Q: Hello, my friend won't leave my apt
I let my friend stay in my apt for 8 months while out of town, now I'm back and she won't leave, she moved her stuff in. There is no lease with her, I'm the only one on the apt lease and I refuse to be homeless. When I move back in, we'll just have to deal with housing court correct? I don't care that she's there since I can't kick her out (squatter's rights), I just want to be sure I can move back in and not be homeless.
A:
I gather that this apartment is your primary residence, you have a current lease, you pay the landlord rent for the apartment, your landord did not charge you for a lease violation [sublease or assign without permission], the apartment has space for two unrelated adults to have private sleep and bath areas, your friend has not threatened to change the locks.
If so, why haven't you moved back to the apartment?
1 user found this answer helpful
Justia Ask a Lawyer is a forum for consumers to get answers to basic legal questions. Any information sent through Justia Ask a Lawyer is not secure and is done so on a non-confidential basis only.
The use of this website to ask questions or receive answers does not create an attorney–client relationship between you and Justia, or between you and any attorney who receives your information or responds to your questions, nor is it intended to create such a relationship. Additionally, no responses on this forum constitute legal advice, which must be tailored to the specific circumstances of each case. You should not act upon information provided in Justia Ask a Lawyer without seeking professional counsel from an attorney admitted or authorized to practice in your jurisdiction. Justia assumes no responsibility to any person who relies on information contained on or received through this site and disclaims all liability in respect to such information.
Justia cannot guarantee that the information on this website (including any legal information provided by an attorney through this service) is accurate, complete, or up-to-date. While we intend to make every attempt to keep the information on this site current, the owners of and contributors to this site make no claims, promises or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness or adequacy of the information contained in or linked to from this site.
