Re: Send X-Tenants directly to Collections

Re: Send X-Tenants directly to Collections by Rick (Florida) on November 3, 2009 @16:24

Yes my understanding is the landlord cannot garnish wages or bank accounts in Florida. If that were the case I would bring the x-tenant to court. But without enforcement of the judgment my recourse would be a collection agency.

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Re: Send X-Tenants directly to Collections by Ultimate M-Bone on November 3, 2009 @16:49

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That makes no sense. Your recourse with a collection agency would follow after you win a judgment. Have you ever actually filed a suit for money owed against a tenant? If you have and you won a judgment and the court does not offer the garnishment or attatching a checking account, then turn the judgment over to a collection agency to collect for you. You could be wrong on the understanding that courts in Florida don't do garnishments, where did you get that information from?

Re: Send X-Tenants directly to Collections by Rick (Florida) on November 3, 2009 @17:06	[ Reply ]
I got the information from the Real Estate company that manages my rental properties. They tell me in most cases bringing the x-tenant to court will only result in a judgment in the landlords favor with no recourse to recover monetary damages. In other words in Florida you are wasting your time and money! If this is not correct please let me know and I will bring it up to my Rental Agent!

Re: Send X-Tenants directly to Collections by Ultimate M-Bone on November 3, 2009 @17:18

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True to a point unless you are prepared to agressively collect on the judgment. Call your local clerk of courts and ask them if you have the ability to file a garnishment through the courts. It's a simple question to ask. And I think you misunderstood your Real Estate co. I think they mean to say thet you will be wasteing your money and time bring a suit against a tenant if you don't follow through with collecting whether through an outside agency or garnishment through the court.

Re: Send X-Tenants directly to Collections by Anonymous on November 3, 2009 @20:53	[ Reply ]
Check out this site: http://www.clerk.co.okeechobee.fl.us/PDF%20Files/How%20To%20Collect%20a%20Judgment%20In%20Florida.pdf It appears you can have a sheriff seize property owned by the ex-tenants once you get a judgment lien. You can take their car and other property and have it sold to pay you.