Unpaid rent is where informal landlording gets expensive. A text that says “pay or I will evict” is not a notice. Changing the locks is not a shortcut. Filing in the wrong court, on the wrong form, after accepting a partial payment, can reset the clock and create a claim against you. Manor Keeper is not a law firm. Most small landlords need a calm next step and a place to find real help, not software that pretends to practice law.
Manor Keeper does not file eviction cases, serve legal process, or give legal advice. What it does is put eviction assistance resources where the arrears already live. When a lease is behind, the lease dashboard and the portfolio arrears list point to a curated page of official and nonprofit directories: HUD-approved housing counselors, local rental assistance, Legal Services Corporation, LawHelp.org, and American Bar Association lawyer referral.
If the property has a US state, the same page highlights that state’s HUD office and tells you to pick the state on LawHelp. That is the MVP: national links plus a disclaimer, with a state overlay when we know the address. It is not a fifty-state playbook, and it is not a partner upsell for an eviction mill.
The page also walks through a practical sequence before court: confirm the ledger, talk in writing, check whether assistance could close the gap, follow required notice rules, keep copies, then hire a local landlord-tenant attorney. Legal aid programs typically represent eligible tenants. Landlords usually need private counsel or a state bar referral. Saying that out loud keeps the feature honest.
Competitors market eviction assistance as a reason to stay in their tenant suite. The job for independent landlords is narrower: do not freeze when rent is late, and do not invent a process that local law will punish. Manor Keeper keeps that job attached to the lease record you already use for rent, deposit, and status.
Resources and a disclaimer are the product. Court filings, process serving, and legal advice are not.