The eviction process can only be initiated if the tenant has violated one or more terms in the lease contract. Among others, it is the failure to pay the rent that gets the most attention these days, prompting many landlords to file unlawful detainer actions in the local court. During the eviction process, the lease contract will support any claims of breach filed by the landlord. For example, your monthly rent and date dues are all indicated in there and that failure to comply with this may result

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I need to know how evicting a tenant goes? I live in New York and I own a house. For a couple of months now, I let a friend stay with me but I now see the need for him to leave. Problem is he won’t leave. He does pay the cable but no rent. Should I just email him an eviction notice that he should leave in 30 days?

Any thoughts appreciated.

Thanks.

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Robert
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Here’s a short video that shows the power of landlords in evicting non-paying condo tenants. Illinois law empowers Condo Associations the ability to collect unpaid dues.  Although a condo owner may be able to work with their mortgage company regarding a modification or short sale, or even delay a foreclosure, the same time frames don’t apply to condo dues.

I’ve been told that you can’t be evicted if you pay even half of the due. Is this true? Have you been on a similar situation? Mom already sent half of our rent today and the other half tomorrow afternoon. The eviction court is scheduled at 8:30am and we won’t have that money later on that day. We live in Colorado and we’re totally helpless about this. Anyone?

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Alicia
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There has been a lot of talk about 20-minute immediate eviction. In fact, you may have overheard it at your local cafeteria or people talking how their grandparents or co-workers were evicted almost instantly. Is there a truth behind this or just another “urban legend” to scare people off. We’ll find out in a bit. I Goggled 20-minute immediate eviction and it turns out that it’s real. In fact, it happens a lot across the country. The U.S. depression has escalated the removal of people

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