Dealing with tenants who don't want to pay last month's rent.

[Mike Franco]

I've read about them. and I'm dealing with them.

They think they can just use their security deposit as last month's rent, leaving the landlord holding nothing to cover damages.

Do tenants really have the upper hand here? If you file an eviction, and they move out 30 days later, you can't put a bad mark on their record?

I would like to find a way to let future landlords know these guys are last-month-deadbeats.

There are tenants out there who gloat about doing this to landlords.

[Stephen White]

Patrick L. is right. Once an eviction is filed the record exists, and will show up on a background check. The tenant can file to have it released if they moved out before the process finalized and show proof to the court (they rarely do this). If they leave you owing any past due rent turn them over to a contingency based collection agency that will immediately place the account on their credit report. This will cost you nothing and have an immediate impact on their record for future landlords. Good looking out for others Mike Franco everyone appreciates that!