 sue a tenant in court (by Mary [TX]) Jul 25, 2013 10:00 AM
 sue a tenant in court (by S i d [MO]) Jul 25, 2013 11:00 AM
sue a tenant in court (by Jess [SC]) Jul 25, 2013 11:33 AM
sue a tenant in court (by Txmike [TX]) Jul 25, 2013 12:33 PM
sue a tenant in court (by Brian [CA]) Jul 25, 2013 5:03 PM
sue a tenant in court (by MikA [TX]) Jul 25, 2013 6:58 PM
sue a tenant in court (by BRAD 20,000 [IN]) Jul 25, 2013 7:56 PM
sue a tenant in court (by Mary [TX]) Jul 26, 2013 5:58 AM
sue a tenant in court (by Txmike [TX]) Jul 26, 2013 6:01 AM
sue a tenant in court (by Mary [TX]) Posted on: Jul 25, 2013 10:00 AM
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State Specific Question About: TEXAS (TX)
after a tenant is evicted for your home, can you sue him for non payment for 3 months --66.194.xxx.xxx |
sue a tenant in court (by S i d [MO]) Posted on: Jul 25, 2013 11:00 AM
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Sure, if you can find him, serve him papers, and have evidence showing the rent is owed that will convince a judge to award you a judgment. Then have fun attempting to collect. That's usually the hardest part. Be sure to report the debt to the credit bureaus and/or hire a collection agency. No worth your time to hound broke people. Now if you know where he banks and you suspect he has a fat account, try garnishing via the sheriff.
Btw, why did you let this person get behind 3 months? I file after 7 DAYS. Gotta stay on top of these deadbeats! They are stealing from you. --108.250.xxx.xxx |
sue a tenant in court (by Jess [SC]) Posted on: Jul 25, 2013 11:33 AM
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If you know where they work that will help too because you may be able to garnish their wages.
Ditto Sid's last comment. Don't let them give you flimsy excuses or tell you that you're a greedy slumlord. Staying without paying = stealing. --74.177.xx.xxx |
sue a tenant in court (by Txmike [TX]) Posted on: Jul 25, 2013 12:33 PM
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My question would be. How did they live in your home for 3 months without paying rent? I had a tenant miss his June 1 rent payment. I served the 3 day on the 3 rd, started the process, and we were able to set him out on the 27th of June. When a tenant is late, don't procrastinate, deliver the 3 day and start the process. --66.169.xxx.xxx |
sue a tenant in court (by Brian [CA]) Posted on: Jul 25, 2013 5:03 PM
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I like the rythme "if the tenant is late, don't procrastinate" It goes along with "If they can't pay, they can't stay".
In reality I don't evict everyone who is late. The only person that helps is their next landlord. If someone has been a good tenant for a couple years and has a financial problem I would asses the situation and probably work out a plan with them.
A big consideration would be how many similar vacancies I have at the time. Most of my tenants aren't collectable so getting a judgement is rarely worth the effort. --70.211.xx.xxx |
sue a tenant in court (by MikA [TX]) Posted on: Jul 25, 2013 6:58 PM
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I'll echo what TXmike said, laws in Texas are set up to favor giving the landlord back the property which can be done typically in 21-30 days. On the down side, you won't get garnishment. You can easily win in small claims and get a judgement, at best you might be able to find a bank account that has a little money in it, most likely you will sit on the judgement, get it on their credit report, and hope one day they want to buy a house and have to pay you off to clean up their credit. --108.240.xxx.xx |
sue a tenant in court (by BRAD 20,000 [IN]) Posted on: Jul 25, 2013 7:56 PM
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Mary, Might you be referring to 3 months of lease left after they vacated?
--67.175.xx.xxx |
sue a tenant in court (by Mary [TX]) Posted on: Jul 26, 2013 5:58 AM
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I gave him a 3 days notice, and took in to court, but he appealed the judge decision and wanted a new trail,and then he didn't do the paper work correct and they gave him five more day to redo the paper work and then the judge waited another 4 day to sign the order, now I have to wait another two weeks to get a date for court, by that time I will be another month and he will be there 3 months without pay. --66.194.xxx.xxx |
sue a tenant in court (by Txmike [TX]) Posted on: Jul 26, 2013 6:01 AM
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Did your tenant not pay the rent to the court when he appealed? I have never had one appealed, but my understanding is that my court requires rent to be paid to the court before appealing. --66.169.xxx.xxx |
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