If you owe money to the IRS, you should do whatever you can to avoid a tax levy. Sometimes, however, circumstances prevent individuals from being able to pay their tax debt or make sufficient payment arrangements. When this happens, the IRS will levy or seize assets that may include real estate, automobiles, boats, bank accounts and more.

A levy is typically the last step in the IRS debt collection process. If you receive a notice to levy, it is important to take the necessary steps to protect your property and your assets. This is typically the step that you can no longer ignore.

You may be eligible to qualify for what the IRS calls an offer in compromise. Essentially, this is an agreement between you and the IRS. Certain circumstances have to be established before the IRS will accept this offer, however. These include: actual presence of tax liability, inability of taxpayer to pay off debt in full, and evidence of extreme economic hardship.

Some benefits of an OIC include the opportunity to avoid bankruptcy, and the release of liens and levies by the IRS. Taxpayers are required to remain current on all tax obligations for five years, and must waive their rights to certain tax benefits. There are other applicable conditions as well.

A tax levy can seem like a scary thing, but the good news is that you do have options. A tax professional can help you identify and sort through these options, and plan an effective strategy. Contact a tax professional in your area to learn more.

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Open Question: Need some good songs for my mp3?!?
I have all these songs (below) but I want more! Give me as much as you can!

Mp3 completed songs list:

3 doors down:
-Landing in London
-Here Without You
-Kryptonite
-It’s Not My Time
-Here By Me
-Away From The Sun
-Let Me Be Myself
-Behind Those Eyes
-Changes
-Let Me Go
-Going Down In Flames
-He’s Everything You Want
-When I’m Gone
-Live For Today
-The Road I’m On

Avenged Sevenfold:
-Bat Country
-Unholy Confessions
-Almost Easy
-Dear God
-Seize The Day
-Beast And The Harlot
-Afterlife
-A Little Piece Of Heaven
-M.I.A
-Critical Acclaim
-Scream
-Strength Of The World

AC/DC:
-TNT
-Back In Black
-You Shook Me All Night Long
-Highway To Hell
-Thunderstruck

Aerosmith:
-I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing
-Dream On
-Crazy
-Cryin’
-Amazing
-Angel

A Perfect Circle:
-Judith
-3 Libra’s

Bon Jovi:
-Shot Through The Heart (You Give Love A Bad Name)
-Livin’ On A Prayer

Bryan Adams:
-Summer Of ‘69
-Please Forgive Me
-Heaven
-Everything I Do, I Do It For You
-Here I Am
-Back To You
-Cloud Number Nine
-Cuts Like A Knife
-Straight From The Heart
-I’ll Be Right There Waiting For You
-Lets Make A Night To Remember
-The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You
-All For Love (with Sting & Rod Steward)

Bullet For My Valentine:
-Waking The Demon
-Tears Don’t Fall
-Hearts Burst Into Fire
-Curses
-Hit The Floor
-Eye Of The Storm
-Scream, Aim, Fire
-All These Things I Hate (Revolved Around Me)
-Ashes Of Innocent
-Cries In Vain
-End Of Days
-Forever And Always
-Say Goodnight
-The End
-Turn To Die
-Welcome Home

Classical Songs:
-Canon In D (Johann Pachelbel)
-Fur Elise (Beethoven)
-Moonlight Sonata (Beethoven)

Dashboard Confessional:
-Stolen
-Vindicated

Def Leppard:
-Love Bites
-Pour Some Sugar On Me

Eric Clapton:
-Tears In Heaven
-Sunshine Of Your Love (Feat. Cream)

Goo Goo Dolls:
-Before It’s Too Late
-Iris
-Slide
-Better Days
-I’ll Be Your Crying Shoulder

Guns N’ Roses:
-Don’t Cry
-November Rain
-Live Or Let Die
-Sweet Child O’mine

James Blunt:
-1973
-You’re Beautiful
-Goodbye My Lover

Led Zeppelin:
-Stairway To Heaven
-Whole Lotta Love

Lifehouse:
-Broken
-Everything
-Whatever It Takes
-Hanging By A Moment
-I Can’t Keep My Eyes Off Of You
-I Miss You
-I Try
-Come Back Down
-First Time
-From Where You Are

Linkin Park:
-Somewhere I Belong
-The Little Things Give You Away
-Leave Out All The Rest
-Shadow Of The Day
-Numb
-In The End
-New Divide
-Breaking The Habit
-What I’ve Done

