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    Dec 9, 2008, 04:10 PM
    Recovering unpaid rent
    What is the best way to try to recover unpaid rent from an evicted tenant?
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    Dec 9, 2008, 04:19 PM

    The only way to get unpaid rent if they are not willingly paying up is to take them to small claims court.
    Then they still may not pay.
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