Looking for a great eviction attorney and/or service. Can someone provide a referral?
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Elise R street NW
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Bread for the City on 7th street NW has a free legal clinic on Monday's. Their social services department also has information about local available funds for rental assistance. I would call first: 202.265.2400 Legal 202.518.0545 Social Services
i had to evict a tenant, and i did it by myself. search dc.gov. it can take a while, and there are several steps you have to go through, but it works. i was 3/4 of the way through the eviction process, when she agreed to leave before all her stuff got tossed on the streets. oh, and i paid hefr $300. it can take several months..... but if you do what dc tells you to do, and keep documentation of it, the system works.
i.e., no lawyer necessary and not a lot of time required to file the paperwork. pretend you're being evicted when you look through the information, it helps you understand what you don't want to do. it seems most of the info is geared towards those that are ... evictees. surprise surprise.
Landlord Tenant Court has a landlord resource center with volunteers who give legal advice and can help you navigate the process. They were really helpful to me when I had tenant problems. Hurry up and do the paperwork because the process can take a while.
Unless your lease waives it, Notice to Quit is usually the first step if the issue is nonpayment of rent. On the plus side, your tenant will have an easier time getting rental assistance (and paying you back) with a notice in hand. When I did the notice, my tenant was able to use it to pressure the housing authority to transfer her voucher and she was out in a matter of weeks.
5 comments:
Bread for the City on 7th street NW has a free legal clinic on Monday's. Their social services department also has information about local available funds for rental assistance. I would call first:
202.265.2400 Legal
202.518.0545 Social Services
http://www.breadforthecity.org/Page.aspx?pid=183
Good luck.
Thanks for the lead. However, I am not being evicted. I would like to evict someone else.
i had to evict a tenant, and i did it by myself. search dc.gov. it can take a while, and there are several steps you have to go through, but it works. i was 3/4 of the way through the eviction process, when she agreed to leave before all her stuff got tossed on the streets. oh, and i paid hefr $300. it can take several months..... but if you do what dc tells you to do, and keep documentation of it, the system works.
i.e., no lawyer necessary and not a lot of time required to file the paperwork. pretend you're being evicted when you look through the information, it helps you understand what you don't want to do. it seems most of the info is geared towards those that are ... evictees. surprise surprise.
Landlord Tenant Court has a landlord resource center with volunteers who give legal advice and can help you navigate the process. They were really helpful to me when I had tenant problems. Hurry up and do the paperwork because the process can take a while.
Unless your lease waives it, Notice to Quit is usually the first step if the issue is nonpayment of rent. On the plus side, your tenant will have an easier time getting rental assistance (and paying you back) with a notice in hand. When I did the notice, my tenant was able to use it to pressure the housing authority to transfer her voucher and she was out in a matter of weeks.
Eli
Eckington
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