I'd be (very) careful not to post anything publicly about the tenant unless you are not afraid to deal with the slander or defamation lawsuit.

Given that Illinois is a judicial state and a lawsuit must be filed to take over a property, the true HMLs have backed away.Now the term refers to that, but now they usually check your credit and ability to repay.

Is it just "easier" to do without a security deposit and leave yourself open to that risk rather than the potential for a lawsuit if you don't follow one of the many, many, many rules around the deposit?

I'm 20 years old and have been investing money since I was about 6 years old (law suit).

No news since.Before launching a lawsuit, I would like to know what legal ways I have get my money back ( like puting a lien on his house or whatever action that would put pressure on him, quickly)Thanks in advanceVanilla

How about management, advertising, entity maintenance, insurance, evictions, setouts, legal fees, damage done by tenants (in excess of the security deposit), lawsuits, utilities (at least during vacancies), capital expenses (not technically an operating expense), etc, etc, etc?

The tenant was just a self-centered, vindictive, trouble-loving user.After all that, I'd like to find a way to direct a lawsuit to her (new address) and then turn the decision of actually acting on it over to the owner.

I am exploring possibilities for lawsuit or class action: anybody wants to join?

What I'm primarily interested in are looking at their eviction record; looking at their criminal record; and looking at their lawsuit history.I agree with Heathen that NTN is one of the better screening services.

Trada lawsuit in Kendall County Texas is set for trial Sept. 2,2008 after several years for delays from Trada.