Flipper · Boise, ID · Member since 2013 · 41 posts · 4 votes
Hey all you knowledgeable people!
Hoping someone has some advice (or calming words of wisdom). We served a 30 day notice of lease termination on May 20th via certified mail to some tenants we do not want to continue to have leasing our property. They have not picked up the notice as of today, so we went and dropped it off at the property and...
Nothing. They have not responded. Which seems really weird, but...
We have a couple more days until the actual 30 days goes into effect (we want them out at the end of the month). Do we need to do anything else?
Involved In Real Estate · Winston-Salem, NC · Member since 2013 · 277 posts · 188 votes
11y
@Kathlyn Lewis I'd say consult with a good eviction attorney. They can tell you from what point the clock started ticking on your notice since you acknowledge they didn't pick up the certified letter and you had to drop it off. I'd be willing to bet the drop off date becomes your day one on the notice.
The attorney can also tell you what comes next if they don't vacate. Not knowing the landlord tenant laws in your state, I'd say you're probably looking at a formal eviction process. The eviction attorney can help with that process and can usually represent you at the hearing.
We expanded our process to include emailing a copy of the notice to the tenant as well as mailing a copy to the tenant and ourselves to document proof of issuance.
Idaho may be different, but a 30 day notice does not require any acknowledgement by the tenant
You have followed the lease requirements for written notice. Why not just give them a phone call to make sure they have received and explain that they have been "great?" tenants and we just do not want to be a landlord anymore(You didn't say why) Who knows , maybe they want to buy it and have just been hesitant to ask thinking yall didn't want to sell
Flipper · Boise, ID · Member since 2013 · 41 posts · 4 votes
11y
Thanks for your replies! We will definitely email them today (to cover all bases) and then also give a call or hand-deliver if they don't respond. We mostly just want to make sure we fall into our 30 day window. Thanks again!