In N.C. - Need A Good Eviction Lawyer Please - Can Anybody Help?
I don't want to keep anybody up with a long story about a lease-option gone horribly wrong - could someone maybe just recommend a good eviction lawyer in the NC area? I am a first-time landlord who wanted to move on - couldn't sell home and got tricked. I have zero experience in eviction and could use legal help.
Thank you very much.
MB :-? [ Edited by AmazoneMB on Date 06/22/2004 ]
I will call my guy in Charlotte & gal in Greensboro to see if they know someone....do you mind summarizing the details for the benefit of the group?
Will post either way.
Absolutely not! Thank you for responding. I am new to "Forum" as well..so forgive if I mix something up.
I tried to sell townhouse for 1.5 yrs, wonderful clean place in great neighborhood..but oversaturated area. I wanted to move to CA or FL...so went with a girl who called if I would rent. She claimed to be clean and has friend in neighborhood. I just refied and had my mortgage guy check her credit. It was a 550 FICA rating. She supposedly had a fraudulant charge "from where a friend stole her SS and opened a credit card account". Lots of other stuff to get her credit rating so low. But she seemed determined and looked clean and nice. Her former landlord claimed she was never late. I felt for her (stupid me) because she has 6 mos old baby and wanted "her first home"! I even left her furniture, for which she was to pay me when she could. I did "Lease-Option" with her, with $1500 option fee, $250 Security Deposit and $750 rent, due by draft or online-bill-pay. She knew the money amounts in April. On May 26 she met at bank with me to set up draft. She wrote check for $250, deposit and $2250 for rest. Bank told her she needed to put more money in. I waited before I let her move in..she claimed she did an "ATM deposit". Showed me receipt for $1,000. I deposited all checks on May 28. Let her move in June 1. My online statement showed all checks in the bank. Two days later received mail from bank: check for $2250 returned: NSF. Was hit with charge. Called her immediately to fix this. Needless to say...she never did. Went to my place many times waiting for her..she also has started to not take care of the place (breaks my heart). She has come up with one excuse after another. Came up with $500 cash on June 10...which doesn't cover even June rent. After repeated coaxing on my part, she just came up with another $450 and a letter from a bank "that her account in investigation". I called bank and she has frauded the bank (ATM Story was false!). Obviously she has done this before. So far her account does not have the $750 in bank for July rent..I am growing frantic.
So...I contacted investor and he suggested I get a lawyer because she threatened me last time I talked to her that "If I go the eviction route, she will clean my place out and leave nothing". Rental agreement states "washer, dryer, fridge, stove" are staying for her use. Option is separate document and negligence of one will automatically renege on the other. I fear for loss and damages....Help!!
Thx for sharing the info. I will make 2 calls today & post back when I have an answer (either way).