Question: Renters

Bamaatthebeach · Mar 18, 2019

I've had a property management company (a very bad one, unfortunately) handling a rental property 500 miles from me (it's a house my mother owns). After finally evicting these people (unpaid rent), my sister discovered yesterday that they took the washer and drier. Does anyone have any experience with this? I'm getting the feeling from Googling that I'm just you-know-what out of luck.

My cousin is a property manager, but she is outside of Alabama and cannot tell me if laws in Florida apply in Alabama.

If anyone knows anything, I am all ears. Thanks

crimsonaudio · Mar 18, 2019

You can almost certainly charge them but you will almost certainly never see a penny - leaving out the washer, drier, and time and money spent chasing deadbeats.

It sucks, but it's what renting is.

Bamaro · Mar 18, 2019

Could you report it to police as a theft?

Bamabuzzard · Mar 18, 2019

Bamaatthebeach said:
I've had a property management company (a very bad one, unfortunately) handling a rental property 500 miles from me (it's a house my mother owns). After finally evicting these people (unpaid rent), my sister discovered yesterday that they took the washer and drier. Does anyone have any experience with this? I'm getting the feeling from Googling that I'm just you-know-what out of luck.

My cousin is a property manager, but she is outside of Alabama and cannot tell me if laws in Florida apply in Alabama.

If anyone knows anything, I am all ears. Thanks

I own rental property. Go to Lowe's, apply for a Lowe's Card (12-18 month interest free financing) buy new ones, then write it off on your taxes. It will be much cheaper than trying to recoup from former tenant.

Elefantman · Mar 18, 2019

Just kiss the washer and dryer goodbye and do what buzzard suggested. Find a new management company and have them explain what the laws are in FL as far as kicking people out and how the handle it.. If they can't, keep looking for a new property manager. The laws can vary greatly from state to state. My SIL does a lot of rentals in AR and he became a lawyer just because he got tired of paying someone else to do these things for him. One trick he uses to get people to pay on time is to give them a discount for paying before the end of the month. Doesn't have to be much, $20 or so will motivate most people to pay early.

Bamaatthebeach · Mar 18, 2019

That's pretty much what I figured.

crimsonaudio said:
You can almost certainly charge them but you will almost certainly never see a penny - leaving out the washer, drier, and time and money spent chasing deadbeats.

It sucks, but it's what renting is.

Bamaatthebeach · Mar 18, 2019

Thanks for the quick replies.

seebell · Mar 25, 2019

Bamaro said:
Could you report it to police as a theft?

Little late here. Sorry.

Yes, you can report it to the police but probably nothing will happen. Do you have the serial #s for the machines? If not forget it. Your property manager should be able to report the debts to the credit bureau she uses so it will show up on the tenant's credit report.

If you officially evicted them, you could have filed an unlawful detainer for a money judgment at the same time for about the same cost.

Unless the market or house conditions demand it (stackable for example or beach rental maybe), I would not furnish a washer and a dryer. Most house renters worth a darn have their own.
If your ex-tenant is a corporate employee of means, you have a good chance of collecting the money from the tenant's paycheck once a judgment is rendered. Otherwise, Blood from a turnip applies.
A good property manager is very hard to find.
http://www.madisoncountycircuitclerk.org/unlawful-detainers/

https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/overview-landlord-tenant-laws-alabama.html

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