Q: I have a lodger in my home in California. Can she store belongings in my home outside of the room she rents?
She’s been renting a room in my home for less than a year based on a verbal agreement that she pay $400 a month. She has filled my downstairs family room and the studio next to it with belongings that she moved there without permission. She was never authorized to store all these things in my home and obviously moved a whole storage unit down there on a weekend i was out of town. I have an appraisal coming up and need all of it removed quickly. What are my options? She’s a very uncooperative woman and has been refusing to pay the little money we agreed upon. So simply asking isn’t an option that will work.
A:
How about a 30-day notice to quit? Deliver the notice by hand. She may become very flexible. While the 30 days is ongoing, get a written rental agreement, add a late payment option ($10.00 per day late after the first), and a deposit, at least $400 -- you can legally demand $800.
If she pays and stays with your consent, give her the agreement to sign before the 30 days is up. If she does not agree, evict her after 30 days.
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