Eviction Questions and Collections

[Rick M.]

My tenant failed to show up to court so I won the case and the judge has given the writ of possession so the eviction will occur but the sheriff's office is behind on evictions by 3 months. My tenant owes me money and the judge has ordered the amount he owes me!

1. Should I start the collections process while he is living on my property? Or should I try to communicate with him directly to pay? Keep in mind, there is a eviction process that is happening later down the road.
2. The police department and the legal aide I spoke with told me to not tell the tenant an eviction is happening. Do I just speak to him only on matters of payment and if he asks about eviction I just ignore his question.