Can I evict NOW?

[romontj]

What is the name of your state? GA

My tenant has been late on the rent three months in a row. Last month she was 20 days late and this month she is currently 12 days late. In addition, the tenant gave me a rent check and when I went to deposit it I was told that the tenant's bank account was closed. I recently found out that writing checks on a closed account was against the law, too.

I'm under the assumption that a tenant must be 30 days late in order to begin the eviction process in GA. Am I correct on that assumption? Do I have grounds to evict NOW?

Also, since she's putting me through hell, I'd like to take it a step further and have something legally done regarding the check. Any suggestions?

 

[treese]

If you have never had to evict before, hire a local attorney that specializes in evictions.

Here is the Georgia Landlord Tenant Handbook/Frequently Asked Questions:
http://www.dca.state.ga.us/housing/housingdevelopment/programs/downloads/landlord/evictdisposs.html

This site provides both civil and criminal penalties for bad checks by state:
http://www.ckfraud.org/penalties.html

Here is the Attorney General's Website with info regarding bad checks:
http://www.law.state.ga.us/consumer_resources.html