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I rented one of my houses to a friend.I knew she'd bee having a rough time with other landlords and was going thru' two lawsuits at the time she asked me to rent my house.Out of the goodness of my heart,I wanted to help my friend out,so,I told her I would rent to her.She asked me if I would draw the lease up in her son's name, who had just joined the military.So, I drew up a "simple" one years lease between her son and myself.He signed the lease, then shortly thereafter was deployed to Iraq.As far as I know, she is his Power of Attorney.She sign's his name (not her name) to the rental checks every month.The lease states that the rent is due on the 1st of every month, with a $10.00 a day late fee, if the rent isn't paid by the 3rd of each and every month.The rent is always late, anywhere from 5 to 15 days.One rent check bounced, and she swears that it was my banks fault.She has called the police on me twice, because I've called asking for my rent money.Instead of trying to discuss the situation with me,she just calls the police and tells them I'm harrassing her. She also tells me that this is none of her business, but, she told the police she was her son's Power of Attorney.She is not on the lease, but states that I cannot evict her, because her son wants her there. She's trashed my garage, that wasn't part of the lease, but, she insists that it goes with the house. Do I need an attorney, or should I just wait 6 months until the lease is up and create a new lease addressing all these issues? Also, as a friend, I waived an the security deposit and I dropped her (his) rent down to $750.00 eventho' my mortgage is $780.00 a month. I was trying to her her out. I know, I must have STUPID stamped on my forehead. Just need some advise, not criticisim.