Is your name on the lease? If so it probably is illegal. But if it isn't then you probably have no legal recourse in this case.
No. An eviction and judgment should show up on your credit report for only 7 years. If a 14-year old eviction is still on your credit, contact the appropriate credit bureaus for dismissal of the judgment. Note that the court files are permanent, and the landlord may still find the eviction that way, depending on how he screens tenants.
Only if the landlord files a court case, or reports the arrearage to the credit bureaus.
YES. This will show up on your credit report as "Landlord/Tenant history". This will stay there for 7-10 years!
When a tenant files for bankruptcy, this will apply to any money tenant owes. In the case of rents, which is not a form of credit, you still must pay to landlord your rent or face the probability of eviction. If you owe your landlord back rent and declare bankruptcy, then you can include this back rent as part of your debt. Back rent is considered a form of credit, because you owe this money to your landlord and he has continued to grant you the right to stay there. It should be noted that whenever a landlord commences eviction proceedings against a tenant, it is never on the grounds of owing back rent. Your landlord's claims against you in small claims court covers that issue.
Yes he can, but it's a question of to whom. Only if there is a judgment for an eviction can this be reported on your credit file.
After eviction, the landlord may choose to file a civil action against you, or they may hire a collections company to seek in the debt. The collections company will probably list the debt on your credit reports.
Can you learn how to spell? Yes, it appears on your credit report as an EVICTION.
Typically sixty days after judgment is entered. The landlord usually does not have to do anything to make the eviction be reported, as credit reporting agencies scour new judgment filings as they become public, on a daily basis in major metropolitan areas and on a weekly basis in rural areas. It behooves a tenant in an eviction proceeding to reach a deal with the landlord before judgment is entered in a court, so as to avoid having an eviction appear on their credit records. Typically, such an arrangement will require the parties to agree on a move-out date and a plan of payment for the tenant to repay the landlord for the back due rent over time. Most states do not provide free legal assistance to tenants in an eviction process because the eviction is a civil and not a criminal matter. If you are being evicted, or need assistance evicting a tenant who has not paid rent, the best thing to do is consult a local attorney with experience in the area of real estate and landlord-tenant law. Generally such services are available at fees relatively lower than standard attorney services, although sometimes they are not free.
Yes.
No need to do any reporting. When the eviction judgment was entered, the credit bureaus update their files and will put this on the defendant tenant's credit file.
An eviction lawsuit is public record and a judgment evicting you from a rental property will be a negative entry on your credit report.
No. Bankruptcy doesn't erase anything from your credit. In fact, it adds a very, very, bad thing to it.