American Real Estate Journal

Rent delinquency workflow

A consistent, documented path from missed rent to resolution. Same steps for every tenant, every month.

Inconsistent collections create two problems: lost money and fair housing exposure, because tenants treated differently can claim discrimination. A written workflow, applied the same way to everyone, fixes both. Notice periods and late fee limits are set by state law, so pair this with your state page.

Due date
Grace period ends
Next business day
Notice date
Notice expires
Every month

Want this to run without a spreadsheet?

Workflow software can create the tasks in a checklist like this, assign them and set due dates from the lease. Walk through what that would look like for your company with Julian.

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With Julian Calvo, who works with property management companies at LeadSimple.

Related: Owner onboarding, Tenant move-in, Move-out and turnover, Lease renewals, Owner lead follow-up.