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Next time that you're itching to evict your tenant, be sure that you've read all the legal requirements for evicting your tenant and that you have valid grounds to do so. Evicting tenants on a whim could cause serious legal issues for you down the line. This was what happened to my brother-in-law in Philadelphia. His tenant has not been paying rent for some time now and I think non-payment of rent is a valid ground for eviction in any State.

However, he may have skipped a step or two in the eviction process in Philadephia County and now even though he's the one in the right, he had to consult a Philadelphia real estate lawyer to sort his problems out.

What could have been a simple process may now turn into a lenghty legal battle. So next time you want to evict someone, it's not as simple as kicking them to the curb...make sure you Google first.

Posted by sexy_geek at 6:15 AM