You're a landlord: maximum time you'll let a tenant skip paying rent?

Really depends on how long they have been there/how good they have been at paying on time in the past, if they have been fairly good tenants then I will give them 2 months, if it is an average tenant 3 weeks

I don't know it works in your jurisdiction but it's best check up on your rights as a landlord and also their right as a tenant should you proceed with an eviction to be safe.

because I've been in hard times, I know how it is to not be able to pay for the rent.
so if they're being totally open and honest about it, I'll let them stay for upwards of 6 months

If they have been really good tenants (5+ years, very few problems), and they have hit hard times, ill give them 6 months, maybe more depending on the situation. An average tenant would get 3 months, and if you just moved in ( up to 3 months ago), and are giving me a hard time, GET OUT NOW!

I mean, a month would be right because rent is usually due every month so if they skip a month then there's a problem. You can't really kivk them out before then unless it's like some kind of low-rent hotel or something. I think it takes quite a bit to evict someone, much longer than a month in total.....but you have to have reason, so the fact that te=hey stopped payig would work in your favor in court. You can't just go around kicking people out without evicting them, I've seen it take 6 months to a year.

1 week for me *pay or fuck off*

I have excellent tenents. They pay promptly on the last day of the month or on the first. They maintain the place as if it was their own, doing landscaping, and tree trimming when neccessary. We screened our prospective tenents very carefully to weed out pets and smokers and deadbeats. That process takes time. If my tenent fell on hard times I would be willing to talk about it and if they have a plan to recover and get back on track then I would be patient and hope it works out. We all run into problems from time to time. I wouldn't be in a hurry to kick them out and then hope the next one is as good as these. I think I could go for 2 or 3 months if I had to, but this is a "for profit" venture and I need the money so I can pay my bills.

Not a tenet but 3 days.

It really depends on the situation. If they were a good tenet and fell on hard times I would be willing to let them go as long as 3 months, maybe more and work out a payment plan with them later once they got back on their feet. If they were loud, obnoxious and disrespectful, they would get no more grace period than what the law would require me to give them.

This post is right up my alley, being a landlord myself for a 2 bed/bath condo.

Usually I wouldnt let a tenant go more then a month without paying, but alot of it depends on the history the tenant has with me. I will most likely have a new tenant on Aug 1st of this year, if by say Oct/Nov they are late on rent they will have no cushion at all and I will most likely give them an ultimatum pay or I will evict.

Recently I had the same tenant for 4 yrs, he was almost always on time with the rent, sometimes paying 2 months in advance on one check. Rarely did he go a couple weeks into the month before paying.

BUT then he bought a place of his own, most likely overextended himself on it, and started coming up late, I let it go one month then halfway through the second month I was fed up, started contacting on eviction proceedings and then I got the overdue rent. But he also left a mess, (not trashed though) in the place in terms of what the carpet looked like. He also smoked in the place even though it was explicitly said NO SMOKING in the lease he signed, so now his security deposit will go towards cleaning the duct and vents not to mention he didnt pay the water/sewer so basically from a $1800 security deposit that he would have got all back IF the carpets were clean, he didnt smoke in the place, and paid the water/sewer he is going to get back, maybe, $150.

It was a learning experience, and while it could have been better, it could have been much more worse I think.

One month, this was my agreement with my landlord (even though I never had to use this favor), but still, I think a month is enough time to come up with cash.

I would say 1-2 weeks tops. If you let it drag out more than that I think you're causing more harm than good. Then they will be owing you two months of rent. I'm almost positive that they won't be able to pay you in full at that point, they'll constantly be behind a month. Communication is key. If this seems to be a habit of theirs, then you should probably find out what the problem is. Some people are just scared to say they had an emergency and couldn't pay rent, which in my opinion makes it worse. The landlord doesn't know what's going on, all they know is that the rent isn't paid. Then again, some people are just scum bags and spend all their money on crack. :/ That means you'll never get the rent check.

I'm not a landlord but I am a tenant and I constantly communicate with her. I'm lucky that I'm renting through a private owner who happens to be a great person. I've been renting from her for 6 years and I feel like I am a good tenant. I send her post dated checks once a year so I don't have to deal with being late. Although, I have asked her on many occasions if she could hold on cashing the rent check by about a week, never more than two. She never has a problem with it because I always follow through and get the rent paid. I try not to make it a habit but I tend to ask during the holidays or if I have an emergency such as car, DR, etc. Either way, it always gets paid.

Up to 3-4 weeks. Then, they're out of the joint.

I'm not a landlord. But if I were I'd want to go with pay at the beginning of each month. The latest I'd be willing to put up with is 3 weeks, at the beginning of the next month.

Of course I'd want to be more forgiving if the tenant is a long term and otherwise reliable with paying their rent.

I think I'd be very understanding (if I were a landlord) and try to negotiate a plan with them to pay as much as they can each week, or if they were on H.B. I then maybe the money could be back dated. Hard times can happen to anyone we do not live in a world where we can be closed minded and have the attitude of pay up or get out. xxx

No skipping. The bank doesn't skip either. Laws are way too lenient in favour of tenants which makes one think twice before renting out a property and is the cause of most housing scarcity problems thereby causing the need for social housing which again in turn increases the price for normal housing thereby raising the bar again to whom can access property etc... In short: leave the market alone. No government intervention.

they'll be racking up late fees, like overdraft @ the bank.

Depends on the relationship with the tenant and on if I need the money or not. If I like the tenant and I can see she/he is having a hard time, I might cut him a break.

Otherwise, he has to pay before the first of the next month max as I don't lend money to somebody who hasn't payed me the last loan.

if i knew them I'd let them off for a few months. If I didn't and they are not very nice people then I'd kick them out straight away

I think the 1st day of the month is a little insane.

I think a month is enough. My neighbors stayed for 2 months without paying rent. The thing is, they paid the first month and then didn't pay after that. They kept telling the land lord that they would have the money next week (every single time) because they were waiting on school loans. Thing is, school loans don't come out until late August. I knew they were lying but my land lord is a bit of a doormat. They still haven't paid. He told them pay and get out. They just left the apartment trashed. gr!

It would depend on the situation. Say, if it was a tenant(s) that was having a rough time financially and they came and talked to me about it, I would try to work something out with them. That could include giving them a grace period of varying amounts of time (again depending on the situation), or maybe even a work for rent deal. If they avoided me and ignored the issue, or failed to honor a deal agreed upon, I'd probably give them no more than a month to come up with all the back rent. After that, the 30-day notice is pinned on the door. That decision would be final.

I think that's fair. In fact, some may think that's too lenient, but that's how I'd do it.