Q: How do I have a tenant removed from my house with a verbal agreement? It has been 5 years.
Trying to help a friend but she has in the last two weeks destroyed my basement. By having her contractor boyfriend tear out walls, etc...
A:
It is unlikely that your tenant has the right to destroy our property. You may need to take action like injunctive relief which is quicker than an eviction. Nevertheless, the tenant's actions likely are a breach of her rental agreement, as such you need to provide Legally Sufficient Notice, then if the breach continues you can initiate the eviction process.
I recommend that you contact an attorney to assist you with this or at least help you to ensure that the Notice your provide is legally enforceable...you't don't want to have to go through the process more than once!
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