It is very difficult to get your money back, mostly it is not worth it because you may waste more money on lawyer, court, sheriff, etc. Start giving tenants a "3-Day Notice to Pay or Quit" immediately when they missed the deadline to pay rent. If they still don't pay after the 3 days, hire a eviction lawyer to evict them, which may cost you around $1000 to evict tenants. It is costly in both money and time, so some landlord just pay the tenants several hundred dollars as a incentive to let them go.
many states need 5-day notice. read your state's landlord tenant act or similar docs. you don't need a lawyer for most cases. the process is like sue for unlawful detainer-->court judgement ---> sheriff notice for eviction ---> throw them out of the house under sheriff's supervision. most them will pay or move before landlords bring amigos to throw them on the street.
【在 m******e 的大作中提到】 : It is very difficult to get your money back, mostly it is not worth it : because you may waste more money on lawyer, court, sheriff, etc. : Start giving tenants a "3-Day Notice to Pay or Quit" immediately when they : missed the deadline to pay rent. If they still don't pay after the 3 days, : hire a eviction lawyer to evict them, which may cost you around $1000 to : evict tenants. It is costly in both money and time, so some landlord just : pay the tenants several hundred dollars as a incentive to let them go.