If you are a residential landlord, you cannot take or keep a tenant’s belongings until the rental agreement has ended. If you wrongfully take a tenant’s personal belongings while the tenant is still renting from you, you may be liable for damages and your actions may relieve the tenant of liability for unpaid rent and other claims. After a rental agreement has ended, however, you have the right to dispose of a tenant’s abandoned personal belongings, but only after following v

Predictably, one of the most common questions my clients ask is “ how do I collect money that my tenant owes? ” If the rent is past due for the current month, the answer is a 10-day rent nonpayment notice. Assuming the notice is properly prepared and served, the tenant has until the deadline in the notice to pay the rent in full. If the tenant doesn’t pay, you can file an eviction case in court. But even after you file an eviction, there is no guarantee that you’ll get paid.