Q: Can a verbal agreement landlord tell a tenant to vacate the house for renovations with a two-week notice?
Can this be an eviction if they leave?The owner of the house passed away. His family have been managing the property. The tenant has been friends with the family for years.
The owner's grandson, J, and his brother (off and on) have been living there for years, and let S and family move in. S has been paying rent for about two years under verbal agreement, and they have nowhere to go.
This is the text:
"Hey S,
Just wanted to let you know that we need the house vacated. J, you and your family need to be out of the house for the entire week after Christmas. December 28th through January 4th. We will be over at (grandpa's) house...making repairs. We will have a dumpster delivered and set in the driveway...need the driveway cleared and empty...no vehicles. We also decided to put into place a rental agreement for the coming year that we need to meet about on January 5th and have your review and sign.
Thanks!❤️"
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