Bad Tenants, Need Advice
Well, I have a problem that I need some advice on.
I have tenants in a house that I own. The problem is that they are 800 miles away and I cannot contact them. They have not paid their rent and will not return my phone calls or letters. I am taking the appropriate action to terminate the lease, but I am not able to get away from my job to travel to deal with the problem.
I have sent a registered letter to my "tenants" informing them that their lease will be terminated for failure to pay, as required by state law.
I guess my question is this, how does the eviction process work specifically? Do I need a lawyer and a court order to kick them out?
The house is in Kansas, if that makes a difference.
Any advice?
Thanks,
Russell
You may want to contact a tenant/Landlord Lawyer and/or a local property management company.
You're going to spend more in time and travel than you'll pay. They'll know the specifics of the laws and eviction proceedure as well.
Contact a realtor in the area. Ask them to list the property for sale. They will do a survey for you of the house and give you a report back on the condition. They also could recommend an attorney. You could use a local real estate company to help you, like Century 21, etc. This will also give your tennants notice that you are going to do something and the party is over.
Good luck.
contact a local prop. mgmt company.
hire them.
tell them to offer your tenants $500 to move out within 48 hours.
they'll probably except and it'll cost you less than evicting them.
keep the prop mgmt company to find decent tenants and handle the headache.
I think that some of the previous advice is very good, but I believe that at this point it's time to sell the house.
The best rule for leasing a house is that you need to be willing to drive there twice a day. Unless you have family there willing to help with the tenets, it's time to sell out there and buy something you can keep a better eye on.
Also, post where your property is and perhaps someone here can help you find help.
The clerk of court in the county the property is located in can tell you about the eviction process for that area. YOu may be able to manage most of it long distance. YOu can file the eviction papers by mail with the court. However, you would have to show up in person on court day. I agree with the other posts, it would be a lot easier on you to hire either an attorney or property manager to represent you.