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Rent Policy

 

ENTERPRISE HOUSING AUTHORITY

RENT COLLECTION POLICY

Effective May 1, 2025

 

The Enterprise Housing Authority will strictly enforce the following rent collection policy for all residents:

  1. Rent is due and payable without notice on the 1st day of each month. Rent is considered "paid on time" from the 1st through the 5th day of each month.  No partial payments will be accepted - payment must be the full amount owed. The following methods of payment will be accepted:
  • Personal Check for the exact amount due
  • Money Order or Cashier's Check for the exact amount due
  • NO Cash will be accepted
  1. On the 6th day of the month, every account that is not paid for will be considered delinquent. A Lease termination notice will be mailed and hand-delivered. This complies with Federal and State law and is considered a Lease Termination and Demand for Possession. Notices will be delivered to your door and given to any adult in the apartment or hung on your door if no adult is home. A Late Fee ($60) is added to every delinquent account not paid by the 6th day of the month.  If the 6th day of the month falls on a weekend or holiday, the tenant's rent will be late as of noon on the next full business day.
  2. Residents who have not cured a prior eviction notice within the prior 6 months will be able to cure the Lease Termination Notice and Demand for Possession with payment of the balance in full by noon on the 25th day of the month.
  3. For residents who fail to pay or who are repeat late payers, eviction will be processed, and your family will have to move. Repeated late payment is defined as failure to pay the amount of tenant rent or other charges due by the 6th day of the month, or having cured a prior eviction notice for nonpayment of rent within the prior six months.

 

  1. Evictions will be processed through the court system 30 days after the Lease Termination Notice and Demand for Possession is delivered, and with court approval, all costs of the eviction will be added to the tenant's account.
  2. Rent will be charged until the HA has authorization to reclaim possession of the unit in compliance with the Lease. The apartment keys being returned to the EHA office, the property being declared Abandoned after the stated time frame, or the Coffee County Court executing an eviction are necessary to establish possession. The vacating tenant will be charged for changing the locks if the keys to the apartment and the mailbox are not returned.

 

The HA will make every effort to collect all money owed for rent, damages, and other charges.  With Court approval, any costs incurred for the collection of the account, court costs, or legal fees will be added to the vacating tenant's account.  Any family that owes money to any public housing agency is NOT ELIGIBLE to receive housing assistance from any federal program until they pay the debt owed in full.

 

RETURNED CHECK POLICY

Checks returned for any reason are automatically charged a Service Fee of $30. You will be notified of the returned check by mail in compliance with State Law.  The face amount of the check plus the $30 Service Fee is added back to the rent account and must be paid within ten (10) days.  Any returned check not paid within the ten-day time limit is subject to collection through the District Attorney's office, and the family is subject to eviction. 

 

Any resident who has two (2) checks returned will be required to make future payments by cashier's Check or money order.      

No two-party checks will be accepted.

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PAYMENT COLLECTION FOR TENANTS PLANNING TO MOVE

 

Residents are required to give at least 10 days' notice that they plan to move.  Rent will be charged through this notice period or until the keys are returned, whichever is later.  Section IX of the Lease explains our procedure for abandoned apartments.  The resident will be charged for changing the apartment and mailbox locks if the keys are not returned to the HA office.

 

Any disputes on Move-Out charges must be resolved at the joint inspection of the property.  Charges will be made to the vacating resident for all repairs and cleaning required to make the apartment equal to the condition noted on the Move-In Inspection.  Any resident who does not accompany the EHA staff on a move-out inspection forfeits their right to dispute the move-out charges.