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How fast can a non-paying renter be legally removed from the property in your country? In the US, someone with no legal skills can drag it out for 6-18 months by asserting various nonsense.



Why is the comment downvoted? It's not wrong. Sure, it's not common but it can and does happen. People who work the system are called "serial evictees."

https://archives.sfweekly.com/sanfrancisco/how-renters-work-...

>Depending on the vigilance of the landlord, a seasoned serial evictee like Getzow can get away with a minimum of 45 days and sometimes up to a year of free rent. The actual number of serial evictees operating in San Francisco is difficult to track, but some attorneys who specialize in representing landlords estimate there are between 20 and 100.


Thanks. The people in the unit adjacent to one of my dear friends are serial evictees. At this point, they haven’t paid rent in 8 months, and the landlord is totally on it, working to get them out legally.




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