Q: hello i have a year lease and it ends june 1st landlord doesn't want to extend lease for us
i was hoping to extend the lease one month he denied it after we decided we did not want to buy the house. and with the stay at home oder we have been having difficulty finding our new home can he evict us on june 1st we live in maine thank you for your help joey
A: Your landlord can start the eviction process the day after your lease ends. Whether that process can move forward in court will depend on whether the courts will be scheduling and holding hearings in eviction actions at that time.
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