If Ihave an unpaid eviction thatI need to take care of, how do I do it?
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If Ihave an unpaid eviction thatI need to take care of, how do I do it?
I couldn’t pay my rent anymore and I got a 3 day notice. It ended up getting filed in court then I was served by a police officer. I have since moved out but now I can’t rent from anyone. I need to find out how to take care of what is owed and how to be able to rent a new home.
Asked on August 25, 2011 Washington
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If you owe money to your former landlord resulting from the eviction proceeding you need to contact him or her and pay off the amount in full. Should you do so, you need to get a full satisfaction of any judgment that the landlord may have against you (and file it with the court where any judgment may have been entered) and if there is no judgment against you but an unpaid debt, make sure you obtain from the landlord a signed document from the landlord stating that your obligation has been paid in full.
Once you obtain documents from your former landlord stating that your obligations have been paid in full, you need to contact any credit reporting agency and review your credit report. Assuming your obligation owed your former landlord still remains, you need to send the credit reporting agency the documents obtained from your former landlord showing that your obligation to him or her has been resolved.
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