New York City sees about 6,000 evictions every month and over 126,000 in the past year alone.
No Hudson Valley landlord sets out to evict a tenant. When you have a difficult tenant, however, it can take a major toll on your mental health and your ability to run your investment property successfully.
Dealing with the eviction process is highly stressful, so in this post, we're going to give you a short guide for doing it seamlessly. Follow along and you'll be able to get rid of your delinquent tenant before you know it.
NYC Eviction Laws
The first thing you need to do before evicting a poor tenant is familiarize yourself with the New York City eviction laws. There are only a few reasons that you can legally evict a tenant in the city and failing to abide by the law can result in lasting repercussions for the landlord.
You can evict your tenant if they fail to pay rent, damage your property, conduct illegal activity in your rental, or break the lease agreement in some other way. Each issue is served with a particular notice that informs them of your intention to evict them.
For example, failure to pay rent is served with a 14-day pay or quit notice. Lease violations and property damage are typically served with a 10-day cure or quit notice, while illegal activity is the only thing that can be served with an unconditional eviction notice.
Giving Notice for Tenant Eviction
Before you issue an official notice, it's important to exhaust all of your options for reasoning with the tenant. Give them a final chance to change their ways, but make it clear that the next step is an eviction notice.
If they fail to respond to the eviction notice, you can head to the court and file an official eviction. When you do this, both the landlord and tenant will be given a court date when they'll be able to state their case for and against the eviction, respectively.
Going to Court
In preparation for eviction court, it's important to gather all of the evidence you can to support your case. For landlords, this includes things like correspondence between yourself and the tenant, financial statements showing failure to pay rent or picture evidence of damage.
If your case is successful, the tenant will be given a move-out date. They must vacate your property by this date or they'll be forcibly removed by the authorities. Once this happens, you're free to find a new tenant for your rental property.
Getting Property Management Help with Evictions
There's no denying that the eviction process can be a trying one for landlords. It's important to go through evictions for the protection of your investment property. That said, you can always enlist help to deal with them legally and appropriately.
A good property manager will help you navigate evictions. More importantly, however, they'll perform thorough tenant screening so that your next tenant is better. At PMI Hudson, we're one of New York's top property managers, so contact us today to learn more about our amazing services.
