Debt Collection from Tenants

[Karen Parker]

Can anyone tell me if there is a time limit on how long you can wait to take legal action against a tenant who has broken a lease and left owing back rent? At the time, the tenant had driven the property into foreclosure and my mind was more on saving the property than taking action against them. Now that I have the problem resolved, I would like to collect what is due to me. I am in Florida and the former tenant is now somewhere in Indiana. has anyone ever dealt with a similar situation than can tell me the easiest way to go about this?