Do a little research and see if you are up to the time and effort required to chase and collect. Depending on the money involved, you may just want to contact a judgment recovery service. These people are usually experts in the field and will charge a percentage of the recovery. The preceding is an excellent answer. You may want to spend the money on a debtor's hearing where your judgment debtor will be required to provide information on their bank accounts and all money they have under their control. A really important question is: How much is your judgment for? This determines how much you want to invest good money going after bad.
To receover property damage in Florida the landlord must file a suit against the tenant. If the landlord wins he can collect using usual means of collecting on a judgment. If the tenant has property then a lien can be placed on it to satisfy a judgment. But if the lien is on a primary home then he cannot be forced to sell the home per homestead laws.
Generally there is no point in suing a property manager for not collecting rent. It should be noted that the tenant is responsible for paying his rent on time. It is not the responsibility for the landlord to collect the rent. If the landlord does not collect rent and the tenant should send it to the landlord by mail or in person.
The landlord will win by a default judgment. In some states, such as California, you must still present your case to the judge even though the tenant did not show up. In other states, such as Nevada, if the tenant does not show up you are awarded a default judgment and do not speak with the judge at all.
If the judgement was in favor or the tenant then the tenant won in court. An attorney is more qualified to explain the courts ruling.
Yes. The landlord cannot act until they have a court judgment against the tenant.
The possessive forms are landlord's and tenant's; for example:The tenant's apartment is the best one in the landlord's building.
Yes, to an extent, as most countres have specific landlord/tenant laws. Basically, the collection of unpaid rent would qualify for consumer laws, in the manner in which they attempt to collect the monies owed that the courts have awarded a judgment. Like, the enforcement of judgments, writs of execution, those types of things. But mainly, the landlord/tenant laws would apply first, since these are specific laws for tenants and rental proceedures.
You can try suing the former tenant for back rent due in a civil suit. If you are successful you can obtain a judgment lien that can be used to seize any property they own to satisfy the judgment. You should visit your local small claims court to see if your claim falls within its jurisdiction. It is the least expensive way to go.
A tenant is "evicted" when the court issues a judgment for possession to the landlord. That judgment gives the tenant a date by which the move has to be made. If the tenant holds over in possession of the apartment despite the judgment of possession, the landlord gets a "warrant for removal", which is sent to a court constable. If the tenant has not vacated the premises, the warrant for removal permits the court officer to physically remove the tenant's belongings out of the apartment and leave them at the curb. It is extremely rare that such a thing ever happens though, because in virtually every eviction matter, the tenant moves out before the physical eviction has to take place.
As long as the landlord is in legal possession/ownership of the property and as long as you are residing on/in his property, yes. His notice of default has no legal effect of putting a "stay" on your payment of rent.
The roofer and ultimately the liability insurance co of the roofer. The roofer will likely be held responsible in the end but the tenant has no relationship to the roofer. The tenant has a relationship with the landlord and it is the landlord's responsibility to see that a roof was in proper condition. The tenant will need to seek redress from the landlord and it is the landlord's job to collect from the roofer.
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