Can a renter be evicted for being 21 days late?

Question

January was 21 days late. February was on time. Just curious??

Answer 1

It depends on the lease contract and the city you live in. Where not indicated, the contract defaults to city, then state laws. Some cities are "renter friendly", with a very lengthy eviction process, and vice versa for "landlord friendly" cities.

Generally though- the cashing of a check implies mutual continuance of the contract, so if ur landlord is indeed cashing ur Feb check, you should be ok.

Just a yardstick, but most states allow for at least 30 days from a formal eviction notice to move out, so you're not going to be dumped onto the street if u miss a payment.

Answer 2

They can, and give you 30 days notice to get out, but by accepting January's rent as well as February's they've in essance forgiven you as far as you being able to rent the apt goes, so they can't evict you on those grounds.

However, most places charge a late fee for each day late. Did they, and are you sure that's not what they're asking for and threatening eviction if you don't pay it?

Answer 3

Takes 30 days to evict them.

Answer 4

If they have already accepted January's and February's payments, they cannot evict you for that. They could have refused payment in January and evicted you. But once they accepted the rent, they no longer have grounds for eviction there.

Answer 5

if you made arrangements and notified the landlord(at least mine have been this way) they can charge you a penalty but 21 days is a long time to not pay rent. if feb was on time then i cant see how your landlord can evict you. check with your local tenancy board to find out for sure

Answer 6

That depends on your lease and the laws of your state.

If your lease states that late payment is a violation of your lease then you may have a problem.

You can be evicted for a lease violation regardless of your payment of the amount owed.

Answer 7

It depends on what state you are in. When I lived in Missouri the landlord is required to give 30 days notice. Here in las vegas they can have you out in as little as 3 days.