Lynyrd Skynyrd:
-Sweet Home Alabama:
-Free Bird

Metallica:
-Sad But True
-Nothing Else Matters
-The Unforgiven
-The Day That Never Comes
-Seek And Destroy
-Fuel
-Enter Sandman
-Fade To Black
-One
-Master Of Puppets

My Chemical Romance:
-Dead
-Teenagers

One Republic:
-Apologize (Feat. Timbaland)
-Stop And Stare

REM:
-Losing My Religion
-Everybody Hurts
-(This One Goes Out To) The One I Love

Red Hot Chili Peppers:
-Snow (Hey Oh)
-Dani California
-Californication

Scorpions:
-Dust In The Wind
-Hotel California
-Still Loving You
-Wind Of Change
-Rock You Like A Hurricane
-Always Somewhere
-Can’t Live Without You
-Send Me An Angel
-Humanity
-No One Like You
-Tease Me, Please Me
-Rhythm Of Love
-Under The Same Sun
-You And I

Secondhand Serenade:
-Fall For You
-Why
-It’s Not Over

Shinedown:
-Starring Down The Barrel Of A 45
-Second Chance

Simple Plan:
-Untitled
-Crazy
-Welcome To My Life
-Perfect

Snow Patrol:
-Chasing Cars
-Signal Fire
-Hands Open
-Make This Go On Forever
-Shut Your Eyes

Stratovarius:
-Hunting High And Low
-Destiny
-Infinity
-Eagleheart
-Stratosphere
-Speed Of Light

The Beatles:
-Hey Jude
-Let It Be
-Help

The Exies:
-These Are The Days
-Different Than You

The Killers:
-Somebody Told Me
-Mr. Brightside

The Fray
-How To Save A Live
-You Found Me

Three Days Grace:
-Home
-Just Like You
-I Hate Everything About You
-Never Too Late

U2:
-With Or Without You
-One
-Sunday Bloody Sunday
-Pride (In The Name Of Love)
-New Year’s Day
-Elevation
-Vertigo
-Where The Street Have No Name
-Hawkmoon 269
-Beautiful Day
-I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
-Unchained Melody

Yellowcard:
-Only One
-Light Up The Sky

-Mad World (Adam Lambert)
-I Don’t Care (Apocalyptica)
-Now You’re Gone (Basshunters)
-Hate Me (Blue October)
-Zombie (Cranberries)
-Bad Day (Daniel Powter)
-Smoke On The Water (Deep Purple)
-Suspicious (Elvis Presley)
-Situations (Escape The Fate)
-The Final Countdown (Europe)
-Someday (Flypside)
-The Pretender (Foo Fighters)
-The River (Good Charlotte)
-Wake Me Up When September Ends (Green Day)
-The Trooper (Iron Maiden)
-I’m Yours (Jason Mraz)
-Imagine (John Lennon)
-Stronger (Kayne West)
-I’ll Be Waiting (Lenny Kravitz)
-You Are Mine (Mute Math)
-Smell Like Teens Spirit (Nirvana)
-So What (Pink)
-Another Brick In The W

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Open Question: I want swimming/water/aqua shoes.Where can I get them?
I am looking for shoes I can actually wear while swimming. Say if I go to a beach or river where there is a lot of gravel or if it’s rocky…I should be able to wear them to protect my feet.

So basically I should be able to wear them both on and off land. They should not be too expensive.

Are there any stores which sell such shoes? I am based in the North East by the way.

