Recovering lost rent and utilities

[Joseph Wilkins]

Due to the nationwide pandemic me and my family have been taken advantage of. As of February we had a tenant almost 30 days late so i put an eviction notice on their door (hoping this scare tactic would make them pay rent). Since then they have accumulated almost $4000 between rent and their sewer bill that i get stuck with, thats not including the $400 it cost in lawyer fees to get them out. I would like to recover some if not all of my money and i was wondering what ways i could do that. Any suggestions?