Re: Collecting from tenant - Landlord Forum thread

Re: Collecting from tenant by Anonymous on June 12, 2012 @11:10

You would need the court to issue a monetary judgement. Some states grant this along with the order for possession; some require a separate small claims case be filed.

To recover the money is a separate step. You will need to see if your state allows garnishment of wages or bank assets. Perhaps someone from your state can answer that here or you should be able to find it online. You will probably need the tenant's SS#. All requires papers to be filed with the court to grant you that access.

Note, just because you have a judgement, it doesn't mean that the person who owes you has any money that you can collect.

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