Tenant back rent collection agencies?

Question

I am looking for a list of collection agencies that are focused on collecting back rent from tenants. Who else provide landlords with the ability to help recover debts owed by former tenants, as well as to warn potential new landlords that their rental applicant owes money to their former landlord by posting the debt with the credit bureau.

Small claims judgements used to be the primary way to show tenant debts, but these files have been removed from the Public Records section of a consumer’s credit report as of 2017, leaving collections as the only way to legally display debts owed by tenants to landlords

Samuel Eddinger · Answer

@James McGovern - We use Landlord Collection Agency - https://landlordcollections.net/ .  They are a CT based collection company that also do tenant screening so they have the capability of warning future housing providers about bad tenants.  I highly recommend them!

Richard F. · Answer

Most are nationwide, so just search for top 10 landlord tenant collection agencies. Many take 50% of anything they collect, IF you already have a money judgment. Extra cost if they need to obtain a judgement.

Most jurisdictions you can look up local court records online, for free in many cases. Connecticut records can be searched here, criminal and traffic here.

James McGovern · Answer

@Samuel Eddinger Have they recovered any past due rent on your behalf?

they only cover a limited number of states. Tenants will often move which helps them avoid collections. I have one that moved to North Carolina and another to New York