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Re: tenants owe half of Sept Ren- What's my next step? - Landlord Forum thread 348473

Re: tenants owe half of Sept Ren- What's my next step? by Garry on September 20, 2016 @11:04

                              
You cannot garnish a SS check. But you can garnish the checking or savings account that it goes into. However,if you try that, the T will just close that acct. and open another one. You could be chasing bank accounts for years. You should issue the 3 day P or Q papers now, and go from there. As you have found out, winning a judgement is 1 thing, COLLECTING on it is another. Some LLs THRIVE on hunting a former T down, and making them pay. I don't. That's why, years ago, I gave up trying to hunt down people, employers, paychecks, checking accounts, etc. Too much time and headaches involved.Now I just take my losses and move on. Also remember, her new "retirement" pay may be less (even a LOT less) than when she was working, so I doubt it would be worth it for you to try to collect from her. Besides, you are getting the "cart before the horse" here. You have not even begun eviction procedures yet, let alone been to court and won a judgement. Remember, once she is retired, she can move anywhere in the country, because she has no job to keep her in the area any longer. My personal opinion is, get her out asap, re-rent the place, accept your losses, and move on.
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Re: tenants owe half of Sept Ren- What's my next step? by Katiekate (New York) on September 20, 2016 @17:16 [ Reply ]
Not actually true.

If the ex-tenant shows that the contents of the checking or savings is from deposits made with SS payment...then it too is protected.

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