day dead beat !
Best of luck to you, sounds like a tough spot