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All Forum Posts by: Jessica McCoy

Jessica McCoy has started 1 posts and replied 3 times.

The magistrate court clerk told me it is difficult to serve someone on base. Basically I can pay for the service and hope they can be served. But I did some digging today and I believe the wife has an apartment off base. Now to find her address!

Hi. New to bigger pockets,  but not new to being a landlord. I own 20 rentable units in the Augusta area and decided to start slowly turning them over to a property management company. The first 3 have been a NIGHTMARE. I have been shocked at the unprofessional attitude and general disorganization within this relatively large and well known company. Looking for suggestions for a property management company that is professional and interested in taking over a large and growing portfolio of rentals in Augusta. I am finishing a historic renovation on another 6 units and thinking about just Airbnb-ing  them after dealing with all the nonsense from the management company. I am still handling all of the other units myself, most of which have stable long term tenants.

I recently evicted a military tenant for non payment of rent. After signing the lease, he and his girlfriend got married and caught the kitchen on fire, all in the same weekend. They moved their dog in, without paying the pet fee. I had the kitchen rebuilt, entire house cleaned and repainted within one weeks time. They were responsible for replacing the damaged appliances, paying the pet fee, and my $500 insurance deductible, as well as rent. They asked to stay in the house and continue their lease, and I agreed, but they basically never moved back in, and bounced the next months rent check.

I evicted them, but the eviction was served by mail, so we were not given an automatic judgment under Georgia law ( the tenant has to be personally served for an automatic judgment).

Now I will have to take them to small claims court in order to collect the several thousands of dollars they owe me.

Any suggestions on how to sue someone who is most likely staying on base, and thus not in my county but on Federal property? I am not even sure that a process server can get on the Fort property.