{"id":470,"date":"2020-05-11T20:53:18","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T01:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.padleads.com\/blog\/?p=470"},"modified":"2020-10-18T10:33:36","modified_gmt":"2020-10-18T15:33:36","slug":"effect-of-evictions-on-tenants-and-landlords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.padleads.com\/blog\/effect-of-evictions-on-tenants-and-landlords\/","title":{"rendered":"Effect of Evictions on Tenants and Landlords"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Evictions are troublesome and stressful for both tenants and landlords. For tenants, an eviction will negatively affect their credit standing so it will be a hindrance for them to be approved by a new landlord. For landlords, they would have to deal with a vacancy and go through a tedious process of screening potential tenants and reviewing their credit history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"799\" src=\"https:\/\/www.padleads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/owbcefxgrie-1024x799.jpg\" alt=\"person crying beside bed\" class=\"wp-image-455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.padleads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/owbcefxgrie-1024x799.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.padleads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/owbcefxgrie-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.padleads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/owbcefxgrie-768x599.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.padleads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/owbcefxgrie-1536x1198.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.padleads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/owbcefxgrie-2048x1597.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Before you deal with an eviction, these are a few pieces of information that will shed light on how eviction can affect the parties involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>How will an eviction reflect in credit reports?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once a landlord reports the eviction to a credit bureau, it will appear on the evicted tenant&#8217;s credit report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Typically, a public court processes an eviction. Because of this, an eviction will be written under the &#8220;public records&#8221; section of the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another way the eviction will appear on credit reports is if the landlord submits unpaid rent dues to a collection agency who will then forward the information to major credit bureaus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since credit scores are often used as a basis for a tenant application to be approved, this will be more difficult for an evicted tenant to find a new place to rent&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.padleads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/x8i6ffazabs-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"closeup photo of American Express Business card on brown surface\" class=\"wp-image-475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.padleads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/x8i6ffazabs-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.padleads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/x8i6ffazabs-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.padleads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/x8i6ffazabs-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.padleads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/x8i6ffazabs-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.padleads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/x8i6ffazabs-2048x1362.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2>When will an eviction appear on a credit report?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After receiving judgment for the eviction, it would take 30-60 days for it to reflect in the evicted tenant&#8217;s credit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This gives a tenant time to find a new unit before his credit report will hinder his application for tenancy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Landlords, however, can use additional documents as a basis in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.padleads.com\/blog\/screening-tenants-how-landlords-should-do-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">screening tenant applications<\/a> so they can check for other red flags.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Landlords should get a better sense of who the tenant they will rent for not only to avoid delayed payments, but also to avoid destructive tenants or those that have a history of criminal activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>You were evicted. What do you do next?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you were evicted, especially if it&#8217;s due to failure to pay rent, it&#8217;s still possible for you to find a rental space in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though landlords usually prefer to have their units rented by someone with a clean credit record, it is not their sole basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An eviction record will stay in a credit report for seven years, so a tenant with a history of being evicted can try other means of gaining the trust of a new landlord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can provide proof of steady income or have a cosigner in your leasing agreement who will be responsible to pay if you&#8217;ll have unpaid rent in the future. If you have enough money in your bank accounts, it can be a good basis for your financial capacity as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are a landlord, try to reconsider before you disqualify seemingly promising applicants just because they have a previous eviction in their credit record, especially if the eviction happened years ago. Sometimes unfortunate circumstances like eviction inspire tenants to bounce back and turn in a new leaf. Chances are high that tenants who have experienced a previous eviction have suffered enough consequences and would do everything to never go through it again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"718\" height=\"130\" src=\"https:\/\/www.padleads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/padleads-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.padleads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/padleads-1.png 718w, https:\/\/www.padleads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/padleads-1-300x54.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>After posting your listings to listing syndication websites like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.padleads.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Padleads<\/a>, you will receive a lot of inquiries from different applicants. Take the chance to ask them about their past tenancies. If an applicant comes clean about a previous eviction, learn how it went first and how he can assure you that it will never happen again. You never know, he might even be a better tenant than the ones with spotless records. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Evictions are troublesome and stressful for both tenants and landlords. 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