All Forum Posts by: Jose Farias

Thank you gentlemen for the feedback. I do realize that I did not dig deep before hiring the PMC from the beginning. I briefly inquired about a situation like this, but I was hoping the company would screen a good tenant. I did myself wrong. Hard lesson learned. All I have so far is a money judgment from the courts in an effort to recuperate some of the money through wage garnishment. Crossing my fingers this will help ease the sting a little. Plan is to list the place for sale and invest OUT OF CA. Still haven't decided on a location yet. 

Hello, 

I am new to this forum. I hired a property management company to manage my rental property near Temecula, CA. They allowed the tenants to breach their contract on multiple occasions. The tenants began bouncing checks, payed rent late sometimes up to 20 days late. Also, they began to skip payments and eventually, they stopped paying altogether. I was constantly having to prompt the company to provide me with updates on their payments. They would side with the tenants saying they had some issues come up and would need an extension. The company hesitated to proceed with any further legal action and asked me to give them some time. I was extremely patient and after 4 months of no payment, I demanded from the company to do their job and file an eviction. They gave me the run around that it would take too long and asked me to give them 2 more weeks. Fast forward to 7 months, and I just got the judgement for the tenants to be evicted. They are now gone. My question is do I have any legal course of action against the property management company and would it be worth my time and money to go after them for "lack of them doing their job"? I would appreciate any input you may have.