Month to Month Elderly, Alcoholic, Suicidal Tenant Will Not Leave

[Shannon Young]

Hello All,

I have been dealing with a Month to Month Elderly, Alcoholic, Suicidal Tenant that Will Not Leave.  After about a year of renting a room from me I found out this guy was a serious alcoholic.  He disappeared in his room for a few days and he binge drank. He urinated on himself the floor and his room was filthy. This binge put him in the hospital for a week and a home because he was threatening to kill himself. When he returned I issued him a non-renewal of lease notice and he had 30 days to vacate. He then went on another binge a week later and ended up back in the hospital He returned and asked me to give him more time for a supposed court case. I said no. Then he asked for a good reference I said, "how can I do that?" On the 6th of June he tells me he has a place to go. He stays in his room sleeping for 3 days supposedly from taking Ativan. It turns out he was binge drinking and he had to go back to the hospital on the 9th knowing that he was suppose to vacate on the 10th.

It is clear he is doing this on purpose. All I know to do is go file for eviction since he won't willingly leave. He is leaving the doors unlocked from his drinking when he goes out and I am afraid he will leave the gas on the stove on. I have asked him not to use it. He has ransacked his room and will not clean it even after having issued him a notice to clean it.

Is there anyway to have him removed sooner?