The local Mayor is saying we cannot reuse the space for this.

Our pet deposit is non-refundable which is what I generally would recommend (assuming your state and local laws allow that).

They can serve the initial notice to vacate but the actual court filing needs to come from you as the owner or through an attorney.Given you're out of state, working with a local eviction attorney is definitely your best bet here.

@Darrell ShepherdIf you are dodging the processor server, they can just post it in the local newspaper and consider you been served.

Nonetheless, If you’re short on time, hiring a local attorney who focuses on evictions is definitely a good idea, as the process can be quite tedious.

@Cynthia Lee it depends on your state and local laws.Here in Michigan, we can accept partial rent payments up to the Writ status and have it not affect the eviction process.

Hi Mary, I'm a local investor. 

I often times bounce questions like this off my local RE attorney first and then move forward quickly.  

If you end up having a vacancy with no cash flow, it hurts much more than when you are able to offset with cashflow from your other properties.I would recommend seeing if you are able to diversify a bit with some local or out of state properties that do cashflow some, even after Property Management, that way you could start to support these homes.

Current ownership was not local, and didn't have a presence anymore.