| Whether it's due to nonpayment of rent, | | | | applicable if the tenant has been creating |
| demolition of their unit or just a breach of the | | | | unacceptable noise, destroying the unit, or |
| tenant's rental lease agreement, things are not | | | | otherwise acting in an unacceptable manner. |
| working well and the tenant doesn't want want to | | | | Communicate with the local County Court and ask |
| leave willingly, and therefore, he acquires himself | | | | to legally present the eviction notice. |
| an eviction notice. Do your best to make sure | | | | You'll surely want to bring two xeroxes of your |
| this won't happen with a proper tenant screening. | | | | eviction notice and a small filing fee. You'll also |
| Eventually, most property managers will have to | | | | want to have xeroxes of all the supporting |
| to face the situation of delivering one of their | | | | documents you have acquired regarding this |
| tenants an eviction notice. Whether it's due to | | | | eviction case. The County Clerk may collect them |
| nonpayment of rent, demolition of their unit or | | | | and hand 2 sets of official documents to you: One |
| just a breach of the tenant's rental lease | | | | for you and one for the renter. They may also |
| agreement, things are not working well and the | | | | give you a court date in case the tenant puts up |
| tenant doesn't want want to leave willingly, and | | | | an argument with regards to the eviction notice. |
| therefore, he acquires himself an eviction notice. | | | | Deliver the official documents to the tenant. It will |
| When this situation happens, by sticking to the | | | | have to be served specifically into the tenant's |
| exact laws and filing out the correct eviction | | | | hands. If you choose not to do this on your own, |
| notice paperwork, you may legally have the | | | | you can contact the county sheriff's office or hire |
| renter to leave and have the full support of the | | | | a private process server to deliver it on your |
| law enforcement at your back if you do. | | | | behalf. You can also have it delivered it via |
| To the best of your ability, take on a worst-case | | | | certified mail, which will require that the tenant |
| viewpoint. Your renter may seem nice, but you | | | | sign for delivery, thus ensuring that he received it. |
| can never be positive how and when things may | | | | Make sure the delivery of service clause on the |
| become different. List out each potential | | | | reverse side of the summons has been properly |
| circumstance that could cause the delivering of an | | | | filled out and that you have written your |
| eviction notice and write out the reasons in very | | | | signature, then turn it in it to the County Clerk for |
| clear terms in their rental lease agreement. The | | | | official filing. |
| tenant agrees to all the terms when they sign the | | | | Be prepared for your court date. In a perfect |
| rental lease agreement. | | | | world, the tenant respects the documents and |
| When you have decided that giving them eviction | | | | vacates the house. If he decides to argue the |
| notice is the ideal thing to do, organize all of the | | | | eviction, it will be on you to prove your stance in |
| documents that will prove your case. The rental | | | | court. When the court date arrives bring all of |
| lease agreement is the most critical thing along | | | | your documents and lay it out it all as easily and |
| with any written documentation you have handed | | | | intelligently as you are able. |
| to the tenant, canceled checks, notes from | | | | If the court rules in your favor, ask from the |
| neighbors and sheriff's records if they are | | | | court a writ of possession, which allows you to |
| applicable. | | | | continue the process of the eviction. |
| Write up an eviction notice stating the situations | | | | Have law enforcement be available at the grounds |
| to the tenant and offering them a time by which | | | | on the day of eviction to ensure that the tenant |
| he is obligated to vacate. | | | | leaves without incident. |
| A Notice to Vacate is the lease complicated kind | | | | I would like to make clear that every state has a |
| of eviction notice, this is applicable when the | | | | varying amount of days required for the tenant |
| tenant is not in compliance with the rental lease | | | | to comply and you can check to make sure what |
| agreement (for instance, by having other tenants | | | | these time frames are before serving your |
| move in when prohibited in the rental lease | | | | eviction notice. Any incorrectly served paperwork |
| agreement). | | | | may cause the eviction process to be delayed |
| A Notice to Pay Rent is applicable if the tenant is | | | | and you may have to start all over. |
| late with his rent. | | | | Avoid all of this by doing a proper tenant |
| A notice to Vacate because of a Nuisance is | | | | screening. |