Realtor placed in a bad tennant

[miamibeachbeka]

hello,

I paid a Florida realtor upfront commision for a year lease. The tenant paid first and security. He has lived in the unit a total of three months and has not paid rent in two. He is in the process of being evicted. Can I sue the realtor for the commision, we never did a contract because she is a freind of a freind. If you are wondering a credit check was never preformed on the tenant.
Please advise.

That really depends on what you agreed.

It is true you did not get a great tenant but it is also true that the realtor did do their job by getting somebody that you permitted.

I'm almost on the same situation as yours but mine was worst.
I specifically asked for a good screening, he did a background check, put this woman in my house without a security deposit, without a full 1st month rent and then 3 months later, I was told by the realtor the woman will not pay rent ever, until a sheriff comes and evict her, in washington state that process could take months, this woman is a scam artist and knows she can get away with it. I asked for the background report from the realtor and sure enough this woman had a long history of being sent to court for none paying of debts spanning from 1998 - 2006. I hired a lawyer costing me $1000, we started the process in Feb but the next available date for a hearing was Apr, got a judgement for eviction, the woman won't leave, have to call a sheriff, have to schedule a sheriff within 10 days after asking, finally woman left May 8 and she have a free 3 months of living in my house inwhich I paid $1300 a month of mortgage plus $300 of utilities every month.
I checked my house, carpet was so dirty, trash and garbage all over the place, they made my house like a pig's pen.

We need to know how to sue this negligent, incompetent realtors and be held liable. help!