Comments on: Can I be evicted if there was no lease agreement signed?

By: Cathern

Cathern — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:40:04 +0000

The only advice I can give is that you must be aware of your state tenant laws to know your legal options.

By: Hortense

Hortense — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 05:40:03 +0000

Right, as long as the right notices were sent and within the right timeframe, your landlord is acting legally.

By: Chong

Chong — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:40:08 +0000

In some states, a 7-day notice is required so a landlord can evict you after 7 days.

By: Bart

Bart — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 03:40:04 +0000

I used to have the same problem but as a landlord, I decided to just compromise. I had a tenant who had a stroke and then died a few weeks after. During that period, her family came and went and basically moved in to take care of their sick mother. No rent was paid. So after the funeral, I told them that the rent will be forgiven as long as they vacate. Yeah, I didn’t collect anything but I would have spent more if I sued them. Besides, they don’t have a lot of money following the funeral so it will be impractical for me to try to squeeze the last cents from them.

By: Trang

Trang — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:40:05 +0000

If you did not pay then your landlord can evict you but of course, a 30-day notice must be in place.

By: Phyliss

Phyliss — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 01:40:03 +0000

There are states wherein if a tenant lives for 30 days, he would legally be considered a tenant as long as rent was paid. So a landlod must follow the right notices and procedures in your immediate jurisdiction.

By: Leonel

Leonel — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:40:03 +0000

Even if there isn?t any lease agreement signed, you verbally agreed. So since it’s a month-to-month agreement, your landlord will need to provide you with a 30 day notice.

By: Margo

Margo — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 23:40:03 +0000

We rent a house and my wife just gave birth to a baby through C-Section. We initially agreed to pay $300 a month plus the utilities but for the past month, we were not able to pay the utilities because we were just coming back from the cost of the delivery. Now the landlord says we only have until March 5 to pack our things and go. No 3-day quit or pay notice was ever given. Is this legal?

By: Ezequiel

Ezequiel — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 10:40:03 +0000

I’ve had a similar situation. My landlord and I don’t have a signed lease agreement so when I missed a rent payment, she changed the locks and held my things on ransom. I called the police but they said that I should go to someone who does housing disputes. So I went online and stumbled upon the RPA site. I filed a complaint through them and my issue got resolved.

By: Roselee

Roselee — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 21:40:07 +0000

As a landlord, I would never rent without a lease agreement. It’s just too risky. What was your landlord thinking when he rented to you without a written lease agreement?