In California, unlawful detainer cases, including the court index, are not public until 60 days after the filing of the case.

In my area, if the tenant doesn't pay after the time frame in the pay or quit, I complete the unlawful detainer paperwork ( which is available online in my area) print the # of copies I need, call the court for a court date, go to the courts and file the paperwork.Show up to court on given date, if tenant doesn't show I usually get immediate possession but still have to file additional paperwork for the Sherriff to serve the tenants.If the tenant shows up to court, the judge usually gives me possession in 10 days , but I still have to file additional paperwork after the 10 day period for the Sherriff to serve the tenant and for me stay on the right side of the law.

A completed unlawful detainer action is $600, $250 of which is the court fee.

Here in California it goes on their civil record so when doing a criminal research you will see an "Unlawful Detainer" filed against them.

That's why you get the risk premiums / price discounts with foreclosures.That is besides the fact trying to suck every penny of rent out while not paying the mortgage sounds like it is at least at times unlawful.

It is unlawful for any person, with intent to defraud the owner of real property, to engage in equity skimming, which is, to:(a)?

The second scenario is where you might surprise squaters or someone in the home unlawfully.

While you may be looking at a commercial transaction, that always doesn't apply to private individuals so check the usury laws and see how they may apply.Usury is an unlawful rate of interest.

Once the days have passed, you can go to the small claims court and file for an unlawful detainer.

You should run that report independently, and also search for legal actions (evictions & unlawful detainers), and any criminal convictions.As a former property manager to a few large apartment communities, I tell you that 90% of problems come from poor tenant screening.