How to Evict a Tentant
- 1). Notify your tenant verbally and in writing that he is requested to leave the property. State the exact reason(s) as to why you have requested him to leave.
- 2). Go to your magistrate court to obtain an eviction or notice of dispossession form. Complete the form and explain in detail whether the tenant has failed to pay rent and the amount due or what requirement has not been fulfilled.
- 3). Pay the dispossession application fee to the court clerk. The clerk will forward the eviction notice to the sheriff or a local process server to serve the notice to your tenant. Since the tenant has seven days to answer the notice and give his version of your eviction request, you should be prepared to deal with the tenant in a professional way continually, though they may not pay any rent while waiting for the court hearing to arrive.
- 4). Attend the court hearing with any witnesses who may know any information about the rental situation and bring any rental contracts signed by the tenant. State your case in a calm manner to the judge and refrain from insulting the tenant.
- 5). Allow your tenant to properly gather their belongings should the judge decide the case in your favor. Do not attempt to remove the tenant before the time and day that the judge has allowed for the tenant to move out.