RCS Transport · Louisville, KY · Member since 2015 · 32 posts · 3 votes
So I've been living with a few tenants for about half a year now and I've finally had it with two of them. They haven't been following our agreement and, of course, have been consistently not paying rent. I should also note that we didn't have a formal written lease agreement so they're just living here month to month because these are friends. But now I'm tired of being taken advantage of so the other day I gave them a 30 day eviction notice. I also kept a copy for myself. I doubt they'll be difficult about moving out but in the event that they are, am I covered now? In the unlikely event that they were to be difficult, what would be my recourse? Could I simply call the cops and have them escorted from the premises for trespassing? I know it can be a pain to evict difficult tenants but does the fact that this is my house that I still live in make it any easier?
And yes, I know I've made a plethora of stupid mistakes and this is all my fault. I have little doubt that I've induced a number of facepalms from just about everyone reading this. I've definitely learned some good lessons the hard way.
But now I'm tired of being taken advantage of so the other day I gave them a 30 day eviction notice.
Did you try talking to them about it beforehand and letting them know the situation is not working? I typically reserve eviction notices for when all else fails. I'd try to find an amicable solution to this by letting them know you have no interest in going through the eviction process and seeing what it will take to get them to move out on their own.
Investor · Woodbridge, VA · Member since 2015 · 476 posts · 197 votes
10y
If these are truly your "friends" a simple conversation should do the job. Something along the lines of pay up or get out, just kidding but a heartfelt conversation telling them that there are no hard feelings but this isn't working out for you should suffice.
RCS Transport · Louisville, KY · Member since 2015 · 32 posts · 3 votes
10y
Oh, I've been through the wringer with them. They've cost me about $1100 in unpaid rents and one of them just quit his job to focus on school. In an effort to find a way to pay back some of this debt without cash, I suggested they take on the cleaning responsibilities. Every day the place is clean I take $10 off their debt. Seemed like I fair deal to me and they agreed. So I gave them both a simple and specific list with daily, weekly, and monthly cleaning duties. But from the start they half-assed that as well. Then I found out that one of them quit his job (without telling me) to focus on school, which hadn't even started yet, leaving the rent they were already struggling the pay to his girlfriend. At that point I realized without a doubt that paying rent just wasn't a priority to them. They clearly weren't taking it seriously.
I had given them multiple warnings and tried my very best to propose win-win solutions to our problems but it just hasn't worked out. I could go on and on with the details that lead to this but the final straw was definitely finding out that the guy had quite his job.
RCS Transport · Louisville, KY · Member since 2015 · 32 posts · 3 votes
10y
Since we don't have an official lease or contract, I just want to make sure that if need be, I won't have to go through the courts or anything. I just need them to be gone by the time the 30 days are up, that's all.