What happens if the property is occupied?
A – After the confirmation has been filed, you have paid in full and received your deed and have recorded and conveyed the deed, you may contact the occupants and advise them they need to vacate the premises. If they still refuse then the buyer needs to file a writ of possession with the Guernsey County Clerk of Courts and in turn the Guernsey County Sheriff’s Office will serve the occupants with an order to vacate. You can contact the occupants (only if they were parties to the case) and advise them that they need to vacate the premises. If they still refuse to vacate, the buyer then needs to contact a moving company and a lock smith and the moving company will move out the old occupants at the buyers expense. The Sheriff’s Office will stand by if this occurs, but usually the occupants leave prior to filing with the Clerk’s Office.
A – After the confirmation has been filed, you have paid in full and received your deed, and have recorded and conveyed the deed, you may contact the occupants and advise them they need to vacate the premises. If they still refuse then the buyer needs to file a writ of possession with the Muskingum Co. Clerk of Courts and in turn the Muskingum Co. Sheriff’s Office will serve the occupants with an order to vacate. If they still refuse to vacate, the buyer then needs to contact a moving company and a locksmith, and the moving company will move out the old occupants at the buyer’s expense. The Sheriff’s Office will stand by if this occurs, but usually the occupants leave prior to filing with the Clerk’s Office.
