Do I have to show up to court for eviction?

[Jack Ni]

Hi, I have few questions about eviction for out of state investors. Say if you live in Arkansas but you have a property in New York City. If you live out of state do you have to fly out to NYC to fill for eviction and show up for court date to evict someone? Or can you just assign power of attorney to a local eviction lawyer to do the eviction process and I (owner) never have to fly out there? 

(My guess) I think I don’t have to fly out  for eviction, because for example Donald Trump owns hundreds of property and I don’t think he need to personally show up to court to evict someone. I think lawyers will represent him in court so he don’t have to fly all over US. I’m just guessing not really sure. 

[Greg H.]

@Jack Ni

While people here on BP are well meaning, they are answering based on their state and/or jurisdiction. You need to find the answer for your state

For example, in Texas the law changed a couple of years ago and you could actually authorize a bum off the street to represent you. While in other states an Attorney is required in circumstances when the property is owned in an entity