Paid 2K commission to realtor for tenant stayed less than 3 month

[Jason Koehl]

My friend who is an agent listed my home for rent on the MLS. Another agent brought me a tenant and their tenant signed a lease. This tenant lasted less than 3 months and then eventually moved out after giving an eviction notice due to him not paying. The realtor that brought the tenant still received over 2k commission for a tenant that couldn't afford the rent. When I reviewed the application from the tenant provided by the realtor the information such as his income wasn't accurate.

My main question is do you think I should receive my money back from the realtor since she presented a tenant that couldn't pay and lied on the application?

Should I just request it back or should I involve an attorney right away?

thanks for the advice and any techniques to get some of the money back

Appreciate insight and time