RENT GARNISHMENT SHOULD WORK LIKE WAGE GARNISHMENT AND APPLY FOR 90 DAYS AT A TIME

Collecting judgments for unreturned security deposits or other small judgments against landlords can be difficult. This is especially true with smaller or disreputable landlords who shuffle bank accounts and otherwise hide assets. Their one regularly available asset is their rent roll, but garnishing or levying on rent paid by incumbent tenants faces a significant hurdle. The window to garnish or levy on rent is very tight. It must be done after rent it due but before the tenant has paid the rent. This is unlike another common periodic income stream — wages, where the garnishment or levy attaches for 90 days after service of the garnishment or levy. New legislation applying the same 90-day rule to garnishment and levy of rent is needed as discussed here.