I may seem overly cautious, but in City of Los Angeles, CA, to do what you want may potentially require any or all of the following (even for month-to-month tenants):Evicting the most recent tenant through a special processResiding in the unit for at least 2 yearsA minimum of $7,900 in relocation assistanceNot being able to evict anyone if all tenants are "protected" (10+ years in unit and 62+ years old or disabled)And of course there are more details

If you don't have a large pension or large 401k to draw on, then add in long term disability insurance. 

Sometimes they would disable the electrical panel as well.I distinctly remember one of my colleagues who did it just because the rent check bounced & he retired a very wealthy man with a lot of 'doors'. 

When did they remove disabled people from protected status in the USA?

They wanted an open ended time to leave, but at least 6 months additional to 2 years because the man was disabled with a bad back.As with everything you have to go through the process, so I asked for the doctor statement about the extent of the disability--recovery and accomodation.That is when the doctor blew it for them. 

Ramp added for disabled tenant.

She tells me that it will be her (55+) and one son who is 'disabled' to some extent.

Think in terms of - would it matter to your mortgage lender or your car dealer if you were disabled, etc.? 

@April Dagonese I think the wildcard here is a claim of disability on the tenant's behalf - and substance addiction is to the best of my knowledge is considered a disability.Here's a link to Colorado's Fair Housing laws: https://colorado.gov/pacific/d...

They have had vehicles disabled and had to take them in for service (a couple times with each vehicle).