Landlord provided 60 day eviction notice, now no rent received. Court case pending.
At the end of March, I provided a 60 eviction notice to one of my tenants (per the terms of the lease), informing her that I was not continuing her tenancy after it expired on 5/30/08 Now, she hasn’t paid rent since April.
She's being evicted due to what I believe is her paranoid schizophrenia. The other tenants are so afraid- and so am I - for their safety. I’m sure the police are tired of coming to the apartment building. And the magistrate is probably tired of her suing everyone.
In any event, she hadn't moved as of June 2 (still there as of today), so I went and filed an eviction claim with the local magistrate. The court case is 6/18/08. My questions are, even if I win my case, what are the chances of me recovering the rent, court costs, etc - and how? What happens if I win.. . What next? Does she have X number of days to move after that? Does she REALLY have to pay if I win the case? And, would I have to provide to her the "This is why I've retained your security deposit" letter even though we've gone to court?
I just became a landlord, with the purchase of an 11 unit building and I’m already finding out that I may not be cut out for this.
Thanks much for your help.