Not acting quickly when a tenant breaches the lease

I have received countless calls in which a tenant has defaulted, either by nonpayment or failure to keep or perform another condition or covenant of the lease or agreement. However, the landlord has not acted on the default for several months, or sometimes even years. It is important to act quickly once your tenant defaults, regardless of whether the default consists of non-payment of rent, a breach of the lease agreement, or some other type of default. All too often landlords are duped by tenants who promise they will pay “next week” or state “they will never break the lease agreement again,” even though those tenants never have an actual expectation of paying rent or performance. If your tenant fails to pay rent or otherwise breaches the lease it is important to act quickly and speak with an eviction lawyer if necessary.