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Open Question: What is Jesus’ special role? I’d like to share!!?
THE PROMISED MESSIAH
Long before Jesus was born, the Bible foretold the coming of the one whom God would send as the Messiah, or Christ. The titles “Messiah” (from a Hebrew word) and “Christ” (from a Greek word) both mean“Anointed One.” This promised One would be anointed, that is, appointed by God to a special position. In later chapters of this book, we will learn more about the Messiah’s important place in the fulfillment of God’s promises. We will also learn about the blessings that Jesus can bring us even now. Before Jesus was born, however, many no doubt wondered, ‘Who will prove to be the Messiah?’
In the first century C.E., the disciples of Jesus of Nazareth were fully convinced that he was the foretold Messiah. (John 1:41) One of the disciples, a man named Simon Peter, openly said to Jesus: “You are the Christ.” (Matthew 16:16) How, though, could those disciples—and how can we—be sure that Jesus really is the promised Messiah?
The prophets of God who lived before Jesus foretold many details about the Messiah. These details would help others to identify him. We might illustrate things this way: Suppose you were asked to go to a busy bus depot or a train station or an airport to pick up someone you had never met before. Would it not help if someone gave you a few details about him? Similarly, by means of the Bible prophets, Jehovah gave a rather detailed description of what the Messiah would do and what he would experience. The fulfillment of these many prophecies would help faithful ones to identify him clearly.
Consider just two examples. First, over 700 years in advance, the prophet Micah foretold that the promised One would be born in Bethlehem, a small town in the land of Judah. (Micah 5:2) Where was Jesus actually born? Why, in that very town! (Matthew 2:1, 3-9) Second, many centuries in advance, the prophecy recorded at Daniel 9:25 pointed to the very year when the Messiah was to appear—29 C.E.* The fulfillment of these and other prophecies proves that Jesus was the promised Messiah.
At his baptism, Jesus became the Messiah, or Christ
Further proof that Jesus was the Messiah became clear near the end of 29 C.E. That is the year when Jesus went to John the Baptizer to be baptized in the Jordan River. Jehovah had promised John a sign so that he could identify the Messiah. John saw that sign at Jesus’ baptism. The Bible says that this is what happened: “After being baptized Jesus immediately came up from the water; and, look! the heavens were opened up, and he saw descending like a dove God’s spirit coming upon him. Look! Also, there was a voice from the heavens that said: ‘This is my Son, the beloved, whom I have approved.’” (Matthew 3:16, 17) After seeing and hearing what happened, John had no doubt that Jesus was sent by God. (John 1:32-34) At the moment when God’s spirit, or active force, was poured out upon him that day, Jesus became the Messiah, or Christ, the one appointed to be Leader and King.—Isaiah 55:4.
The fulfillment of Bible prophecy and Jehovah God’s own testimony plainly show that Jesus was the promised Messiah.
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It is unclear how long the current state of our economy will last. Three months? Three years? But one thing’s for certain: the Brissi Group has its eye on the NYC rental market and using the ups and downs for negotiating rents. The Brissi Group is Manhattan’s only real estate brokerage to offer a flat-fee apartment search.

It is not an easy task to determine the condition of any real estate marketplace, but one can not argue with results such as what the Brissi Group has obtained. Renters can now pay substantially lower rental rates than they did in 2008 in all types of apartment buildings, with the exclusion of 2 bedroom units where a doorman is present. As a matter of fact, renters have reported getting rental discounts of nearly 17% less than a building owners first asking price.

When it comes to the tenant and landlord relationship land lords today no longer have the upper hand. They can no longer demand the high prices that they once did because the rental market is the ultimate price dictator. Additionally, due to the slowdown in hiring practices in the city, many renters cant afford to pay exorbitant rents any longer. In short, tenants can now get items that they could not possibly get a few years ago and the Brissi Group can help.

There are landlords that are offering a free month of rent, offering to buy broker’s fees, and other similar services and offers to cater to the needs of today’s soft rental market. It is important to note that many of the individuals who own these buildings will not openly offer to give renters any kind of concession, a wise renter must ask what kinds of concessions are available. The worst thing a prospective landlord can say is no and then a renter is no worse off for having asked.

A great way to search for apartments in New York City is through the assistance of a flat fee based rental agency where you know the agent is working for YOU not for a commission, Brissi Group’s Flat Fee Rentals NYC rental division is the only such service in the city. Their goal is to find your dream apartment, not to up-sell you.

When you know where you want to live in New York City, the next logical step is to figure out how to find a vacant apartment in that specific area. When you enlist the aid of a flat fee rental agent such as the Brissi Group, you will have access to 85 percent of the listings on the current rental market. This includes listings in Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, the Bronx, and of course the hub of it all, Manhattan.

Where you end up living is a big and personal decision, a good agent works with you on a personal lever to make that decision. Brissi Group agents are trained not only to find great deals and negotiate prices, but also how to communicate specifically with their clients and tailor apartment searches to each clients specific needs.

