I manage a business..I think the owner is wrong in my rights!! as a manager.?

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It's a family business. My Home Bound grandma owns a 25 unit mobile home park! I am the Full Tme Manager I do EVERYTHING even keeping the grounds mowed and clean & there is PLENNTTYY of stuff to do you can never be done. Some people are SO far as 6 months behind on rent...I think she is choosing favorites by letting them cook or do chores/clean her house for rent but they DONT pay any money even if they claim they will..they have not been. I think 100% people should be paid CASH from the rent they give us rather than just her imagine up numbers and she doesnt keep receipts either.

Am I in the right wanting our Mobile Home Park to be run fair?
Is it within my rights to tell people to pay?

She lets people take advantage of her because she is old and wants people to do stuff for her..it's not fair to the other tenants & I am tired of hearing her complain about money when she could do what she needs to do to get a TON of money she is owed. Being understanding is one thing...letting people run over u and act like rent is a credit card bill without interest is messed up

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I have a sense you should sit down and listen to some of your grandmas thoughts on the ways of the world.

It strikes me that she understands that life isnt as black and white as you see it.

But, strictly speaking, your job as manager is to do your job as per the owners directions.

If she wants some people left alone when they say they cant pay their rent, you should leave them alone.

EDIT

that she isnt paying you could be a concern but separate to what she charges tenants

of course, there are exemptions for family members under labour laws

you would do well to discuss what a reasonable salary for your efforts is in your mind

from what you said, there is nothing "illegal" going on as regard her waiving rents for certain tenants

the notion that it is unfair to charge some and not charge others breaches no laws

is there something else?

EDIT

that issue you are discussing regarding attempting to take action action when you have let things slide is correct but that can be corrected if you chose to go about it intelligently

as regards treating different tenants differently, there is not an issue, the ones paying their bill cannot sue for anything

seriously, what do you want from us

if the family business is at risk, discuss the issue with your family

you certainly dont need bogus reasons to do so

Anonymous · Answer

her park, her rules. You can talk to her about it and maybe get her to put you in charge of collecting back rents etc... Just sit down with her and talk calmly with her about the back rent owed, how much it is, and that she needs to start collecting it. Draw up a plan to have the back rent paid in installments. If a tenant is 6  months behind, have them add an additional amount of 1/6 of rent payment to each months rent for 6 months to catch up on the back rent owed.

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Not necessarily. It's called bartering, and back in the old days it was the way to go.

http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/barter

(YOu'll want to pay attention to the tenant part)

Barter is a contract wherein parties trade goods or commodities for other goods, as opposed to sale or exchange of goods for money. Barter is not applicable to contracts involving land, but solely to contracts relating to goods and services. For example, when a tenant exchanges the performance of various maintenance tasks around a house for free room and board, a barter has taken place.

Neil · Answer

No, just no. It's her place, she's free to run it as she sees fit. You said yourself, she wants people to do things for her. So she exchanges something she can offer for something she wants. No cash need be involved. It's not for you to say what's "fair."

Nor is it any tennant's business what others have or haven't paid.

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I manage a business..I think the owner is wrong in my rights!! as a manager.?

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