Evicting a tenant - Landlord Forum thread 350204

Evicting a tenant by Anonymous (Ohio) on January 17, 2017 @18:45

I have an attorney that has started the eviction process for me, as this is my first tenant, but I am not sure what all I should ask the courts for. I would like the unpaid rent and utilities to be paid, but someone said that they could be obligated to pay the remainder of their rent until the lease was set to end (April). I was. It sure if this is true, or if it is even worth it, but I am also worried if I do not get the house rented again I will be out that rent money.

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Re: Evicting a tenant by Anonymous on January 17, 2017 @20:55	[ Reply ]

"someone said that they could be obligated to pay the remainder of their rent until the lease was set to end (April)" What? If you are granted an eviction, then the tenancy will be terminated on a date set by the court. No rent is due to you beyond that. Get your ducks in a row to start re-renting.

Re: Evicting a tenant by Garry on January 18, 2017 @00:08	[ Reply ]

In an eviction, you, the LL, are asking a judge to end the lease, and give you possession back. Once you get possession back thru the eviction process, you cannot charge the T any rent or utils from that point, on. Yes, rent and utils can be charged to the T up to that eviction date. Also any damages the T caused and you had to repair, can be charged against the T. Your other thought about collecting rent owed you til the end of the lease, is when a T moves out on their own, before the lease is up, giving you possession, without doing an eviction. In that case, You, the LL must repair any damages you were left, and try to get the place rented again asap. It's called MITIGATING your damages, meaning you cannot just leave your place set vacant til the end of the lease with your former T, and then go into court expecting a judge to award you several months worth of rent without you having to lift one finger to re-rent it again. You are a business person. You have risks. To cut your risks of losing money, you should always try to re-rent your place asap. If you have a nice property at a decent rent, you shouldn't have much problem re-renting it again in a short time frame.