With the right tools and rental agents, find your perfect place can be seamless. By working with a flat-fee broker you can rest easy knowing your agent is working for you, not a broker. For more information, check out Manhattans only flat-fee real estate rentals at http://www.flatfeerentalsnyc.com/ or contact them by calling 212-738-0880 or sending an email to info@FlatFeeRentalsNYC.com

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Capitol Hill Lawmakers has recently passed a bill to assist families with avoiding Houston foreclosures. The bill will allow homeowners to refinance their current loans and re-mortgage the loans to other loans that are backed by the government. Some of the homeowners in Houston are currently taking the steps to prevent their property from becoming another of Houstons long list of foreclosed property.

It is a sensible step for homeowners, since the economy is uncertain. With the economy, the way it is and the interest rates, fallen people are looking every day for Houston foreclosures. Some people however are renting some of their living space to others to save their home. Despite of the efforts the economy is suffering and the debt market rates are increasing, which is making it difficult for homeowners to repay their mortgage.

Our economy is suffering dramatically because of the greed that is surfacing. Bills are increasing, which is making it difficult for people to stay erect. Thus, people in Houston have to rent some of their living space just to make ends meet.

Nationally, people are renting some of their living quarters as well just to make ends meet and to avoid going on the foreclosure list. Some homeowners however do not have the option to rent space. Some of the newer areas will not allow homeowners to rent to others, since the deed they had signed prohibited this option. What do these people do to avoid foreclosure?

Many of them lose their homes because their options are limited, which is why we see a long list of foreclosed property in Houston. Houston is located at the southeastern parts of Texas and it is the seat of Harris County. It is located at the head of the Houston Ship Channel, which links the city to the Gulf of Mexico. The inland seaports are where the chief financial, manufacturing centers and distribution is seated for the United States. Texas was one of the largest cities in Texas and the fourth largest in the United States. People believe that everything is big in Texas so they migrate there to enjoy the new style of living. With cowboys and girls, they join. If you are looking Houston foreclosures now is the time to get started. Buying homes for 20 to 40 percent at discounted prices is no big thing in Houston Texas.

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Currency trading is the name of the game right now. Currency trading is being called the Recession Proof Business of the 21st Century. The currency market is the crossroads for international capital, the intersection through which the global commercial and investment flows have to move. We like to think of the currency market as the, Big Kahuna of the financial markets. Currency Market is the most traded financial markets in the world.

Currency market is open around the clock six days a week, enabling currency traders to act on news and events as they happen. More than anything else, the currency market is the traders market. Its a market where a billion dollar of trades can be executed in a matter of seconds. Huge currency transactions may not even move the prices noticeably.

While commercial and financial transactions in the currency markets represent huge nominal sums, they still pale in comparison to the amount spend on speculation. By far the vast majority of currency trading volume is based on speculation.

Estimates are that upwards of 90% of the daily trading volume is derived from speculation meaning that commercial or investment based currency trades account for less than 10% of the daily global volume. The depth and breadth of the speculative market means that the liquidity of the overall currency market is unparalleled among global financial markets.

Currency trading has its own set of trading lingo just like any financial market. If you are new to currency trading, the mechanics and terminology may take some getting used to. The biggest mental hurdle facing newcomers to currency trading especially those traders coming from other markets are getting there head around the idea that each currency trade consists of a simultaneous sale and purchase.

For example, in the stock market, you own only 100 shares and want to see the price go up if you purchase 100 shares of Google (GOOG). You simply sell your 100 shares when you want to exit. But in currencies, the purchase of one currency involves the simultaneous sale of another currency.

This is the exchange in the foreign exchange. So currencies come in pairs. To make matters easier, currency markets refer to trading currencies by pairs. All most all currency pairs have nicknames or abbreviations. The major currency pairs all involve the US Dollar on one side of the deal.

The most frequently traded currency pairs in the currency market are: USD/JPY, GBP/USD, USD/CHF, EUR/USD, USD/CAD, UAD/USD, and NZD/USD. Rest of the currency pairs dont have the volume that these pairs have. The designation of each currency is expressed using ISO codes for each currency.

Cross currency pairs serve as the alternative to always trading the US Dollar although the vast majority of currency trading takes place in the dollar pairs. Cross rates are derived from the respective USD pairs but are quoted independently. A cross currency pair or a cross is any currency pair that does not include the US Dollar.

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Let’s face it; the housing market has certainly seen brighter days in the past than it is right now because with the economy in the state it is, many people are battling financially. In fact, the vast majority of us have needed to make certain sacrifices in order to stay above water and prevent unwelcome guests from knocking on the door. One advantage of such times however, is that you can purchase a home below the going rate, simply because foreclosed homes usually sell for a fraction of their original value.

