Tenant Eviction In Cleveland OH

[Hao Vu]

Going through an eviction process with my tenant, and wanted to know what some of the hurtle that landlord has to jump through to get tenant evicted in the Cleveland OH market? and what the cost of having a tenant evicted? So far, my tenant has been causing me a lot of problem on top of my previous property manager refusing to refund my tenant security deposit.  

[Andrew Weiner]

The $500 would likely cover just the filing fee and legal fee.  They likely will charge more for going to court.  The big expense is that you need to have a rep from the owner/management company on site during the physical eviction and the biggest expense is the required registered and bonded movers on eviction day.  In Cleveland you also have to dispose of the trash that is removed the same day or you will get a fine from the city.  Last item is you do need to change the locks.  The movers more or less start at $500 for showing up and doing any amount of moving.  Once you add it all up I think $2,000 is a reasonable low end.  If the tenant moves out early and you don't have to get movers that will save you a lot of money.