Re: No deposit - Landlord Forum thread 356512

Re: No deposit by Anonymous on March 20, 2018 @17:07

So if they have not paid the rent for say March. You can start the actual EVICTION. You post a 3 day notice on the door as to what amount of rent they owe. After say 5 days you can go to court and file for eviction. Then you go to court the judge will decide on what rent they owe and they will only get a few more days to move. That's when a sheriff would go and vacate the house. The deposit should be withheld until the T moves out so you have some money to repair any damages. But I would say you owe some deposit based on your making this deal from the start.
I would suggest you not rent to someone who lacks the funds to pay rent and deposit prior to getting the keys.

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Re: No deposit by Frank on March 20, 2018 @17:08	[ Reply ]

Thank you for the information.

Re: No deposit by Garry (Iowa) on March 20, 2018 @17:56	[ Reply ]

Frank, you are using the wrong words here. You are not doing an "eviction" Only a court/judge can can grant you an "eviction", which is moving a tenant out by force, thru a court system, because the T refuses to move. What you are doing is merely TERMINATING THE LEASE, by giving them 60 days to be out. If they are not out on the date that you gave them to be out, THEN you can proceed to court to ask a judge to "evict" them. You need to read up on your state's eviction laws, as if you make a mistake trying to evict someone, that tenant could be in your property for months, not paying any rent, until you do the eviction correctly.

Re: No deposit by Frank on March 20, 2018 @18:56	[ Reply ]

Yes. Sorry for the confusion. They have been given a notice of the lease being terminated. The rental management company did serve the notice according to California law.