How do I go about evicting someone from an apartment?

January 21, 2008

Posted by Chavez43

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To evict a tenant from your rental property you, the landlord first needs to file a lawsuit and need to win it with the help of sufficient amount of proof, bounced checks, notices etc... Eviction is carried out with the help of a law enforcement officer.

Generally there are two kinds of evictions, which is termination for cause and termination without a cause. If the tenancy is being ended because of a cause, it is a must for the landlord that he serves the tenant a notice, generally known as the notice to quit or notice to vacate.

In the second case a tenant can be terminated devoid of a cause if there is no lease or the lease is about to expire, but a prior notice must be served approximately one to three months in advance.

To serve an eviction notice it is important to register the notice with the state. Make many copies of the notice and present it to the tenant. If the tenant is not available, paste the copy in the premises, where the tenant can view it clearly. The door or the mailbox is a good option. In case there are many tenants living in the property, make sure you make many copies and give it to each and every person living in the property. The eviction period is around three to ten days.

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January 21, 2008

Posted by allrightGll

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I have a story on this. I owned a building who had a tenant who simply did not pay. Would pay 1/3 of the rent and feel that the small amount covered it. They were spoiled and thought they deserved everything.

Then the tenant started bouncing checks. That's when I had had enough and went to court to file eviction. I had to notify the tenant so I did. I went to court, the judge gave me approval. The tenant then got a lawyer to say that she had not been notified. So the judge over turned the eviction.

I had to go BACK to court. I went back with bounced checks, the tenant then claimed the checks didn't bounce and showed false document she must have made showing that I cashed her checks. She without question made fake documents and presented them to the court.

The worst part is the court sided with her the tenant, as they always try to do.

This was by far my first situation as a landlord. Finally the tenant moved out, and it wasn't thanks to the court, I had to play her game and I did what it took to be able to pay the bills each month.

I feel for you

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