As an individual homeowner, can I hire a collection agency to try to get the back rent money a tenant owes?
Friday, November 6th, 2009 at
9:48 pm
I don’t have a judgment because the tenants vacated the house before going to court. I’ve heard that there’s not much I can do, even the lawyer says it’s a lost cause, but there are companies that say they can help me get the rent owed. I wonder if that’s legal in New York. The ex-tenants owe nearly $15,000! They were on a 1 year lease.
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Yes, if you are owed money collection agencies can help you collect it.
Goood luck.
I don' t sehen warum Sie noch can' t gehen zum Gericht. So they' VE zog heraus um. Wenn Sie Beweis der unbezahlten Miete haben, k
I’m experienced in the legal collections arena. Personally if I was in your situation, I would:
1. Attempt to contact the debtors (and warn them of legal recourse) and work out a repayment plan. If they can’t come up with the money in full; offer a settlement.
2. Contact an attorney. Generally an attorney will send a pre-legal demand letter demanding payment by a specific date. If there is no reply to the letter, he will sue them in small claims court.
-OR-
You can do the job of the attorney and send them the pre-legal demand letter (templates avaliable online). If they don’t respond, go to the courthouse in the county where they reside and ask about sueing in small claims court. It will cost you about $40 or more depending on where you live and the court clerk will generally help you fill out the paperwork.
Again though don’t forget the old rule of thumb. Don’t sue if you can’t find the debtor or the debtor has no assets (duh). Why spend money when you won’t recover any?
P.S. With whatever you do; make sure to include copies of the lease they signed proofing they owe you money. You need proof (unless they have previously acknowledged it and you have it documented).
Jordania obviamente didn' t leyó la pregunta, o habría realizado que 15k es lejano excediendo los límites de corte de pequeñas demandas.
Si un abogado le dice it' el S.A. perdió la causa, charla a otro abogado, si le dicen su una causa perdida que usted puede ser que quiera para comenzar a escuchar ellos.