Sounds intimidating huh?
By law you have to give your tenant at least 30 days notice if they have been living on your property for less than a year. If they have been living there for over a year then you will need to give them a 60 day notice. If you have been renting out to Section 8 renters, then you will need to give them a 90 day notice because it is harder for Section 8 renters to find a new place.
Some tenants you probably wouldn’t want to keep around for whatever reason so giving them a 30 day notice is the right thing to do. You are the landlord after all. Should they decide to stay past the 30 day notice, you can file for an unlawful detainer to evict them.
Do know that you can hand them the 30 day notice any day of the month. It does not have to be at the beginning of the month. Your tenants are still responsible for paying their rent and utilities. Should they decide to forgo their responsibilities of paying rent, prorated rent, go ahead and serve them a 3 day notice to pay rent or quit and you can evict them for not paying rent as well.
Remember to get everything in writing. Sure you verbally gave them a 30 day notice to vacate, but then a day later they forget you even told them anything and can claim you never said a word!
Originally Posted On WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2012
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