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!
