can you move their stuff out on the lawn? (legally) this is in TX
2007-07-06 05:31:13 · 4 answers · asked by shaney 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
Yes, all you have to do is give them a 30 day notice. To save time, you can also go down to the court house and file for a formal eviction, that way you can get it over with in 30 days instead of 60.
The other poster is correct...if you throw their stuff out on the lawn, some states allow the tenant to collect TREBLE damages, because that is an illegal eviction.
You do not have the right to use self-help measures for an eviction, and that includes changing the locks or cutting off utilities.
So, unless you want to pay for all of their possessions and their moving expenses, go through the courts and do it legally.
2007-07-06 05:42:12 · answer #1 · answered by Expert8675309 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You have a lease agreement, whether or not you realize it. In the absence of any written lease between you and the tenant(s), you have what is called a 'statutory lease' agreement. The terms of that lease agreement are defined in the Texas Statutes as a 'month-to-month tenancy', and you are to be guided in the eviction process accordingly.
2007-07-06 14:46:54 · answer #2 · answered by acermill 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no its not legal to throw peoples possessions out on the lawn. u must get a court ordered eviction before preceding. call your local courts to begin the process.
2007-07-06 12:41:04 · answer #3 · answered by spadezgurl22 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can give them a notice covering the length of the time they pay the rent... in other words, if they pay the rent by the week, you can give one week's notice and if they pay by the month, you can give one month's notice.
2007-07-06 12:39:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