Notice to Vacate, What Now?

[Emiel Barbosa]

Hello all,

I just purchased a home and am in the process of vacating a unit that I need to live in. (Seller did not want to vacate the house but I moved forward anyways) The current tenant is one single guy, no wife or kids, with no lease. Previous owner had trouble with him and another tenant said they tried getting him out before, which clearly didn't work. 

Given that he has no lease, I gave him a 14 day notice to vacate the property. When I dropped the notice off he was not home but I got a call from him after. I told him it was nothing personal and obviously he didn't take it well. All in all, his response was that he would go to the courthouse the next day to set something up. I contacted him the next day to see if he did so and I got no response. 

I am planning on going to court if I have to but I would have to wait until the 14 days is up to start the eviction process. I have 50 days left to get into the house, does anyone else have any suggestions or experiences with this?

Thank you, your wise words are appreciated! -EB