How do I handle an eviction?

Question

I was served a summons about a month ago, and filed response. I received more paperwork in the mail that I just do not understand. I owe $3075 on my rent, but only have $2075. The property manager says not to bother paying a penny until I have the entire amount that I owe. Problem is, everytime I come up with more money, another payment is due! What do I do? Will I be going to court, and if so, when does that happen? I am so confused and I can't afford legal help and no one I know has any clue how to handle this. Im sooooooo scared and stressed. Please help!

Answer 1

Find another place to live pronto and don't keep anything in savings or checking as when you are sued by your landlord (and you will be sued), they can pull the entire amount from your account after receiving a Judgment. Your wages will likely be garnished per the scale according to the jurisdiction where you reside.

Only other option is finding a friend or family member to loan you them money to bring your rent current; the landlord is under no legal obligation to accept a partial payment.

Answer 2

OK, I am a landlord. I see this kind of thing all the time. Make no mistake, your in trouble. Here's what you do.

First, move out. Everyday that you are there, you are making things worse.

Second, you need to tell the PM that you want to "work something out" with the landlord. I don't know if you are under a lease, but if you are, that is a legally binding contract, you need to get out of it. If you skip, the LL can also sue for the amount of lost rent from the time you skip to the time it is rented out again. Granted there are limits, but I don't want this to cost you any more than it has too.

What you want to do is settle. Now that you have an eviction on your record it will hurt your credit rating and make it harded to rent another place. You want to make that go away. Now you have two choices: pay or don't pay and live with the bad credit.

As a landlord, I can tell you, I would much rather have part of my money than stick you with a black mark on your record. You have most of it. Offer a deal, get it in writing.

For next time, please, pay your rent first. When I've had to kick people out I see that they have cell phones, rented televisions, cable tv, all this garbage. And I think to myself, if they had just paid the rent first, they wouldn't be out on the street. They would still have a place to live.

I hope you can reach a settlement
Joe

Answer 3

how in the WORLD did you get that far behind in the first place?

the previous answers were correct. first thing, liquidate your account ( turn it into cash and close it ), you can always re-open it later...and then get the heck outta there and into something you can afford.

by protecting your account does not cancel your obligation to pay what you owe...it just keeps them from taking it all and leaving you in a helluva mess. double up on your work schedule to pay off this debt and any others that you may have...work like a dog, cuz you're working TOWARD FREEDOM...your own FREEDOM!!

the borrower is always the slave to the lender...so don't buy anything else on credit--no matter how much you want it...

your landlord says 'don't bother paying anything 'til you have it all"...BS, sez I....check your lease agreement. it's a legal and binding document. his arbitrary rules about back-rent payment is totally bogus unless it's in that lease that you signed. there are provisions in there for payment of back-rents...do it the way the lease says to do it...STAY LEGAL regardless of what scare-tactics they pull.

for the paperwork you just don't understand, find a lawyer who will do a little pro-bono work ( free--each law firm have newbies or interns who will read a doc for you and explain it for no money ) and find out what your obligations and your rights are.

good luck

Answer 4

With 2,000+ you should have the deposit sufficient to move to a new place. Do it.

Answer 5

get another job to cover your obligations or start packing