Eviction Process for tenant

[Robert Adkins]

Good Afternoon all,

I have recently purchased a property from an individual that used it as rental property. The tenants that lived there moved out 4-5 months ago but there belongs and lots of other junk still remains. They owe around 8k in rent currently and when I reached out to asked them to remove their belongings they refused. Again they currently do not live there at all, only have items there.


What is the best way to move forward so I can have all the junk removed and house cleaned so I can have it remodeled to be rented? 

Also is there anyway for me to obtain that rent that’s currently owed to go towards the cleaning fee for the property? The estimate cost to do the full clean is around 6k.

Thanks for the help!