This could be an alimony that is court ordered, which in that case my past renters were able to provide documentation with full details regarding start and ending dates, rate of payments (monthly/bi-weekly), and amounts awarded.

Quote from @Christopher Davis: It's important to understand the court will not award you compensation for your personal time.

Since the owner lives in Japan, he would not show up and you are 1) awarded the Judgement.

You have property rights, even though he may have some city leverage being a developer (tax revenue) you need to investigate the zoning allowances awarded to the parcel. 

Umbrella policies say they are their to protect you from large lawsuits and damage awards, but if you read the fine print, their are lots of outs for them to not pay.

My biggest REI shortcoming is that I am not an expert on construction, carpentry etc and I know I have been taken advantage of a few times in terms of inflated repair costs.My biggest lesson from this is to collect 2-3 quotes for large jobs before awarding the project to any contractor.

Here’s a look at some of the most obvious pros and cons of subject to financing to give you an idea of whether or not it remains an option for your next acquisition:ProsCash Flow & Equity: Provided the right steps have been taken, the property can very easily award buyers with cash flow and the chance to build equity.

The judge won't care what the agreement was, you broke the law and now the judge is going to award the tenant 3 times the monthly rent to the tenant and order you to give back that money.You need to tell any applicant that offers this that they must complete your application and go through all back ground checks.

Sometimes tenants can be a total nightmare...That said, I think you'll have a very difficult time convincing a judge to award you a claim of unpaid rents through the end of the lease term, particularly if you are in the business of landlording.As real estate professionals, we chose to take on the risk of eviction-related vacancies. 

This is the way corelrect?   What is the process?