Going after deadbeat tennants or worse...

[Steve T.]

I'm sure we've all had experience with really bad tenants- ones that deliberately caused damage, non-payments, serious problems or even worse.  Some say good-riddance when they are gone, others (Including me) think they should be held accountable for their actions and take appropriate steps to pursue them legally as much as feasible.

Whenever I have a rotten-egg, I make sure to do all the necessary steps to remove them legally, such as unlawful detainer, possession order,  with filing an eviction and performing it as a mandatory step. I go thru this process even if they abandon the property and skip out early. I feel I owe it to the next landlord, who needs to know exactly what happened to protect himself from the same thing happening, and document it on the tenants history, so they won't "get-away" with it unscathed.

Some say I am being vindictive; I feel I am doing all a favor by  bringing the facts to light so that the next landlord wont get 'burned" by a rotten apple.

What are others views on this?