Prepare your eviction Case

Collect: Evidence

Notice of eviction

Remember to hold onto the receipt

Collect: Did the Tenant leave?

Take the matter to the court

conditional on: Wait the time defined on your state laws. If the tenant has not complied with the notice of eviction continue to the next step
Collect: Documents
  • Lease agreements
  • Bounced checks
  • Records of payment of any kind
  • Records of the communication between you and your tenant (phone and email records).
  • A copy of the written notice that you provided your tenant
  • Dated proof that the tenant received the notice (a signature from the tenant, or receipt from the Post Office).

Please revise your specific state law for any additional requirements.

Collect: Did the Tenant leave?
conditional on: Wait the time defined by the court. If tenant has not complied with the court-mandated eviction continue to the next step

Collecting Past-due Rent

Collect: Documents
  • Lease agreements
  • Bounced checks
  • Records of payment of any kind

Please revise your specific state law for any additional requirements.

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An Eviction Checklist Starting Point

There’s no way around it, eviction is always a painful process. It’s awkward, time consuming, not to mention the need to dig through your records, hoping you didn’t miss anything crucial. However, there are steps you can take to make it less painful.

This template is meant as a starting point to help you structure your workflows. Edit it for your specific organization and state laws.

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