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no rent,no utility pymt,no key, junk everywhere

Cleta P

started a topic over 15 years ago

Tenant owed August rent. Started moving out on due date. Took entire month to move. Still has the key. Still owes August rent. Still owes 3 months water,trash,sewer bill. Left garage full of junk and house full of broken furniture. Useless appliances in back yard. Will not answer phone or mail. Help!!! What can I do? Rental is in Kansas.

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Donna

said over 15 years ago

Start eviction proceedings for possession and a money judgement. If they still appear to be living there and have not abandoned the property you must evict first. In Kansas a 3 day notice is required. But in my experience as a landlord it is VERY hard to collect on a judgement. Sometimes it is better to cut your losses and re-rent as soon as possible. good luck and DON'T FORGET to conduct background checks on all your applicants in hopes to avoid this in the future.