The Eviction Shop

How Long Does an Eviction Stay on Your Record?

Todd Christiansen — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:44:48 PDT

In most states, an eviction will stay on your civil court records for 7 years. You have the choice to either wait till it drops off or file an expungement to have it removed by the court.

Eviction for Noise Complaints and Noise Complaint Letter

Todd Christiansen — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 07:52:09 PST

Landlord in UK uses a noise monitoring device to evict a tenant. Here is a noise complaint letter that you can send to the tenant if you are having issues.

How Much Can You Charge for a Late Fee

Todd Christiansen — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:33:34 PST

How much can you charge for a late fee when rent is late? Here are some ideas and thoughts to make your fee seem reasonable if you were ever to get challenged on it in court.

How Does an Eviction Effect Your Credit

Todd Christiansen — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:28:17 PST

When I am in court and on this blog, I get asked this question all the time: ”How is an eviction going to affect my credit” or “How do I get an eviction off my credit”. Let’s start from the basics. An eviction is a court proceeding that is dealing with the possession of property. [...]

What Can You Do When a Tenant Breaks Lease

Todd Christiansen — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:44:06 PST

I received this email today from a very frustrated landlord: We had a tenant who walked on her lease. She wanted to end her lease early, we told her that we could not do that. She then said the apartment was making her ill and gave us notice on 12/20 to move out on 1/20. [...]

California 3 Day Notice to Pay

Todd Christiansen — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:34:23 PST

Earlier I wrote a long post about evicting a tenant in California. I wanted to take a some time and expand on the 3 day notice to quit portion of that process. Unlike Minnesota, where there is no requirement to notify a tenant, in California, you must present a tenant with an initial demand letter. [...]

A Complete Guide to California Eviction Process

Todd Christiansen — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:51:10 PST

Like root canals and tax returns, eviction proceedings are unpleasant but unfortunately sometimes required by California landlords. Some landlords, unfortunately, forget that, landlording is indeed a business. Sufficient and consistent cash flow is what all business need to stay in business. One piece of that cash flow is getting the payments from your customers in [...]

Buying Property with Existing Tenants

Todd Christiansen — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 21:47:31 PST

With so many foreclosures on the market these days, my customers rarely have to deal with inheriting tenants. In years past, we would have tenants from the previous landlord all the time. As short sales on multi-family properties become the majority of deals on the market, there is a good chance that you could inherit [...]

Tips When Doing Tenant Screening

Todd Christiansen — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 15:16:17 PST

As you have probably figured out by now, this site is about evictions (duh!). After reading some of my own posts and taking a hard look at the content, I found that I am omitting an important part of being a landlord. Tenant screening is maybe one of the most critical parts of having an [...]

Evictions in Dakota County

Todd Christiansen — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:37:11 PST

I rarely do evictions in Dakota county. I have maybe done 2-3 in the last 12 months. Not because they are difficult or anything, but neither I, nor my property management customers have many rentals there. Dakota county is interesting because of the large geographic size and large cities in Dakota county, they have 3 [...]