A row of gravel pads in a small RV park at dusk, one older motorhome sitting level on blocks with warm light in its windows and a step at the door.

Operations and Collections

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

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The lessons

All 4, in the order they are read.

1. Rent day
One due date, one payment method, one statement, and a late fee that starts on the day the lease says.
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. 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. 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
Block	Task	When	Done / Value
Rent	Statements sent to every tenant	Before the 1st	—
Rent	Payments recorded in the ledger by unit	As received	—
Rent	List of tenants unpaid after due date	Day 2	—
Collections	Friendly reminder to each unpaid tenant	Day 2	—
Collections	Late fee posted; written second contact with total and deadline	Day after grace period ends (per lease)	—
Collections	Formal notice in statutory form, served as required	Per statute; attorney confirms	—

15 further rows in the downloadable sheet.

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