Q: I moved in with my gf in July and started paying rent to her but I'm not on the lease, we broke up, can she evict me?
I moved in on July 1st, my ex-gf is the property manager of this building. I started paying her $1000 a month for rent which she accepted. Now we broke up and she wants to kick me out in 2 weeks, but got mad when I told her I've established that I am a tenant now since I've gotten mail delivered here and I have a set of keys. She said if I'm not out in two weeks she will drag me out of the building (also sounds illegal) All I was asking for was 30 days to vacate the property. She cannot legally kick me out of the building in two weeks without giving me proper notice, right?
A:
Dragging you out of the building is illegal. She cannot resort to self-help.
She cannot evict you without proper notice, correct.
Feel free to contact me if you have any further questions.
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