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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is a lengthy process - 30 days at least because they can appeal.  However,  I will tell you this, when you do go to evict them with the sheriff, take their cars.  We did not know to do this and we lost $12,000 in back rent and had to pay our lawyer on top of it.

Have the Sheriff take their cars while you are there.  You have a right to seize any property and to sell it.[/quote]

In case you didn't have the introspection to realize this, previous poster, you are probably a complete a$$hole.  Do you realize how class-less it is to prey on the poor?  Most people don't go into a rental situation with a plan to steal as much time for free  from the landlord as possible; they go into a rental, because their only other option is living on the street.  By confiscating your renter's cars, you are leaving them destitute with very few options to get to work or find a new job and be productive citizens.  OP and other prospective and current landlords, please have a heart in these tough economic times.[/quote]

Hahahhh.. Don't be so sure of that. I'm a landlord in MoCo about to evict a tenant who has written 3 bad checks in a row. While in court, I talked to other landlords and there are professional deadbeat tenants. They know the system, and know how long the courts take. Basically, if they get in and pay the first month's rent, they can usually ride it rent-free for about 4 months until they actually get evicted.

With my current tenant, the court order to evict him without right of redemption (meaning he can't pay up to stop the eviction -- the 3 prior times he could, but on the 4th the court can revoke this right) was issued in late October. Here it is mid-December and he's still not out. It takes the court 2-3 weeks to issue the eviction notice, and then the Sheriff is backed up 6 weeks on evictions.

As for seizing property, that's not allowed in MoCo. There's a long process where I have to go to another court (Small Claims instead of Landlord-TEnant), get a civil judgment, then request a list of his assets. It takes a few months _after_ eviction to make that happen.

Sounds like VA is much easier on this stuff. Harder to be a professional deadbeat.[/quote]

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