Named for Louis Pappas who first discovered and applied this technique
If you have complaining tenant you cannot evict, because he knows his rights, pays rent on time, reports housing code violations, and participates in a tenant association, you can use this technique.
This avoids the time and expense of going to eviction court where you
would lose the case. It is free, as you obtain the the assistance of the police, courts,
and the massive machinery of the justice system at taxpayers' expense..
1. Have some construction work done on part of the house. Work materials, and the
belongings inside will attract burglars.
2. Either wait until a burglar appears and someone reports it, or ask someone call the police to report a burglar in the house.
3. When the police are called to the scene they will question your tenant. Don't worry. They will not allow him to go inside to get his lease.
5. When the police call you, deny that he was the tenant, say that he is a trespasser. Don't worry. They'll believe the property owner over the tenant. .
6. Your tenant will be handcuffed, taken away, fingerprinted, incarcerated
overnight, and receive an order to a stay away from the property.
The charge will probably be § 18.2-121
"Unlawful entry with the intent to destroy property."
It does not matter at this point that he has a lease and that the
property inside is the tenant's.
7. Until the trial, the tenant will not be able to enter the property, and
must then move out to find a place to live in the mean time.
Kindly agree to let him have a few hours to move his things.
DONE! Amazingly it works!
For futher punishment of the tenant, cost him $1000's in legal fees, hurt his career and personal life.
1. At the trial, to avoid his showing the lease to the Judge, state that
you will agree to Alford Plea for 2 years.
This is tempting to the tenant, because it represents a "100%
sure" outcome.
Judges have been known to rule against a tenant accused of trespassing,
even though he has a valid lease.*
This means the tenant must stay away and not contact you for 2 years,
and be on good behavior.
2. At 1.75 years, if the tenant has done nothing wrong, make up a story such as assault or theft. Anything will do. No witnesses are necessary. Nothing even needs to be stolen. Hopefully you will get a prosecuting attorney will ignore your inconsistent statements, and have the time to hammer your former tenant.
3. This will indicate a violation of the Alford Plea, making it a technical plea of guilt.
4. This will get him arrested for Trespassing, and he may even go to jail.
DONE!
Give your tenant the boot
| § 18.2-121. Entering
property of another for purpose of damaging it, etc. It shall be unlawful for any person to enter the land, dwelling, outhouse or any other building of another for the purpose of damaging such property or any of the contents thereof or in any manner to interfere with the rights of the owner, user or the occupant thereof to use such property free from interference. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. However, if a person intentionally selects the property entered because of the race, religious conviction, color or national origin of the owner, user or occupant of the property, the person shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony, and the penalty upon conviction shall include a mandatory, minimum term of confinement of at least six months, thirty days of which shall not be suspended, in whole or in part. (Code 1950, § 18.1-183; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1994, c. 658; 1997, c. 833.) |
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| Senator - 30th District Patsy Ticer 
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Delegate - 49th District L. Karen Darner 
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| Virginia House of
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Reference: § 55-248.46 Termination of a Tenancy - usually requires a 60-120 day written notice. The Pappas Eviction Technique bypasses this.
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