Housing laws regulate the rights and responsibilities of tenants and landlords. If you’re a landlord you need to follow legal process before you can evict your tenants. Ensure you fill in the required forms properly and follow instructions carefully, or your renter can file a counterclaim and lengthen the whole process. Avoid creating the eviction personal; emotions just complicate an already difficult situation.
Written Notice
You have to supply written notice that informs the tenant that he must leave your house. Laws vary from state to state; in California, eviction notices could be 3-day finds or 30-day notices. Use a 3-day note when your tenant is not paying his rent or is detrimental your property. Explain why you’re evicting him and what, if anything, can be done to fix the situation. Otherwise you need to serve a 30-day note, which provides tenants a month to depart the premises. It is crucial to include all renters ' titles and the address of the property in the note.
Unlawful Detainer Lawsuit
In case the tenant will not leave the home voluntarily you can evict her by submitting an unlawful detainer suit. This is a summary court process, so it ought to be fast. In California, go to your local court and fill in a Civil Case Coversheet, a Summons type and also a Complaint–Unlawful Detainer form. File these forms with the clerk's office, and pay the required fee. Hire a licensed process server to provide the summons and complaint to your renter. Remember, you can’t do yourself. The process server will fill in an evidence of support (form POS-010) and sign the summons. File the proof of support and summons in the ministry 's office.
Go to Court
After you file the proof of service, the tenant has five days to respond. If there aren’t any problems with your claim, the court will decide on a date to think about your case. Go to court and explain to the judge why you want to reevaluate your tenant. If the judge agrees with your arguments, then she will file an eviction decision.