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Garnishing wages from tennant that refuses to pay

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what if the person you rented to stopped paying so then you evict and try to garnish their wages but then they decide to stop working? What then is the next step?

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Charles Carillo
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Charles Carillo
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@Matt Sora

Usually with us, if someone stops paying rent, we evict them and our property manager will submit what they owe to a collection agency. The collection agency will contact them and try to collect but in most cases; once you evict someone, you will never get any money from them. If you try and garnish wages and they stop working or change jobs; you usually have to go back to court (if you can find out where they are now working).

Honestly, it is probably not worth your time. I would focus on preparing the unit for new renters, finding new renters, performing a (more) in-depth background check, rent it and move on. Deadbeat tenants are part of being a landlord.

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