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How to
Evict Someone from Your House
Landlord Tenant Eviction PART 2
Stuck
with bad
tenants in your rental home? Uncover our proven strategies for landlord
tenant eviction and learn how to someone from your house quickly and
easily today with this Part
2 of our Landlord Tenant Eviction Guide.
Have You Read
Step 1 and 2? If No, Click
here for Part 1 of this Guide
on How to Evict Someone from Your House
So
What Happens After Your Tenant Receives the Court Summon?
At this
stage, 3 things can happen:
1.
Your tenant moves out - In general, more than half
the tenants will leave after receiving a court summon. Congratulations!
In this case, you can start looking for a new tenant right away.
2.
Your tenant does not turn up for the court hearing - In this case, your
tenants will have up to 7 days before the local authorities or police
will forcefully remove them.
3. You tenant turns up for the court hearing - Read Step 3 below for
more crucial tips on how to evict someone from your house with an
eviction lawsuit.
How to
Evict Someone - STEP 3: Fight Your Eviction Lawsuit in Court
If your tenant does to choose to turn up for court, then you will have
to fight your lawsuit. Since
real estate laws do vary in different areas and landlord tenant
evictions can get quite messy and costly (if you lose the lawsuit),
it's highly
recommended that
you turn to a local real estate lawyer to handle it for you.
To save time and money, you can make use of free legal
matching sites such as LegalMatch to find suitable landlord tenant lawyers. How they
work is simple - You fill up an online form
with your info (area, legal issue and type of lawyer wanted) and they
will reply with a list of local lawyers who fit your
needs.
Do
remember that it's vital that you remember to bring up the records of
your tenant's rental payments and deliver your tenant a written notice
in advance as we mentioned in step 1. Other helpful documents for your
court hearing include any police reports filed against your tenant,
property damage reports and property repair bills.
It's also important not to
give your problem tenants any valid reasons to worm their way out of
the landlord tenant eviction - So make sure that you repair any damages
on the
property that you are responsible for and do not accept any rent
payments after you have started the legal process.
After you win the
lawsuit, you will receive a court order to formally evict your tenant.
In some cases, you can also request that the tenant pay for your legal
fees.
In some countries you can forcefully evict the tenant yourself
by changing the door locks and seizing any possessions that they have
on your property. In other nations, you have to wait for the police or
law enforcement officers to carry out the eviction. It's important to
find out how to evict a tenant once you are awarded the court order.
Important
Things
to Watch Out for When You are Evicting Someone
Make
sure that your written
notice to quit is properly worded according to the landlord
tenant laws of your country. This will greatly boost your chances of
winning a landlord tenant eviction lawsuit if you have to file one
later. It may also
shorten the waiting period before you are allowed to evict someone.
Some
devious tenants might try to file a counter claim when you threaten
them with eviction. This counter claim usually will accuse you
of
violating your lease agreements or not maintaining the condition of
your
property according the standards in your country.
That's why
it's always an excellent idea to keep written records of all complaints
by your tenants and the actions you have taken to solve their problems.
You should involve all the details like the date, time and any receipts
for repair works. This will prove that you have been a responsible and
responsive landlord.
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