Q: Can a landlord give you a 72 hour notice as a first eviction notice?
Can you be evicted by 72hour notice without any other notices? Landlord has also threatened us.
We live in our own 5th wheel on property, to find out it's not even a legal safe spot.
A: Certainly - a 72 hr notice is for failure to pay rent and a landlord needs no other justification to terminate your tenancy if it is not paid within that time frame. The Notice must still be properly worded; contain a demand for only rent due (not adding in fees, penalties, late fees, utility payments, etc.); and be lawfully served. But if he has jumped through the correct hoops, it is likely to be fully enforceable. If you want to know for sure, review everything in detail with a local landlord-tenant attorney. Somewhat ironically, if it is an illegal rental spot, it may give the landlord all the more right to terminate your tenancy. Good luck.
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