Q: Can my landlord evict my family if our rent is current? The landlord rented under a verbal conditional contract.
3 months, month to month and a year lease after the 3 months were completed. However he showed up 2 weeks( after we paid him $3000 and paid a another $700 out of pocket ) After we been in on 12-15-2020 and said we had to go. We have still paid him rent Jan, Feb, and March. We are looking very hard to move yet he is treating to evict us and we have done Nothing. Can he do so?
A:
I couldn't figure out the exact situation from what was written, but these general guidelines might answer your question:
A landlord must go through the process of eviction to evict a tenant, the tenant may respond through the court to contest the eviction.
During the term of a lease, a landlord generally is without a right to evict a tenant who has paid the rent on time and hasn't breached the terms of the lease in another way.
Following the term of the lease, generally the tenancy becomes a 'month-to-month', a landlord or tenant may terminate the lease at any time, provided at least one-full-term's notice is provided.
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