All Forum Posts by: Chris Hertig

Hello all!  We had a tenant who gave us notice she was leaving (September 30th).  She paid through the end of the month, and was moving out of state.  In her written notice, she stated she would be out "...no later than the 19th..." On the 25th, I went to check on the status - the door was wide open (literally!), the place was completely empty, and the keys were left on the kitchen counter.   Wouldn't this all equate to her relinquishing her tenancy, even though it is a couple days before the end of the month?  She claims the place was still hers until the end of the month, even though nothing was there and she was no longer in the state?

We  inherited tenant who is a nightmare!  She has been there for many years, her lease expired three years ago, and up until recently she has been tolerable.  A couple of months ago, we presented her with a new lease, which included a rent increase, and she has become combative and has refused to sign.   She needs to go, but I want to be sure I give her the correct amount of notice.   Because she is month to month, am I good with just the 21 days?  Or do I have to follow the timeline of "A tenancy for one year or longer, ninety-one days;..."  ?

Thanks!

Thanks Teri! 

Which is the correct notice to post?  The "Notice to Quit" (JDF 97) has no place to list the violations.  The other "Notice to Quit or Comply" has the option to list violations, but we don't want to give him the option to comply, we just want him out!   Thanks!

The second question (which probably should have been the first question) is..... Do we have to the give the tenant a chance to correct the violations of the lease.  Or can we just proceed with the eviction without giving him the option of compliance?

We need some advice.  The tenant has violated multiple terms of the lease right at the end of May.  Before we could post a 3-day notice to quit with cause, he paid partial rent for June.

Can we still go ahead with the 3 day notice to quit with cause for subletting, having a dog and changing the locks even though we accepted partial rent?  He may smoking marijuana as well, which is also not allowed in the lease.