Q: Can you stop an eviction once a writ of possession has be ordered
I already went to court and had an eviction judgement attached is a writ of possession could i pay with in 7 days to stop being evicted
A: After the writ of possession is granted, the landlord contacts the Sheriff’s office to make arrangements for a Sheriff to supervise the landlord’s removal of a tenant who refuses to leave and/or the tenant’s personal property. At this point, it is too late to pay to stop the eviction, unless the landlord is in agreement. This gets tricky because once the court grants the eviction and writ you can still be evicted, even if you pay. The best time to negotiate and offer a payment would have been either prior to your eviction hearing or during the hearing. Normally at the hearing the parties are given time to negotiate.
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