I have completed another eviction in South Florida. The Pembroke Pines eviction was completed in about two weeks. The tenant left the premises when the default papers were signed by the judge. The landlord has decided to let us manage the property since she lives in New York.

The landlord is in foreclosure and is trying to do a loan modification or a short sale. The tenant argued in court that since the property was in foreclosure he should be allowed to stay in the premises for free. He will leave when the bank would do the final foreclosure paper which would take more than one year. The tenant forgot to do one thing, place the rent money he owed in the court registry. The judge immediately signed the default package and ordered the Sheriff to evict.

I met the Sheriff at the property at 11:30 am. He asked if the tenant was still inside the premises. I said no, they left last week and there is nothing inside that belongs to them. No furniture, no clothes, nothing at all according to a neighbor. The Sheriff went inside as I waited by the front door. The house was vacant. He placed the Sheriff’s notice sticker at the front door and gave me possession of the house. We changed the locks. I took pictures of the house inside and out for my records. I also used those pictures to advertise the property to rent it back out.

The house was very clean, organized and presentable. The tenants left the house in excellent condition. This Pembroke Pines property will be very easy to rent again. We should be able to rent the property before the end of the month. The owner lives in Long Island, New York. She has a family member in Miami but is unable to handle the property management duties. The business of renting and collecting rent money should be left to real estate professionals.

Call Hector Lesende at (305) 300-7788 or visit www.lesende.com

Hector Lesende is owner-licensed real estate broker in Miami, Fl. Serving Miami real estate, Miami Lakes real estate, Coral Gables, Miami Beach, Hialeah, Fort Lauderdale, Miami-Dade and Broward Counties. We provide a South Florida Foreclosure List. We are HUD registered brokers. We offer Miami South Florida Eviction Service.