can we shut it off since they did not pay us for three months and they couldn't get the water in there name since they owe the water company. They have no plans of paying, and we are going to toss them out legal way but don't want to give them a 30day notice thats one more month free. WTF! We have told them, no they don't have kids, two adult females in thirty and forty's. We have bounced checks that now we have check fees from our bank for. Is it ok to shut off our utilities even though they wont leave yet. Plus it cost us money to pay to have papers drawn up just to kick them out. So now we are farther behind. We happened to be nice, she had a sob story how she was on family leave cus of her dad, but found out that was a lie and she doesn't have a job. Scums We got screwed over and know it. But don't want to loose more money.
2007-09-24 03:30:13 · 3 answers · asked by Bonny G 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
the longer you wait to serve the 30 day notice......the more you lose. it has to be done legally.....you snow-balled yourself, right out of the gate.....
2007-09-24 03:48:31 · answer #1 · answered by DennistheMenace 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, you can't shut off utilities until you have gone though the legal eviction process.
Look up Landlord/Tenant Law for your state. Evictions are usually not expensive and you usually don't need a layer for it. They also happen much faster than normal law suits. Keep proof for everything so you can present it to the judge.
Good Luck! (Oh, and get started today!)
2007-09-24 10:55:30 · answer #2 · answered by crookmatt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You cannot turn off the utilities. You need to follow the "legal" way of eviction. You can file a Civil suit to recoup monies you needed to pay and past rent.
2007-09-24 10:45:18 · answer #3 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