Re: eviction/abandonment - Landlord Forum thread 349443

Re: eviction/abandonment by Garry on November 28, 2016 @16:21

No, you cannot change the locks, or dispose of his stuff yet. You need to follow thru with your state's eviction process that you started by mailing the notice of unpaid rent. You must gain possession back legally, or you risk the tenant filing suit against you for illegally taking possession back, and throwing away his "valuable" possessions. What you have been "told" or what you "think" about the situation, will not hold up in court, where you must have proof to win your case. Just keep sending all your mailings to him at your apartment address. Eventually you will get him out. It just takes time when you have to use the legal process to gain possession back.

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