Posting a three day notice in Palm Beach County
Posted: December 29th, 2014
Posting a Three Day Notice in Palm Beach County
by Glenn Gurvitch
Call Glenn Directly at 561.358.6755 for more information on posting a three day notice and our property management services in Palm Beach County.
Posting a three day notice is always a very intimidating thing. Will the tenant be there? Will I post the three day notice correctly? Will the tenant get mad and begin damaging my property? These are questions that typically run through a landlord’s mind when gearing up to remove a tenant. In addition to the landlord not collecting rent for the past several months now the landlord will have to pay to remove a tenant. Typically court fees alone cost around $300 in Palm Beach County.
After the three day has been posted the tenant will have three days to either pay or quit.
Calculating the three day period
The day of posting does not count towards the first day and neither do court holidays or weekends. So if you post on Monday, you will be able to go to the court house on Friday and file your eviction. Once your eviction has been filed it takes a few days for the court to serve the eviction notice on the tenant. Once the tenant is served with the notice of eviction, the tenant now has another five days to respond to the court. If the tenant does not respond then the court will issue a default on the tenant and a writ of possession will be issued and served by a Palm Beach County Sheriff Officer.
Now you may be asking, what happens if a tenant responds? Well if a tenant answers the Judge will likely set a hearing date and/or may require the tenant to pay rent into the court registry. If the Judge issues in favor of the Landlord then the Court will issue a writ of possession. At this point you or your agent will have to show up to the property with the Sheriff, a locksmith and someone to help remove the tenants belongings if the tenant is still in possession of the property.
Bottom line evictions are a nightmare for all parties involved.
We get many calls from landlords who have tried to negotiate rent with non paying tenants asking us for help. We handle every situation differently and sometimes we are able to turn the tenant back around and fix the problem without having to involve the courts. If you have a situation where you believe you need someone to get involved we can help. Once a property management agreement is signed we will post a three day notice for free and put you in contact with our one of our low cost eviction attorneys. Once the writ of possession is issued we will also meet the Sheriff at the property for free. During this time we are marketing your property and assessing what damage has been done to the property so that we can find a qualified tenant to lease your home.
Once we gain access to the property we will change the locks and have one of our contractors visit the site and provide estimates for any necessary repairs. We have contractors that can paint a wall or a whole house depending on the situation. Our goal is a quick turnaround so that our rental agents can view the property and have the home rented quick at the best market rate to the most qualified tenant.
If you are unsure of how to post a three day notice in Palm Beach County or would like one of our property managers to begin the eviction process for you please call us at 561.358.6755.