Eviction because of a Friend

[Awesome Ed]

I understand what you are saying, but technically I am not squatting, it is not up to me the renter to let the landlord know when I am going to pay my rent, if that was the case, then I could offer to pay it once every three months and there is nothing legally they can do, when they became aware of the fact I had moved into the place they could have brought over a lease contract for me to sign, and if it doesn't state in the lease I can't have my friend live with me, then by all rights he can stay. The only thing they can do is evict me for non-payment of rent.

[PhiMuAmberkins]

Okay, then if you're not squatting, then you're living there rent-free without any restrictions by the good graces of your landlord. It IS up to you to sign a lease if you want any rights...so I guess you don't. Like I said, if this person is letting you live there like that, then I would expect them to have some say over who could and could not stay there.

[UGAalum94]

This post kind of violates my own ideas about politeness and avoiding unnecessary contentiousness. I apologize in advance.

Awesome Ed, you seem a little delusional about what your rights might be. You don't have a right to start living someplace and expect to stay there despite the wishes of the owner because the terms were undefined.

Rather than having more protection because you don't have a lease, the landlord can probably just kick you out for anything. Any rights you might normally have about rules for eviction likely don't even apply, and non-payment of rent isn't the only thing you could be evicted for.

And it sounds like, despite what the landlord may have verbally agreed to with you, you are exceeding what was agreed to by having someone live with you.

Why don't you call the police and run your interpretation by them and see what they think? Ask them if you have a right to stay on someone else's property despite not having a lease and having incurred the displeasure of the owner.

What exactly is your situation? Who is the landlord? How long has your friend been living in the landlord's house or bothering him about the phone? Why don't you all have cell phones? Why are you posting about this on GreekChat?

ETA: I live in Georgia, and although we make it pretty easy to evict people, even here, it looks like you'd get a month's notice without a lease. And this is assuming that you were breaking the lease with your friend living there. Some states are downright scary with how many rights tenants have, IMO, just based on googling. GreekChat is so educational.

[PM_Mama00]

Originally Posted by Awesome Ed

I understand what you are saying, but technically I am not squatting, it is not up to me the renter to let the landlord know when I am going to pay my rent, if that was the case, then I could offer to pay it once every three months and there is nothing legally they can do, when they became aware of the fact I had moved into the place they could have brought over a lease contract for me to sign, and if it doesn't state in the lease I can't have my friend live with me, then by all rights he can stay. The only thing they can do is evict me for non-payment of rent.

Um....

1. It is up to you, the renter, to figure out why you don't have a lease.

2. So lost. They became "aware" that you moved in there? Did you move in without telling them? How can you move in somewhere and the landlord doesn't know and just becomes "aware" of it?

You can't rent any residence without having a landlord or Super. Doesn't make sense.

[Kevin]

Check your local laws. Sounds like you have a month to month lease. That means you get 30 days notice (in most places). For your place, I have no idea.

I have no idea what the law is in your area. If you want to contest this issue, maybe you can find out whether your local Bar association is having a pro-bono clinic (many Bars sponsor these things on a frequent basis so that regular folks can get access to easy answers like this one should be).

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by Kevin

Check your local laws. Sounds like you have a month to month lease. That means you get 30 days notice (in most places). For your place, I have no idea.

I have no idea what the law is in your area. If you want to contest this issue, maybe you can find out whether your local Bar association is having a pro-bono clinic (many Bars sponsor these things on a frequent basis so that regular folks can get access to easy answers like this one should be).

Exactly - go to someone in your area because landlord-tenant laws can vary from state to state. No attorney is going to give you legal advice over a message board, and no one on the board knows the specifics of your situation.

[adpiucf]

Actually, it just sounds like the OP is an idiot. No lease=no grounds to complain.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by adpiucf

Actually, it just sounds like the OP is an idiot. No lease=no grounds to complain.

Not necessarily. Most states automatically afford tenants a lot of rights.

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by Kevin

Not necessarily. Most states automatically afford tenants a lot of rights.

Exactly, in CT at least there can be some question as to what constitutes a lease, and it can be interpreted liberally. It really depends state to state.