Jeack, in my opinion the car lease is a business deal. You have an agreement. You need to take a hard line especially in the beginning or you set precedent and let it get all squishy.
The deal was with your W, not her mom, right? So you don't tell her mom, you deal with W. You don't "confront." When the electric company sends you a reminder that your payment is overdue are they confronting you? Try to take a breath and keep it light. Tell W the date the payment was due, and how much, and the grace period you're going to give it, THIS TIME ONLY, that you will not terminate the lease until one week from today if she shows up with a money order by then (or wherever else the payment is supposed to go).
If she gets the money from her mom, or from under her pillow, or her best friend, is not your business. The deal is between you and her. So do not bring in anyone not directly involved, and do not listen to any extraneous detail such as what she has recently spent money on, that is not your business. And get ready to terminate the lease. You had a deal, that's what a deal is. You can give her an extension if you want to be nice and if she has a firm plan such as a payday that makes sense why you should wait a bit longer. Business deal.
Adinva 51, S20, S18 M24 total 6/15/11-12/1/12 From IDLY to H moving out 9/15/15-3/7/17 From negotiating SA to final D at age 50 5/8/17-now: New relationship with an old friend __ Happiness is a warm puppy.
