If you have let a relative live in your garage for several years as an act of charity, with no money changing hands between you, can they be asked to leave, or made to leave, without going through the entire legal eviction process?
Any details you care to add -- such as how short eviction under this circumstance can be, if it is in fact necessary -- will be appreciated.
2007-09-28 02:45:22 · 5 answers · asked by Mr. Vincent Van Jessup 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
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2007-09-28 02:59:05 · update #1
This person has become your tenant at sufferance, which means legally you can terminate their tenancy by giving 30 days notice. However, if they don't move and you forcibly put them in the street, you are committing a crime. If they won't go voluntarily, you need to go to court to evict them.
2007-09-28 02:50:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can ask them to leave. To evict them would take a court order. The fact that they are a relative and have been there for several years makes a strong case against your just kicking them out.
2007-09-28 10:01:06 · answer #2 · answered by fangtaiyang 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay since living in a garage is illegal, the law will generally not intervene without first giving you a hard time for renting out an obviously illegal space.
Since it is not a legal arrangement you can just simply ask them to leave and give a reasonable time frame to do so.
2007-09-28 10:18:43 · answer #3 · answered by smedrik 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since you have allowed them to live there, it is now necessary to get an order of eviction to have them removed if they will not do so voluntarily.
2007-09-28 09:59:10 · answer #4 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends if the garage is an illegal unit, the state may be able to come in and eject the renter, but the landlord would be liable for moving costs
2007-09-28 10:18:46 · answer #5 · answered by goz1111 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