Eviction Attorney Recommendations

[Andrea Gayle-Bennett]

I am looking for recommendations for an attorney to assist with my 1st eviction in the Lynn, MA area.  Thanks.

[Ann Bellamy]

@Andrea Gayle-Bennett, we recommend Inessa Shur at Shur Law Group, tell her I sent you.  (You can google her)

And I'm sure @Robert Callaway is right about evictions in Georgia, but in MA, I suggest in the strongest possible terms that you not do that in MA.  If you make a minor mistake, and I mean minor, the courts will throw out your case and force you to start over.  And possibly charging triple damages (3 times the monthly rent).  MA is very very tenant friendly.  It's a shame you just missed our Black Diamond presentation on exactly that topic.

@Angela Przulj, there is no answer to your question without knowing what state the property is in.  If it's MA, then 5 months is not at all unusual.  Tenants can stretch it out for years, especially if the landlord misses one tiny rule.