Tenants skipped but turned in keys 🤷🏽‍♀️

[Daria B.]

Hi

What methods do you use to find tenants that skipped out?

They turned in keys and left no forwarding address. There were damages and loss of rent.

One of the local utility companies verified there was no transfer of service. All utility companies don’t do this but one of the local providers will verify if they turned on somewhere else. They just cut it off and didn’t have it cut on in their name anywhere. It’s likely they left the area or got someone else to turn on utilities for them.

Already filed with the court for damages via the attorney. But without an address how does anything go forward for collections?

thanks

[Nathan Gesner]

I don't even bother with court. Getting a judgment doesn't add much to your collection efforts.

I turn them over to a collection agency and move on. If I get some money, I consider it a bonus. At least I know it's sitting on their credit report and preventing them from harming someone else.