All Forum Posts by: Steve Erkens

Thank you. I will be getting a lawyer for the eviction case, as much as it chafes me.

Thanks for your input. Here is my thinking on this: the boyfriend is not on the lease, therefore the boyfriend has no tenant rights and I can remove him without legal action. My question is whether this is correct or not. 

Thanks

Hi, 

   I have a rental unit in Pennsylvania that is currently behind on the rent. I will be starting eviction proceedings asap for the tenant. The tenant now has a boyfriend living there that is not listied on the lease. Does the boyfriend have any rights? Can I remove them myself?

Thank you in advance,

Steve

Hi, 

  I have a tenant that has been late with their rent for the past 8 months. Same game each month: 10 day notice given on the second of the month and then they pay on the 12th. However, they take good care of the property. Their lease expires soon and I would like to add a clause to a new lease stating that if they are late 2 months in a row they can be evicted. What's your opinion on this?

thanks,

Steve

Hi all,

  I've been told that the law in Pennsylvania has been changed and a 5 day eviction notice is the new standard, rather than 10 days. Could someone here verify that or point me to a reliable source where I could research this? I tried a site search here but found nothing.

Thanks!

 I knowingly bought a house with an occupant. This was not my first tax sale purchase, though it was the first with an occupant. Your correlation between "process" and "prices" is moot, if not erroneous. 

 This is my first experience with the ejectment process. I don't know the "expected" length. There is next-to-no info on ejectment to be found online. For me it was 4 months till the deed was recorded and I could go to court, then 5 more months of fighting the occupant's lawyer's inane challenges to the ejectment. All in all 9 months of free living in my house for the occupant. Yes, the 30 days is according to statute. After all this time it is ridiculous that I must still bow to the occupants "rights." 

Hi all, 

After 9 months, the house I bought at a tax sale is finally empty, thanks to a court decision and lawyer fees. Sadly, it's not over yet. While I got my house, I also got 1000's of pounds of junk and approximately 30 pounds of cat feces, not to mention a cat the occupant couldn't find when they left and is now very important to them. My lawyer says I have to hang on to her stuff for 30 days and all I want to do is kill the cat and start hauling stuff out. My question: what happens if I do what I want? And why does this sorry excuse for a human being still have rights after living free in my house for all this time? Please spare me any moral inputs; I'm only interested in the legalities of this situation.

thanks

Bill S, thanks for that clarification

John Rooster, please enlighten me, as I am here to learn, thanks!

Joe Gore, no, I haven't done that but I think I will get on that tomorrow.

I don't know if it is lien-able, but I believe it's a moot point as the water company will only allow the account to be in the owner's name. I'm afraid if they quit paying me for the water I will still be stuck paying the bill to protect my credit. I only learned of this policy at the last minute and I don't have anything in the lease to cover my butt. Lesson learned, I guess.