State Specific Question About: NEW YORK (NY)

My tenant is living on a month to month basis. He owes me $11,000 in unpaid rent, paying less than the rent amount or skipping at all.He just paid less than half the rent, in two months. Never picks up phone or return calls. Never answer the door bell.

Oh my.

First you need to evict him. Then there is another legal actual required to receive a judgement that can be sent to collections.

You have allowed him to fall so far behind it likely won't qualify for small claims court.

Eviction, then collection.

I have a friend that inherited 5 rental units from their father. Since the father was sick during the last few years of his life, all of the tenant fell behind in their rent.

I gave my "friend" the legal advice on how to proceed. She thought she was being smart and kept on accepting payments every week, also with a constant balance between $5000 AND $10,000 PER TENANT.

So she allowed me to go forward and deal with her worst tenant, a pack rat with a doctors note. So I had a talk with the tenant and offered to help clean the unit, offer declined. Then I wrote the tenant a letter stating their living habits were dangerous and violated fire and building codes. I gave the tenant 60 days to improve things. I returned with my camera and documented there was no progress. So then I reported them to the Fire Marshal. I was given notice that the owner had to clean the place up, get the tenant to clean the place up or evict.

I then filed for eviction. The tenant and doctor showed up in court with excuse after excuse. But since I had tried to work with this tenant and his living conditions were shelf made and wouldn't clean up, the Judge gave him 45 days to clean up or move out.

So in short the tenant kept on making payments until I started the eviction. I got them out. I then had to fix up the unit and re-rent it.

In short. This is the only unit owned by my friend that:

a) The tenant pays the rent on or by the first of each month.

b) The rent is at a market rate while the other rents a way below market.

c) With the extra rent being at market, the extra income in just over a year paid for the eviction attorney and re-model/repairs.

I have a friend that inherited 5 rental units from their father. Since the father was sick during the last few years of his life, all of the tenant fell behind in their rent.

I gave my "friend" the legal advice on how to proceed. She thought she was being smart and kept on accepting payments every week, also with a constant balance between $5000 AND $10,000 PER TENANT.

So she allowed me to go forward and deal with her worst tenant, a pack rat with a doctors note. So I had a talk with the tenant and offered to help clean the unit, offer declined. Then I wrote the tenant a letter stating their living habits were dangerous and violated fire and building codes. I gave the tenant 60 days to improve things. I returned with my camera and documented there was no progress. So then I reported them to the Fire Marshal. I was given notice that the owner had to clean the place up, get the tenant to clean the place up or evict.

I then filed for eviction. The tenant and doctor showed up in court with excuse after excuse. But since I had tried to work with this tenant and his living conditions were shelf made and wouldn't clean up, the Judge gave him 45 days to clean up or move out.

So in short the tenant kept on making payments until I started the eviction. I got them out. I then had to fix up the unit and re-rent it.

In short. This is the only unit owned by my friend that:

a) The tenant pays the rent on or by the first of each month.

b) The rent is at a market rate while the other rents a way below market.

c) With the extra rent being at market, the extra income in just over a year paid for the eviction attorney and re-model/repairs.

Please do yourself a favor and hire an experienced eviction attorney Monday morning. Let him/her handle everything until the tenants are gone.

During that time, if you really think you want to continue as a landlord, spend your time studying your state and local landlord-tenant laws. Learn to screen and manage properly. Keep coming back hear to post, read & learn.

GO TO A MR. LANDLORD BOOTCAMP!

Hasmi,

(Looks around, Am I being pranked??)

With all landlord to landlord love...you are being played.

You ALLOWED the res to get this far behind and he is laughing at you behind your back.

Hire an EVICTION atty who SPECIALIZES in evictions in your court on Mon am. NOT a general atty.

You chances of collecting a penny are low because bankruptcy would be cheaper than paying you.

Get this cheating deadbeat out NOW!

Thanks to all of you for all the sincere advise, from the bottom of my heart.

Yes, I'm too nice/naive/stupid to be a landlord.

I have retained MIZRAHI LAW OFFICES, LLC. of New York.

IDK,not much time to research attorneys. Getting nervous now.

They appear to be good because they specialize in landlord-tenant case and claim to be very experienced.

And yes, I will sell asap.

Thanks again.