How do you evict a tenant
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The document outlines the eviction process for landlords, including required termination notices that must be given to tenants depending on the situation. It discusses notices for non-payment of rent, lease violations, and ending month-to-month tenancies. The process involves filing an unlawful detainer lawsuit if tenants do not leave after notice. Evicting a tenant is costly, typically over $3,000 on average, so screening tenants carefully is recommended to avoid evictions.
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- 1. How do you evict a tenant? byKellyGontarski StarPointTenantScreening.com Belowisawalk‐throughoftheevictionprocess,includingtheterminationnoticesrequiredfordifferent situations. It’sanunpleasantsituation,andacostlyone.It’sonethatcanpossiblybeavoidedwithpropertenant screening,butwe’llgetbacktothat.We’llwalkthroughtheevictionprocesssoyouhavearoadmapto navigatethisfrustratingprocess. Thefirstthingyouneedtobeawareofisalandlordcan'tbeginanevictionlawsuitwithoutfirstlegally terminatingthetenant’sstatusasacurrenttenant.Thismeansyouhavetogivethetenantwritten notice,asspecifiedinthestate'sterminationstatuteLandlordandTenantLawsbyStateIfthetenant doesn'tmoveoraddressandcorrecttheoutstandingissues(payrent,removepet,etc)youcanthenfile alawsuittoevict.Thisisreferredtoasanunlawfuldetainer,orUD,lawsuit.) Pleasecheckyourstatelawstoendatenancy.Eachstatehasitsownproceduresastohowtermination noticesandevictionpapersmustbewrittenanddelivered("served").LandlordandTenantLawsby State TerminationWithCause Terminologyvariesfromstatetostate,buttherearebasicallythreetypesofterminationnoticesfor tenanciesthatlandlordsterminateduetotenantmisbehavior: • PayRentorQuitNotices.Thisistypicallyusedwhenthetenanthasnotpaidtherent.Theygivethe tenantafewdays(threetofiveinmoststates)topaytherentormoveout("quit"). • CureorQuitNotices.Thisistypicallygivenafteratenantviolatesatermorconditionoftheleaseor rentalagreement,suchasano‐petsclauseortherequirementtorefrainfrommakingexcessive noise.Usually,thetenanthasasetamountoftimeinwhichtocorrect,or"cure,"theviolation.A tenantwhofailstodosomustmoveorfacethepossibilityofanevictionlawsuit. • UnconditionalQuitNotices.Thisoneisthemostsevere.Theyorderthetenanttovacatethe premiseswithnochancetopaytherentorcorrectaleaseorrentalagreementviolation.Inmost states,unconditionalquitnoticesareallowedonlywhenthetenanthas: o repeatedlyviolatedasignificantleaseorrentalagreementclause o beenlatewiththerentonmorethanoneoccasion o seriouslydamagedthepremises,or o engagedinseriousillegalactivity,suchasdrugdealingonthepremises.
- 3. youafreepreviousaddressreportwithyourEvictionreporttofurthercorroboratethetenant’s activities Remember:anounceofpreventionisworthapoundofcure. HappyrentingfromStarPointTenantScreening! Tolearnmoreaboutevictingatenantorendingalease,visitNOLO.I’mabigabigfanoftheirunbiased freelegalinfo. • CanIchangethelocksonatenant'sguestwhorefusestoleave? • HowEvictionsWork:RulesforLandlordsandPropertyManagers • Don'tLockOutorFreezeOutaTenant‐‐It'sIllegal • Howdowegetthetenanttomove,sowecansell? • Chart:DeadlineforReturningSecurityDeposits,State‐by‐State Evictingaresidentiscostlyandtimeconsuming.Calculationsbasedonourevictiondatabase,using knownfactsandestimates,showtheseaveragecosts: CourtCosts:$80+ AttorneyFees:$150+ RentPastDue:$1,500+ Damages:$1,000+ Cleaning/Rent$350+ __________________ Average:$3,083 WhyareevictionsmissingfromCreditReports?CreditBureau'smustmatchthepublicrecordfiling withmaximumpossibleaccuracyofamatchtotheconsumercreditfile.Mostevictionsarefiledusing onlyadefendant'snameandthecurrentaddress.Sincetheevictionfilingdoesn'tincludeadateofbirth orsocialsecuritynumber,thecreditbureaucannotmatchtheevictiontoaconsumercreditfile.