Eviction - Did you end up getting paid?

amother

OP ↓

Tue, Sep 17 2024, 8:58 am

We are in the process of evicting our tenants since we need the space. We're not allowed to accept rent for months already (since the eviction proceedings started)..

Once they're evicted, will we end up getting paid for all these months they're living here rent-free?

amother

Tuberose ↓

Tue, Sep 17 2024, 9:03 am

I highly doubt you get anything once the eviction process starts. The court ends up forcing them out but that’s it.

amother

↑ OP

Tue, Sep 17 2024, 9:11 am

Oh, wow. So why wouldn't someone choose to be evicted? They get at least a year of free rent. Do future landlords see that they were previously evicted?

amother

Caramel

Tue, Sep 17 2024, 9:14 am

amother OP wrote:

Oh, wow. So why wouldn't someone choose to be evicted? They get at least a year of free rent. Do future landlords see that they were previously evicted?

Yes, it will come up on any future background checks and make it very difficult to rent or buy

amother

Cappuccino

Tue, Sep 17 2024, 9:14 am

Renting property is not the easy free money people seem to think it is.

They may even cause damages and there is little you can effectively do.
I imagine you still need to pay property tax on the property.

bellaball

Tue, Sep 17 2024, 10:04 am

They don’t have to pay technically
if you have a judgement against them you can sue them post eviction.
I sue my tenants and get a cut of their check weekly or monthly.

If they don’t officially work it’s harder to go after them but possible if you have a good lawyer.

amother

↑ Tuberose ↓

Tue, Sep 17 2024, 10:09 am

amother Cappuccino wrote:

Yes property taxes and water!!

amother

↑ Tuberose

Tue, Sep 17 2024, 10:09 am

amother OP wrote:

Oh, wow. So why wouldn't someone choose to be evicted? They get at least a year of free rent. Do future landlords see that they were previously evicted?

Because we’re hopefully mentchlich and don’t want to be stealing.

amother

Skyblue

Tue, Sep 17 2024, 10:13 am

Of course not, and you won’t get your thousands in legal fees back either.
NYC hates landlords.

amother

Currant

Tue, Sep 17 2024, 10:15 am

amother Skyblue wrote:

Of course not, and you won’t get your thousands in legal fees back either.
NYC hates landlords.

This. My parents fought tenants (of my grandparents house after they passed) for years and years in court. Thousands and thousands of dollars were spent . They certainly never got paid. It was a total nightmare

tweety1 ↓

Tue, Sep 17 2024, 10:24 am

amother OP wrote:

We evicted 3 tenants. 2 before we moved 1 after. The 2 before we didn't. The one after we made a deal that they have a yr to move. Part of the deal was that they have to pay whatever they owe including the months they didn't pay while the proceedings were ongoing.

↑ tweety1 ↓

Tue, Sep 17 2024, 10:24 am

The laws in NY are extremely against landlords. We almost have no shot.

↑ tweety1

Tue, Sep 17 2024, 10:27 am

amother OP wrote:

Oh, wow. So why wouldn't someone choose to be evicted? They get at least a year of free rent. Do future landlords see that they were previously evicted?

Good question but an eviction does go on the record. One of our tenants begged it should be off the record (there's a way I'm not sure how). We gave them a choice to be off the record but pay up what they owe. They refused so it stayed. At least we have that tiny revenge of being on the record.