Advice on Eviction in Colorado, hire a attorney?

[Kyle Lindsey]

Hello all, 

We are going through our first eviction.  We have a property in Grand County Colorado that we have a month-to-month lease to a local who has not paid in 4 months.  He was trying to get state assistance, but none of that has come through.  Now we are going to have to go through the eviction process because he is refusing to leave and feels that "someday" the state will come through.  We have gone through the checklist that is supplied by the county and have served the first few notices.  My question is should we work with an Attorney or is the eviction process manageable enough to take care of myself?

Thank you! 

Kyle 

[Michael Smythe]

@Kyle Lindsey lesson learned!

You should have started eviction process IMMEDIATELY to keep pressure on the tenant to get help or move. Now you've lost 4 months of rent you are UNLIKELY to ever recover:(

So, yes, hire an experienced landlord-tenant attorney. You can often find one by access online court records and contacting the landlord-tenant attorneys that appear numerous times.