I may have a sublet squatter...

[John Ringgold]

We recently bought a duplex and shortly before closing we found out the person living in the unit was actually subletting from the lease holder. After closing we notified the lease holder that their month to month lease would not be extended. She said she would make sure the people would be notified and would be gone by May 1. This week we get a call from the person living in the house stating that our lease holder did not notify them. We expected them to be out so we could begin demo.

If they don’t leave, what is the process to remove them. They never had a written lease with our lease holder so are they squatting or do they have additional rights?

Any help or guidance would be appreciated.