how much notice is your land lord required to give you for eviction?

Question

landlord gave us two weeks to get out. (five people, seven on weekends) is that legal?

Answer 1

Probably not. Laws vary from state to state. Contact your state Real Estate Board and they will give you a copy of Landlord and Tenant laws. In Florida you can't just kick someone out. If they resist you have to go to court and that usually takes at least 90 days. They can't just put your stuff outside with out a court order.

Answer 2

Most rental housing, in most cities is supposed to accommodate a maximum of 2 people per bedroom, which would mean that you would have to have a 4 bedroom house/apt.
When the lease was signed, all 7 were supposed to be listed on that lease. If anyone moved in after the lease was signed, then the landlord would have to o.k. the extra people and an addedum to the lease, would have to be signed by all people (assuming all are above the age of 18).
A two week notice to vacate the premises is standard... all that it means is that if you don't vacate the premise, the landlord will start court proceedings, but you don't have to move out until the landlord gets a court order, signed by a judge. Taking this case to court, could (depending on the size /population of the county you live in) take somewhere in the 3-4 months range and could be in court as early as a month. If anyone who is listed on the lease, shows up to court to contest the eviction, The amount of time granted to your group to find another place to live, could and probably would be extended by 1-4 weeks, from the court date...especially if their are children involved. The people not on the lease would have to move immediately, the people on the lease would be the only ones protected by the time frame I've given here.
In other words you all have 30-120 days to find another residence and it would seem to me that you all could somehow get that done

Answer 3

YOu cannot be legally evicted in the USA until there is a court order after a hearing after a summons after a notice that you are going to be evicted. If none of that happened, the landlord can be sued for perhaps TRIPLE whatever it costs you to find yourself a new place, get your stuff back and pay the lawyers to sue the pants off the landlord. The police MIGHT want to help you get in, but not if your stuff isn't there anymore. You can bill the landlord for a month's worth of hotel bills if that's what it takes you to find another place to live. So, if you were paying, say, $500 a month, the landlord now owes you several THOUSANDS of dollars for being a total idiot. There are many states in which statutes require the landlord to pay for your lawyers, so you should have no problem finding a local professional to handle your case on contingency fee basis. Call one today.

Answer 4

30 days in most states. Certain violations of the lease, like causing damages, carrying on illegal activities and such allow for IMMEDIATE eviction in most places.

Answer 5

DEPENDING ON YOUR STATE, LEGALLY 30 TO 60 DAYS DEPENDING ON THE SITUATION. YOUR SITUATION SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAD MORE PEOPLE IN YOUR UNIT THAN YOUR LEASE REQUIRED. IN THAT CASE, YES IT'S LEGAL BECAUSE IT'S AGAINST THE LAW TO HAVE THAT MANY PEOPLE IN A UNIT. IT'S CONSIDERED A FIRE HAZARD, SAFETY ISSUE FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORS.

Answer 6

i think the legal notice is something like 30 days. if you are behind in rent by a month or so, i think he can legally give you a 3 day notice. good luck

Answer 7

Look at the laws in your state and what the rental agreement says. If something doesn't add up, get a lawyer.

Answer 8

it depends on what your lease says- check it out before you take any action. and yeah, it's legal if you signed the lease and it's in there.

Answer 9

30 days unless you did something illegal on the premises. Then they can do it immediately. Or per your lease agreement.

Answer 10

It depends on where you live and what your lease/rental agreement says.