Eviction cost recovery
Eviction Cost Recovery for Property Portfolios
An eviction ends the lease, but it rarely ends the debt. Court costs, legal fees, and the money judgment itself often go uncollected after the case closes, and pursuing that judgment is a different job than pursuing the original rent balance.
What counts as eviction cost recovery.
A judgment is a legal win, not a recovery. Collecting on it is a separate step most property teams don't have the process to pursue.
Court and filing costs
The eviction filing, service of process, and court fees the property advanced.
Attorney and legal fees
Legal costs incurred pursuing the eviction, separate from the underlying rent balance.
Judgment balance
The money judgment the court awarded that the former resident never paid.
Lost rent through the process
Rent that accrued on the unit while the eviction moved through the court.
How ERG recovers eviction costs.
Post-eviction accounts move through the same five-step process as any other placement, with published performance behind it.
Gross recovery rate
Across multifamily placements and post-move-out balances, ERG's broader published benchmark.
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8 days
Average first payment
Typical time to a first payment, even on an account that's already been through court.
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42%
Right-party contact
Former residents reached directly within the first 30 days after judgment.
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95%
Dispute-free resolution
Resolved without a second round of dispute.
Why Elite Recovery Group
Property operators choose ERG for a reason.
Every account runs under FDCPA and Regulation F compliance, so pursuing a judgment doesn't create new legal exposure of its own.
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FDCPA and Regulation F compliant
Governs judgment and post-eviction recovery the same way it governs any other placement.
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NMLS licensed
Judgment recovery is held to National Mortgage Licensing System standing, so pursuing it doesn't introduce new compliance risk.
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Transparent, dashboard-level reporting
Recovery rate and judgment status visible in real time, not buried in a case file.
Frequently asked
Eviction cost recovery questions, answered.
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What does eviction cost recovery include?
Court and filing costs, attorney and legal fees, the unpaid money judgment, and rent lost while the eviction moved through the court: the full cost of the eviction, not just the original rent balance.
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Is a court judgment the same as getting paid?
No. A judgment establishes what's owed legally, but collecting the money owed is a separate step, one most property teams don't have an in-house process for.
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Can ERG collect on a judgment that's already been through court?
Yes. ERG places and pursues post-judgment accounts the same way it handles any other move-out or aging balance, under the same compliance standards.
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What states can ERG recover eviction costs in?
WA, AZ, and OR today; six more states are in progress as part of the 2026 expansion.
See tenant collection agency for the full tenant lifecycle, or move-out debt collection for balances left after a resident vacates without an eviction. For the compliance side of pursuing a former resident, see collection agency for landlords.
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