<prompt> Human: So my dad has screwed up. He became disabled about 20 months ago and couldnt operate his small business anymore he was the only employee.About 3 months ago he found a guy who wanted to rent out the location. And he did a handshake only i.e. no lease, contract or paperwork of any kind deal with the guy. The deal was that the guy would get 2 months to clean up and get on his feet before he had to start paying rent. Well now its month 3 and no check has showed up. My dad has called the guy and essentially yelled at him, the guy gave excuses and no progress was made.My question is what now? Obviously he needs some kind of lease agreement if the guy stays, any forms available online? I may also need to post this in rlegaladviceTLDR: Dad did a handshake deal with a guy for a business location. Now guy isnt paying up.EDIT: Thanks all! Ive passed along your ideas on what to do.  <response>: Landlord here. This is almost entirely state by state. Best plan is to notify him of your intent to evict. Let him know that you will report the eviction. This means anybody who does a backround check will see it, and his chances if securing a rent property becomes much higher.This often does the trick. In most states you can do all the paperwork yourself. No need for lawyer. Good news is that because there is no lease, often you have a much shorter timeline.Download a vetted lease agreement that works in your state. Also, I wont rent without a background check. Its cheap and reduces your chances of problems. Id like to say it doesnt, but unfortunately it seems to hold true in general. 