Comments on: I live in an illegal apartment. Can I be evicted?

By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:00:04 +0000

Ask a lawyer what your options are. If you’ll likely spend more on a formal eviction and risk losing your apartment, it might be a better idea to just pay them to move.

By: Dory

Dory — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 19:40:04 +0000

You need to check tenant laws and see if there is a provision there that deal specifically with your problem.

By: Donna

Donna — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 02:20:05 +0000

Regardless the legality of my apartment, the tenant still owes me money and it is my right to collect it.

By: David

David — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 07:40:04 +0000

I would be a bit more careful in handling this situation as I would have something of a problem too. The apartment I own could be used against me and I might end up paying more on fines than I would in the collection of rent.

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:20:04 +0000

If there is no lease agreement, then you would need to give your tenant at least 30 days to If they still don’t pay up after the 30 days, you can stop accepting their rent and you can have then evicted.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:00:07 +0000

Yes, I would agree on still serving the 3-day notice and hope that they’ll pay or move so the dispute does not reach court.

By: Donna

Donna — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 03:40:05 +0000

If I were the landlord, still send the 3-day notice and then follow a formal eviction process.

By: David

David — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 08:40:02 +0000

You can still follow the normal eviction process, granted that the tenant does not know that you’re running an illegal apartment and that the topic does not come up in court. So better keep your fingers crossed.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:20:04 +0000

Problem is, if the tenant will tell the local authorities that you are running an illegal apartment, you’d have to pay a lot of fines and penalties. Not only that, a landlord would also need to pay the tenant for moving expenses. So why run an illegal apartment in the first place?

By: Dory

Dory — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 22:00:04 +0000

In that situation, I wonder how the landlord would collect rent if he has no eviction to use to scare a renter.