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    Operations and Collections

    Rent day, the maintenance cadence that keeps a unit dry, the collections ladder, and the records that prove all of it.

    Module 9 of 104 lessonsWritten in full1 worksheet
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    The lessons

    All 4, in the order they are read.

    1. 1. Rent day
      One due date, one payment method, one statement, and a late fee that starts on the day the lease says.
    2. 2. The maintenance cadence
      A monthly walk, a seasonal seal check, and a funded reserve keep the unit from becoming the rot Module 10 warns about.
    3. 3. The collections ladder
      A fixed sequence of contacts and notices, on fixed days, ending in the process your statute requires and never in a padlock.
    4. 4. Records and reporting
      One file per unit, one file per tenant, one ledger for the park, and a monthly page that tells you whether the model is working.

    The worksheet

    Monthly operations checklist

    One sheet per month, done on the same day every month. Rent day first, the walk second, the ledger third, and the two model numbers last. The notice days in the collections block are placeholders until your attorney confirms your statute's days.

    Monthly operations checklist
    BlockTaskWhenDone / Value
    RentStatements sent to every tenantBefore the 1st—
    RentPayments recorded in the ledger by unitAs received—
    RentList of tenants unpaid after due dateDay 2—
    CollectionsFriendly reminder to each unpaid tenantDay 2—
    CollectionsLate fee posted; written second contact with total and deadlineDay after grace period ends (per lease)—
    CollectionsFormal notice in statutory form, served as requiredPer statute; attorney confirms—

    15 further rows in the downloadable sheet.