• Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
We did a full eviction on Friday at a rental property in NW Miami for non-payment of rent. A full eviction is unusual since most tenants leave before the Sheriff comes out. I communicated with the tenants at every step of the eviction process. We offered every possible opportunity for them to leave the premises so that a full eviction would be avoided. These tenants were not going anywhere. They were going to stay until the end.
The eviction took about 20 days since they never answered the court and were automatically defaulted. I told them the eviction would take place Friday at 10:30 am. I had done all the paperwork and had a Writ of Possession and the Final Judgment from the judge. The tenants waited until the sheriff arrived. To my surprise they were sleeping in their beds in the morning. They were not packed, not ready to move and no where to go. It was going to be a long day.
The sheriff called me at 10.00 am Friday and told me he would be at the house at 10:30 am but he needed a two hour window. He told me I needed to have the keys to the house or a lock smith, also I needed some people to help move furniture and other items from inside the house. I told the Sheriff I was ready. I had everything in place and was prepared to evict.
I met the sheriff outside the house and proceeded to go in. He told the tenants they were being evicted for non-payment of the rent and had to leave the premises. The Sheriff gave them an option, either they move all items from inside the house or I was going to throw everything out in the front lawn. The tenants said they were going to take everything out themselves. They needed one hour to move everything. The Sheriff and I agreed to give them an hour. He left after placing an eviction notice at the front door. The Sheriff told the tenants that if they went inside the house again they will be arrested for trespassing. He told me he had to go because there were 16 other eviction to do. I would like to thank the two Sheriff Deputies from the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s office. They did an excellent professional job.
I patiently waited inside the house while the tenants slowly took everything out. The tenants had a lot of stuff, furniture, beds, food, religious items, etc. Finally, after all items were out I changed the door locks. We stayed in the house doing some minor repairs to the bathroom and bedroom door. The tenants informed me that they had no where to go and therefore they needed 24 hours to remove all items from the front lawn. There had three cars, two jet skies, one atv, clothes. Since I already had possession of the house I reluctantly agreed to give them more time to remove everything from the front lawn. I gave them 12 hours.
The next day the tenants were still on the sidewalk. They had spent the night sleeping in their cars according to some neighborgs. Luckily at 12 am they secured a foreclosed property that was for rent and they moved. This is a temporary move since the property is in foreclosure their stay there is short to say the least. I was relieved of finally executing the eviction and removing the tenants. It seemed that the tenants will never leave. I spent two days at the property executing the eviction. Most tenants leave the premises or try to negotiate. You know is a full eviction when the tenant does not call you or answer the three day notice. Time is of the essence start the eviction immediately.
Hector Lesende is owner/licensed real estate broker in Miami real estate Serving Miami, Miami Lakes real estate, Coral Gables real estate, Hialeah Real Estate Miami-Dade and Broward counties. We offer a South Florida foreclosure list Property Search
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