Q: If someone receives mail at an address, are they considered a tenant?
Someone moved into a rental property without permission, and is now receiving mail there. The owner wants this person out immediately, but the interloper insists that she a 30 day notice is required before she can be "evicted." The property owner is afraid this person has some claim and doesn't want to be on the wrong side of the law. Does getting mail at an address matter at all?
A: Receiving mail at an address can be evidence that a person lives at a certain address but it is not dispositive proof that they are a tenant. I'm not sure where this 30 day notice requirement comes from either. There is no such law.
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