How to deal with a disabled tenant

[Baha Acuner]

Hello BPers, 

I have a tenant who has been month to month for 2 years now. About a year ago she got involved in a car accident and her leg had to be amputated. Before you think I am a heartless money hungry landlord, please note that they are living in a property with a rent much lower than market rate because they have been my tenant for more than 4 years. I haven't raised their rent during this time. 

Their rent payments have been very erratic , late 7 times in last 12 months for instance. That's why I talked to her last February and got her commit verbally to leave the property at the end of July. When I texted her last month to check on her, she mentioned her disabled status and she said that she needed to stay in the property because they still haven't located a prosthetic leg for her yet. 

I didn't reply to her to not get myself in a bad situation with law but at this point I need to have them out of the property. Should I send them a 30 days notice? Would I be violating some laws? 

Thanks

[Nathan Gesner]

Quote from @Baha Acuner:

Disabled people are not exempt from the law. They still have to pay rent, abide by the lease, and obey the law.

They are bad renters. It's not your fault they lost their leg or that they are struggling financially. You can pat yourself on the back for letting them live without an increase, which means you have subsidized their rent for four years and probably saved her tens of thousands of dollars.

Treat them like any renter. Give them a 30-day notice (or whatever the law requires) and get them out. Clean it up, figure out what market rate is, and find a good renter. In the future, consider an annual review and increase to stay close to market rates.