11/10/07 - Rent

Just got back from next door. Tenant gave me slightly less than half the rent in cash. He said he'd give me the rest this coming week. :-P I guess I should be grateful that I got anything at all. He said, "I could give you a check but you know what would happen." (Yeah, duh.)

10/29/07 - More rent update

I forgot to mention that a week ago, a bounced check notice came in the mail. I didn't write about it because I knew it was coming since Tenant gave us the cash.

INTERESTINGLY, today, we received a notice from the bank saying that our cash deposit (Tenant's cash) did not post. I have no idea why. This has never happened before. To be continued...

10/23/07 - Latest rent update

I deposited Tenant's check on Monday (yesterday) around 1 p.m. (I asked him repeatedly if it were okay to deposit the check. He said yes.)

Today at 5:10 p.m., RK gives me an envelope full of cash. She says that Tenant doesn't want me to deposit the check... well, duh, if he gave it to me on Saturday, obviously I would've deposited by now. She says that now Tenant is going to give us cash all the time because his checks and his word mean excrement. (Cash covered the bounce fee.)

Excitedly awaiting another bounced check notice.

Idiot.

10/19/07 - Received check

6 p.m. - Just came back from talking to Tenant. He said, "You were here yesterday?" I affirmed; he wondered why his workers didn't give me the check. I said that they didn't give me anything.

Received a check for the remainder (not including late fees because I pretty much gave up on collecting his late fees). He says I can deposit the check tomorrow without a problem. Also said that if I prefer cash, he'd give me the cash by Tuesday. I just took the check. Will deposit tomorrow.

Also requested to talk to RK regarding certain paperwork he needs since Tenant just changed the name of his store. RK didn't come to the store today.

10/18/07 - Latest update

5:15 p.m. - Went next door to see if Tenant was there. (I gave him an extra day before asking him again.) The workers said that he wasn't there, and sure enough, his car isn't in the lot.

Coward.

10/15/07 - More excuses

5:40 p.m. - Tenant just left. He saw me and asked for RK (because he knows she's more lenient). Told RK that he intended to pay the rest of the rent today but asked for "approximately two more days" to pay the rest.

Idiot.

10/12/07 - Latest rent excuse

6 p.m. - Just went next door. Tenant told me that he told "The Lady" (RK, who didn't work today) that they made a deal and that he would work through the weekend to pay us on Monday.

I want to reiterate that the 10th is not actually the day that the rent is due. The 10th is the ABSOLUTE last day that the rent is supposed to be due. Therefore, he is reneging on his pathetic excuse that he would pay rent by the 10th with more excuses. I am pretty sure that Tenant is lying about his "deal" with "The Lady" but I tried calling RK, and she didn't pick up her phone.

Idiot.