Writ of Possession - You Got Your Writ of Possession, Now What?
Real estate investors will have tenants that they will have to evict from their investment property.
The eviction process is detailed by each state.
The state law will tell you what you can and cannot do during the eviction process.
The eviction process is very straight forward.
Once you have filed the eviction against the tenant and had a court date, you will be given your writ.
The question is what the next step is for the landlord.
In most states, a writ of possession is granted after the court date.
In my state of Georgia, the writ is granted on the date that you have your court case but it is held in abeyance for 7 days.
You do not actually get possession of the writ until a week after the court date.
If your tenant does not show up for the court date, it is possible that you will be given your writ immediately and not have to wait a week before getting it.
The writ is the document that you will need in order to legally evict the tenant from your property.
Once you get the writ, some landlords will attempt to complete the eviction process themselves.
They will go to their property and throw the tenant's belongings out on the street.
Do not do this because it is illegal.
This process is called a self eviction and it is illegal.
You must have the Sheriff present to legally evict a tenant.
Once you have your writ, you will need to take the paperwork to the Sheriff's office.
The Sheriff will assign a date and time for your eviction.
On the assigned date and time the Sheriff will arrive.
The Sheriff is there to keep the peach during the actual eviction process.
When the Sheriff arrives they will check your paperwork to make sure you have a legal writ.
If you are not able to present your paperwork then the Sheriff will cancel the eviction and you will have to get it rescheduled.
Once your paperwork is in order, the Sheriff will enter the property and make have anyone present in the building to move outside.
They will not let the tenant back into the house to pack up anything.
You will then have your eviction crew remove all belongs from the property and put them on the street.
You will have to have the minimum number of workers present to handle the eviction.
In my state you are required to have at least 2 people per bedroom in the house.
If you have a 3 bedroom house, then you will need at least 6 workers.
The eviction process is detailed by each state.
The state law will tell you what you can and cannot do during the eviction process.
The eviction process is very straight forward.
Once you have filed the eviction against the tenant and had a court date, you will be given your writ.
The question is what the next step is for the landlord.
In most states, a writ of possession is granted after the court date.
In my state of Georgia, the writ is granted on the date that you have your court case but it is held in abeyance for 7 days.
You do not actually get possession of the writ until a week after the court date.
If your tenant does not show up for the court date, it is possible that you will be given your writ immediately and not have to wait a week before getting it.
The writ is the document that you will need in order to legally evict the tenant from your property.
Once you get the writ, some landlords will attempt to complete the eviction process themselves.
They will go to their property and throw the tenant's belongings out on the street.
Do not do this because it is illegal.
This process is called a self eviction and it is illegal.
You must have the Sheriff present to legally evict a tenant.
Once you have your writ, you will need to take the paperwork to the Sheriff's office.
The Sheriff will assign a date and time for your eviction.
On the assigned date and time the Sheriff will arrive.
The Sheriff is there to keep the peach during the actual eviction process.
When the Sheriff arrives they will check your paperwork to make sure you have a legal writ.
If you are not able to present your paperwork then the Sheriff will cancel the eviction and you will have to get it rescheduled.
Once your paperwork is in order, the Sheriff will enter the property and make have anyone present in the building to move outside.
They will not let the tenant back into the house to pack up anything.
You will then have your eviction crew remove all belongs from the property and put them on the street.
You will have to have the minimum number of workers present to handle the eviction.
In my state you are required to have at least 2 people per bedroom in the house.
If you have a 3 bedroom house, then you will need at least 6 workers.
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