Anyways, she alledges she takes chemo, still smokes, drinks wine and none of her hair has fallen out... Needless to say I am 90% sure i was lied to....but there is is still 10% unsure. Before I call her bluff is there anything i could ask that would elicit a response to convince me without a doubt she is a lying scoundrel? Oh, she said to the upper tenant that there are bad people out there that are giving her cancer. me thinks she has a mental illness. This, to me is the lowest of low...

If your renter is paying her rent and not damaging the property, she probably can stay there, assuming your laws are the same as those in my state. If you have any doubt about your understanding of the landlord-tenant law, by all means see a lawyer. Even if that costs you a little money, it might save you a lot of money as well as hassle.

I have known people who, for reasons I really don't understand, often tell lies. It is pretty hard to believe anything they say, since they lie so often. But I don't think that the lies would be grounds for eviction.

Her smoking in the building may or may not be something that could get her evicted. But I doubt that unless she was notified that it was a non-smoking building when she signed the lease agreement that it could be enforced.

My uncle had about 50 rental units at one time. I remember him talking about some of his renters. He charged fairly high damage deposits and carefully documented how much he had to spend to get apartments ready to re-rent. He very seldom had to go to court, either to evict tenants, or to decide just how much of the damage deposits should be returned to the former tenants. My uncle was mostly concerned that the renters always pay the rent. He had some tenants that stayed for many years, and he always wondered why they just didn't buy a house, since the payments would have not been that much different.

Good luck with your renter...but don't get in trouble.

Find out the law in your state, and do what you have to do. There are folks who take advantage of a kind heart. And I know it hurts but take care of your family first and go from there.

If you can afford to give them slack, okay.

But if not - you've got to be tough.

Family first. You have to understand I'm a marshmallow. But take care of yourself and family. That's the sad reality. And as much as you would wish to do something different, do what is most important.

Take care.

If you get a dumb look or I don't know answer she/he is lying thru and thru.

First treat your rental business just as it is
"a business"
Second: Leave your feelings at home.
third: Tell your tenants what is expected of them
right off the bat and you will not stand for
any less and that you will evict if need be.

YOU HAVE TO BE A REAL HARD NOSE AT ALL TIMES.

I can't count how many times I've been shafted
or count how much money that is still owed to me.

I wish you the best.

psa level? That is a good test to test her.. i will look up what psa levels are so i dont seem like an idiot,,,, thanks for the input