Foreclosed homes are essentially homes which the banks and lenders have repossessed because of owners being unable to meet their obligations with regards to the monthly repayments. Admittedly, there are indeed some foreclosed homes which are in a serious state of disrepair but there also equally as many which are in perfect condition. Of course, banks couldn’t care less about the condition of a property and as a result they try to sell these in as short a time as possible rather than have it sitting in their system.

While failure to meet monthly repayments is a leading cause, it’s certainly not the only reason why homes maybe foreclosed, but of course we won’t attempt to list all the other possible reasons right now. We will however go as far as saying that providing you play your cards right, you could very well manage to obtain the best deal of your life. This is essentially because banks are reluctant to keep these foreclosed homes for any length of time, and as such, they use various methods in order to get rid of them as quickly as possible.

In most cases banks will simply attempt to sell these properties by means of a direct sale, often at a price which is as much as 50% below the original price. Of course, as mentioned, the condition of a property can vary tremendously, so the extremely low price can be either good or bad, depending on what you get. When a property is offered for sale at such a significantly reduced price, it usually indicates that the bank or lender is desperate to sell in order to recover some of their losses.

The next method is to have an auction. This is where they just want to get rid of these things and the price may be dirt cheap. Some places may be damaged and in bad condition, others may be perfectly fine. It all depends on whats available and what you choose. Although auction prices are varied, not fixed. Meaning the bid can go up to the original price again if the bidder wants it.

In fact, with regards to the bank or lender, a foreclosed home sold at auction can in some cases end up being a better deal than if it had been sold by means of a direct sale. Regardless of the method by which they’re sold, foreclosed homes are becoming increasingly common simply because more and more people are finding it financially impossible to maintain loan repayments. However this shouldn’t put you off because in the vast majority of cases, if there are outstanding monthly payments, they are for the most part extremely low. Also, it is not uncommon to find a home which has been foreclosed and which still has all the furniture inside.

Essentially, buying a foreclosed home via a direct sale is relatively easy, while winning one at auction may prove to be a little more difficult. Obviously, you need to bear in mind that you are not the only one looking for that once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Let’s face it; everyone would like to own a beautiful home while at the same time being able to buy it for next to nothing. Remember however, because you get what’s available, you need to keep a level head before you commit yourself, and as such, you need to satisfy yourself with regards to whether or not you’re happy with the condition of a property. After all, nobody wants to buy a great looking home only to discover that it’s going to cost you more than you paid for it just to have it repaired.

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Since the economy is not going strong these days, you should go for alternatives like multiple streams of income. In today’s time, you cannot depend only on a single job for talking care of the recurring expenses you have. The market is so sluggish that even if you have a business you may not be able to maintain your expenses. This could certainly be the worst time to invest more money in business. One of the best streams of income you can focus on is the real estate business. The main advantage of this market is that it will never go down and if it is going down, it will not take you with it.

If you do have some capital to invest and the art of calculations, you can jump into real estate business. You can go for the real estate investing courses if you don’t know anything about the real estate. You have to check out the inclusion of certain things before choosing from the pool of real estate investing courses that are available in the market.

The facilitator who offers the course should be a respected expert with vast experience in real estate. The facilitator should know the nuances of trading and first class in hand experience in the field of real estate. A facilitator with all these abilities will be able to guide you in a practical way.

While entering into real estate business, you have to be pretty much clear of your interests. Clarity is the main thing that will help up you in picking up the real estate investing courses that will be focused on a specific stream. Among the streams, you can choose from foreclosure properties, flip real estate opportunities or pre-construction properties.

The real estate investing courses you are going to select must offer you with multiple aids for finding the best investment areas. The cost of these courses must also be monitored before actually going for one. These course selected must also provide you with a lot of reading material as you can’t expect the facilitator to go through each and every detail of the business.

You have to check in the track record of the institute before choosing from the multiple real estate investing courses.

Multiple streams of income to add to your main would only be successful if the other option is taken seriously. Taking real estate as the second source of income might over take the primary job that you have for living provided you consider the above while choosing from the multiple real estate investing courses offered.

