Tenant not responding to 30 day notice to vacate

[Kathlyn Lewis]

Hey all you knowledgeable people!

Hoping someone has some advice (or calming words of wisdom).  We served a 30 day notice of lease termination on May 20th via certified mail to some tenants we do not want to continue to have leasing our property.  They have not picked up the notice as of today, so we went and dropped it off at the property and...

Nothing.  They have not responded.  Which seems really weird, but...

We have a couple more days until the actual 30 days goes into effect (we want them out at the end of the month).  Do we need to do anything else?

Any advice is appreciated!

Cheers.

[Ursula B.]

@Kathlyn Lewis  I'd say consult with a good eviction attorney.  They can tell you from what point the clock started ticking on your notice since you acknowledge they didn't pick up the certified letter and you had to drop it off.  I'd be willing to bet the drop off date becomes your day one on the notice.

The attorney can also tell you what comes next if they don't vacate.  Not knowing the landlord tenant laws in your state, I'd say you're probably looking at a formal eviction process.  The eviction attorney can help with that process and can usually represent you at the hearing.

We expanded our process to include emailing a copy of the notice to the tenant as well as mailing a copy to the tenant and ourselves to document proof of issuance.

Good luck to you!