The Eviction Process :

• First, we mail the certified letter for the type of notice you have selected. The following day, we hand deliver the notice to the tenant. This keeps us compliant with the court’s notification time schedule. This step in the process will be completed within about 48 hours.
• If the tenant responds positively to our notice, you should accept payment only in the form of a cashiers check or money order. Do not accept personal checks! In our experience, tenants will write a bad check to delay the eviction process.

• If negotiations fail to bring you the rent, we file The Petition for Eviction at the local Precinct Courthouse, paying the required fees and setting a date for the hearing. We attend the hearing for you as your authorized agent. (A signed authorization form will be required if you do not attend the hearing with us.) We will keep you informed as far as time frames go, as each precinct handles evictions differently

• We will continue to work with your tenants to negotiate a settlement before the court date to help them understand it is for their own benefit. Should negotiations be successful and the settlement has been received, there is no need to proceed further. We recommend the next time the tenants are late, you immediately initiate the process with a 3-Day Notice and proceed to the end of the eviction. Minimize your losses and find a suitable tenant that will pay the rent on time.

• It is our opinion that you do not receive a partial payment. If you do accept a partial payment, we have to stop the eviction process; and if they fail to pay the balance due, we will need to start the eviction process all over again. (You will have to pay the filing fee again.)

• We will attend the hearing on your behalf, as your Authorized Agent, and obtain the judgment for Non Payment of Rent. The judge will give the tenants 5 days to vacate or appeal.