Making Tenant Repay His/her Debt After The Eviction In IL
My mother in law is evicting her tenant. She went to court and the judge ruled that the tenant must move out by 4/11 and pay what she owes (that’s 5 month worth of rent by now). I/we know how the “move out” is enforced – you arrange with the sheriff to kick the tenant out if he/she is still in the apartment after the due date.
I wonder if anyone knows how to collect the money owed after judge ruled so. I’ve heard it is possible to have tenant’s salary garnished. Any idea how that can be arranged in Illinois? Any ideas/suggestions are greatly appreciated!
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So we need to get another judgment through small claims even though the eviction court already ruled that the tenant must pay what she owes?
What is “recording of judgment” ?
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At the eviction court we got something called “Order for Possession”. This document states that the tenant must abandon the property by 4/11 and pay all money due.
I wonder is this is enough to request salary garnishment and where should we go to have that arranged. I dealt with collection agencies in the past but they charge 50% of all money collected.
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An "order for possession" is different from a judgment. Order for possession basically allows you to legally have the Cook County Sheriff put them out. Was the tenant served?
Yes, the tenant also attended the hearing.
So if Order of Possession is different than Judgment, does it mean that to have court issue salary garnishment order or such we have to start over by filing in small claims court?
If the defendant shows a judgment will usually be issued...
So you are hopeing that by your tenants knowing you that they will take better care of your home. Could happen. But I believe that good tenants are good and bad tenants are bad - meaning that theses adult people are already set and that you are not going to change them. And it is the bad tenants that you need to worry about.
I am pleasant, but firm with my tenants, and I keep the properties in good condition. I do not want to know anything about their personal lives. My conversations with them all revolve around the property and our lease agreement. I believe it is more important that they respect you vs like you. The funny this is, is that if someone respects you they do also like you. All my tenants like me, because I am a good property manager, not because I ask about their sick Aunt or send them flowers.
My 2 cents say to let your property manger do their job.
Brenda is right on target. All you need if for your tenants to respect you and the arrangement you have. If they get to know you and become too personal, then they tend to use these personal things to try for favors from the owner, like paying rent late or some extra amenity for the house, better to let the property manager handle this and then everything is just "business".