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Old 10-25-2013, 12:17 PM
 
Location: St Thomas, US Virgin Islands
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Unemployed, big problem. I don't know any landlord that would rent to you knowing you had no reliable source of income.
He did say he's now employed again.
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Old 12-06-2013, 12:32 PM
 
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my question is if i have gotten an eviction notice in the mail how long would it be before i have to move
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Old 12-06-2013, 02:15 PM
 
Location: U.S.A., Earth
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I know a married woman who lives in another state and she is going on disability and they own the house they live in. I wonder if you could manage to save up to buy yourselves a small home of your own so you wouldn't have to worry about being evicted just for being late.
When you buy a house, you now pay mortgage, which you can't really be late on either. Instead of eviction, your home now gets foreclosed on. I don't think buying a home would solve the problem with late payments.
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Old 12-06-2013, 02:28 PM
 
Location: St Thomas, US Virgin Islands
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my question is if i have gotten an eviction notice in the mail how long would it be before i have to move
It's your choice.

You can wait for a notice to appear in court. Unless you have a very firm defense to the LL's claim against you and can prove that his reason for filing eviction against you is completely off the wall and totally illegal, you'll be escorted out by US Marshals in a couple of days after a judge has ruled in favor of the LL. The judgement against you will be on the record and will make it very difficult for you to rent another unit. Plus if you don't pay off the judgment against you, your credit rating will be negatively affected which will make both renting and any loan transactions impossible for many years to come. And so much more - all this often segues into employment too when employers do background checks on you (which many do, even small business owners).

I've no idea what your situation is because you've divulged zilch but, considering you've come onto a forum to seek advice and aren't (at least so far) apparently a basic scofflaw, best you work with your LL and arrange to pay whatever you owe before it gets to court.
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Old 12-06-2013, 04:18 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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my question is if i have gotten an eviction notice in the mail how long would it be before i have to move
Different states have different procedures, look up those for your state on the internet. It is possible you will find helpful links in the State laws sticky thread at the top of this forum.
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Old 12-06-2013, 11:07 PM
 
Location: Tampa (by way of Omaha)
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It's your choice.

You can wait for a notice to appear in court. Unless you have a very firm defense to the LL's claim against you and can prove that his reason for filing eviction against you is completely off the wall and totally illegal, you'll be escorted out by US Marshals in a couple of days after a judge has ruled in favor of the LL. The judgement against you will be on the record and will make it very difficult for you to rent another unit. Plus if you don't pay off the judgment against you, your credit rating will be negatively affected which will make both renting and any loan transactions impossible for many years to come. And so much more - all this often segues into employment too when employers do background checks on you (which many do, even small business owners).

I've no idea what your situation is because you've divulged zilch but, considering you've come onto a forum to seek advice and aren't (at least so far) apparently a basic scofflaw, best you work with your LL and arrange to pay whatever you owe before it gets to court.
I hate to break it to you, but the U.S Marshalls don't get involved in evictions (with the exception of the District of Columbia, where they also do process service and other duties usually delegated to Sheriffs Departments).

Anyways, to answer that person's question, a tenant with any sort of a defense can drag an eviction out for several months, depending on the jurisdiction in question.
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Old 12-07-2013, 03:57 AM
 
Location: St Thomas, US Virgin Islands
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I hate to break it to you, but the U.S Marshalls don't get involved in evictions (with the exception of the District of Columbia, where they also do process service and other duties usually delegated to Sheriffs Departments).
I hate to break it to you but I believe NYC does too. Sheriffs, Marshalls - each jurisdiction has its own officials. The simple point being made is that physical removal by designated officials is part of the process when a tenant has been evicted and refuses to move.
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Old 12-07-2013, 05:11 AM
 
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my question is if i have gotten an eviction notice in the mail how long would it be before i have to move
Read the eviction notice, it will tell you everything you need to know.
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Old 12-07-2013, 05:15 AM
 
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When you buy a house, you now pay mortgage, which you can't really be late on either. Instead of eviction, your home now gets foreclosed on. I don't think buying a home would solve the problem with late payments.

Paying rent/mortgage late and not paying rent/mortgage are two different things.

You don't get evicted for paying your rent late, you get evicted for not paying your rent.

You don't get foreclosed on for paying your mortgage late, you get foreclosed on for not paying your mortgage several months in a row.


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Old 12-07-2013, 01:26 PM
 
Location: Tampa (by way of Omaha)
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I hate to break it to you but I believe NYC does too. Sheriffs, Marshalls - each jurisdiction has its own officials. The simple point being made is that physical removal by designated officials is part of the process when a tenant has been evicted and refuses to move.
Nope. New York City has a Sheriffs Department.
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