How to inform tenant I’m not renewing lease

[Chance Schrettenbrunner]

Hey! Was just seeing if anyone had advice for how to legally inform my tenant I do not intend on renewing his lease. I inherited the tenant I read the old lease it said there should be a 60 day notice.. will a text message suffice and legally have me covered? Or where could I find the answer to this? Thanks in advance! 

[Patricia Steiner]

You need to deliver notice via your state's approved method - and text will not be one of them.  You will most likely need to send it via USPS with "proof of delivery" service and/or by overnight mail with proof of delivery provided.  We also post the notice is a sealed envelope with the tenant's name/confidential on their door and take a photo of it as proof.  The courts have ruled that text is not proof of delivery and when used in court, you are required to surrender your phone to the court with other filings.  

Do the hard copy notice and be done with it...hope this helps.