[Arturo2nd]

Originally Posted by cuzzyman927

No I am not having a problem, though I do have tenants upstairs, and elder married couple who are great, and always pay the rent on time, typically a couple of days before the first of the month.

My cousin did have two episodes when she was renting her apartment.
One was a 30 year old gentleman, and then the other was a woman and her teenage son -- both fell two months behind in the rent.

I don't know how the legal process works, but with both tenants she consulted and turned the matter over to her attorney. The attorney started the eviction process but told my cousin its now in the hands of the court to act upon it -- and the tenants were allowed to remain until such time!
My cousin was furious and said, What do they think I'm running here, a charity house?
I believe the process went on for another month and a half, for a total of three and one half months before they were finally evicted and told to leave the property! And I don't believe she ever recouped her lost 31/2 months of lost rent!

I live in Rhode Island on the East coast, and perhaps the tenant/rental laws are more lax and/or more in favor of tenants here.

In my experience of working over five years in property management firms, six weeks after beginning proceedings is pretty universal for removing a delinquent tenant. As for the lost rent, it is usually impossible to get blood out of a turnip. This makes the tenant screening process extremely important. One bad tenant can wreck a building culture for years.