Hello all,
Does anyone know if California’s rent moratorium apply to the rent of the mobile home space? Thanks!
If you mean the Eviction Moratorium, it has ended.
Rent for all tenants is 100% due and payable starting July 1st, 2022. The July 1st date is only valid for tenants who applied for Rental Assistance before March 31st, 2022. If they never applied then the Eviction Moratorium ended on June 1st, 2022.
Any back rent owed from prior to June 1st, 2022, cannot be the cause for an eviction, but you (as the landlord) can sue for unpaid rent in Civil Court. You will easily win since everyone who had a valid reason for not paying due to Covid received rental assistance through the CARES ACT.
I plan on selling all my judgments to a collection company.
Also, once you have a judgment for lost rent you can write it off.
Collecting Money After a Tenant Eviction
To recover money during a tenant eviction, you must request a money judgment in your initial eviction complaint. If the judge awards you with this money judgment, the tenant is legally required to pay you all the money that is owed plus interest. This way, even if the tenant fails to pay, you can file to have his wages or bank accounts garnished until the money is paid in full.
Once a money judgment is official, it can be submitted to collection agencies and reported on the tenant’s credit report. From here, you must decide whether or not to continue paying a collection agency to pursue the tenant for your money. Unfortunately, if the tenant files bankruptcy, it will interfere with your collection efforts.
The tenant eviction process can be a complex and sticky process so discuss the details of your case with a lawyer before you proceed.