I'm going to answer this from the renters point of view, not as a landlord. TALK TO THEM! Communicate! Tell them of your concerns. Tell them you want everything to be transparent. Tell them what your expectations are. If it makes you feel better, tell them they will only rent one year at a time until your confident they are making the changes you want. But for Pete's sake, have a conversation.
If I was farming a piece of land and my landlord wasn't happy, I WOULD WANT TO KNOW and WOULD DO MOST ANYTHING TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT. Just getting the boot without a chance to make changes seems to be a chicken-siht thing to do to somebody. Thank God I've never had an unhappy landlord that I'm aware of but if I did I sure wouldn't want to be the last guy in the community to find out about it. Be a man and have a talk. If they don't make changes then you can terminate your arrangement with a clear conscious.
I'll also say that if the neighbor is sub-renting to his nephew, then that can be dealt with as per the paragraph above. That said, if its determined the nephew is farming, then maybe you can do the kid some good by helping him out. Instead of complaining about him to the world wide web, why not ASK HIM what he needs help with? Why not give him a chance to shoulder some responsibility and answer to you directly? Most young men starting out farming often start with nothing. No time, no money, no machinery, no experience, no patience, no common sense and sometimes no support from parents or a young wife who doesn't understand farming. These things have to grow along the way but he needs the freedom to make his mistakes. As long as your getting your rent check and he doesn't mine your fertilizer levels then what is the harm to you? His uncle deceiving you about who's really farming the land is your biggest issue and it would irritate me also because he's not being honest, but the nephew may not have any say about how this is handled in his situation. Might be best to get the uncle out of the way and give the kid a chance directly. Better the kid is farming with the Uncles' help vs. the Uncle pretending to farm with the nephews help.
I'll also say the phrase "its just business isn't it" really irritates me. Business's are all about people. Everyone deserves to have a chance to have a say and state their position or explain their actions. We all need the opportunity to be held accountable and make changes if need be. If you find your not going to be on common ground in the future, and you agree to disagree on things, THEN make business decisions accordingly, but again, please, HAVE THE CONVERSATION!
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