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Billboards, news print advertisements, billboards, and television and radio commercials are the most common forms of marketing that Realtors turn to when it comes to their overall marketing strategy. However, in this day and age it is dire that creative marketing for Realtors is turned to in order to produce the results that a real estate agent or company desires to have.

One of the most under used assets that a Realtor can turn to is the World Wide Web. The use of Internet Marketing can increase a real estates business by more than 30% each and every year. In fact, it has been determined that Realtors generate more sales from online marketing than from all physical means of marketing put together.

A website that is easy to navigate and contains the information that home searchers are looking for is vitally important. Websites are the most turned to resource when an individual is searching for a new home. If your website is lacking the information and details that they need in order to shop for a property, then you will fail when it comes to online marketing.

Many real estate companies will simply list the addresses of properties that they have for rent or sale on their website. This then requires home searchers to actually leave their homes in order to check out the properties. Proper Internet Marketing should allow these searchers to find and see everything they need on your website. Your website should allow them to take virtual tours with photos and videos.

Many Realtors have started to take advantage of video sharing websites such as YouTube. You can create short video tours of each of your properties and load them to YouTube. This type of marketing does not cost a single penny. Visitors to your website can then check out all your properties from the comfort of their homes. This will also save you from wasting time in showing multiple properties.

Another proven method of marketing for Realtors is simple flyer circulation. This may seem to be tacky or unprofessional, but it has been proven that the use of flyers is more effective than billboards. This means that you will gaining more exposure for your company while at the same time saving yourself money. It is much cheaper to print up 5, 000 flyers than to actually pay for a billboard.

The more creative and interesting that you get with your marketing strategy, the more effective that your marketing strategy will be. If you go with the “same old same old” you will not produce the results that you desire. Instead, you will continue to gain the same old results that other real estate companies have accepted as the norm.

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Self help eviction is when you take your own actions to kick out a tenant without going through the courts. There are procedures you have to go through with the court and that is the only legal way you can evict a tenant.

A self help eviction is any one of the following actions to remove a non-paying tenant from your home: changing the locks to prevent the tenant from entering your property, threatening the tenant, turning off vital utility services, and remove a tenant’s personal property.

You must not threaten self help eviction on your tenant like threatening to change the locks or to shut off the power. In most States there are clear statutes that prohibit threats of self help eviction.

If you are accused of self help eviction, a judge could care little if your tenant was behind on his rent. If the tenant is in possession of your rental home, he has certain rights and protections. You need to go through the correct eviction procedures with the court.

Let us say you have to go to court because you engaged in acts that fall under self help eviction. You could be fined $20,000 and more. There are many cases where a landlord has removed a tenant’s personal property from the premises and they were fined $30,000 or more. A judge will not require receipts from the tenant either because the landlord could have disposed of such receipts while removing the tenant’s property from the premises.

Where you will really get slammed in court if you engage in acts of self help eviction is under the common law intentional torts of conversion statutes. This means you exercised control over an item in a manner inconsistent with the rights of its owner which deprived the owner of its value. Secondly, you could be hit with trespass which is the unlawful entry upon the property of another enjoying right to possession. These are claims for relief are intentional torts which means that if the court finds you are liable, they can award both nominal and punitive damages to the tenant.

In WILLIAM SPANO v. HANNA ABDALLA S.C. Superior Court (10-3-2002) Hanna Abdulla engaged in self help eviction by changing the locks and removing William Spano’s personal property from the premise to the sidewalk. Hanna Abdulla claimed that she thought the tenant had abandoned the premises. The court was not persuaded by her claim and awarded Spano $1,800 for the 3 months of rent expense he incurred to live elsewhere. The court further awarded $1,200 in punitive damages and attorneys fees.

In Gordon v. Morris, 2001 Ohio App. (2-2-2001) the landlord changed the locks just before the end of the month after learning that the tenants had shut off the utilities and removed most of their belongings. The trial court awarded the tenants only $96.77 in actual damages (they had paid rent through the end of the month but were deprived of the use of the apartment, and this was the prorated amount). But the trial court further awarded $1,000.00 in punitive damages and $1,462.00 in attorneys fees.

The purpose of the courts for not allowing “self-help” evictions is to preserve the peace by preventing disturbances that frequently accompany struggles for the possession of land. If you could just change the locks and throw a tenants belongings out in the street or worse, in the trash, that same angry tenant could come to your home and put a bullet in your head. While at face value it may not seem like the courts are protecting you, they actually are.

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