How to evict a minor and keep the parent?

[Rich E.]

I have been a landlord for quite a while but this is a new on for me.

The Situation:  A father and his 17 year old son live in one of my apartments.  Their one year lease recently expired and they are on month-to-month.  The son was listed on the 1-year lease.  The son has broken windows, keeps the tenants up all night, throws garage everywhere, etc.  I have told the father the son needs to leave in the past and he got him out for a while.  He is back once again and is disturbing the other tenants.  This time, I want to kick him out with official documentation.  The father wants to stay and he is a good tenant that just happens to have a problem child.  Given the discussions I have had with him, I think he will honor keeping the child away going forward.

Question:  What is the proper documentation process for this?  Should I give a 30 day notice to end their tenancy and then sign a new lease with only the father listed on the lease?  Any other thoughts?

[Thomas S.]

Get rid of them both. As long as you have the father the son will be back.

You can not legally evict a minor however if you wait till he is 18 you should be able to evict. But again he will be back. 

Your biggest problem is the father and he is the one you need to get rid of not the son. Where the father goes the son will always follow.

You need to stop playing games and get serious.