Tenant

Each state has very specific steps to follow...You can't evict until you get an Eviction Order/Judgment from the Court. You have to get a hearing, then you have to serve notice of the hearing (via process server) and then you get the hearing.

Then if they don't leave, you have the constable execute the Order, if they don't leave -- the constable calls the police to enforce it.

You should google your state and landlord/tenant laws to make sure you follow the steps correctly. If you make a procedurial error, the whole clock has to start over again.

Don't be intimidated though, I evicted my tenant in 20 days start to finish all by myself - I created the Notices on Word and got the Arizona landlord's handbook.

The key is to start the legal clock ASAP. It cost me about $200 altogether and I requested that amount in addition to the back rent and late fees.

It is a legal process and you will need to consult a solicitor.

You will need a little more than just late payment as it may be taken that they are still 'paying up' even if late.

Did you use the protected deposit scheme to give you an amount in hand?

It may be more cost effective to not renew the lease at the renewal point.

Try having a bit of sympathy

Imagine if you were renting and you lost your job then you were asked to leave

I would be pretty upset as well

This guy has been paying your mortgage for you

Try and contact him and offer him some support let him claim Housing Benefit od DSS - your rent still gets paid

Forward it to the landlord or his agent and ask them to deal with it.

No you can tell them they can remove the furniture but must store it at a cost to them and all the furniture must be put back in when they leave in the condition you left it.

As you advertised it as funished then they have to do the donkey work not you.

Hope that helps

If I were you I would contact an attorney. Sounds complicated to me.

Do you have a written lease? If so, you need to read it carefully to see whether there may be other grounds for evicting him. If your solicitor is cautious, it's probably with good reason. If he is not in current arrears, you can't evict him for non-payment of rent...even if he has been late in the past. You say he owes nearly £10K - is that in missed payments? you are entitled to set any rent he pays against past missed payments..i.e. if he missed January but paid March you can set the March payment against the January rent and say he's late with March...does that make sense? If you do not have a written lease, there are "implied covenants" - he is obliged to keep the place in good repair, for example and you can evict him if he does not do so...sounds like it's a matter of time before he misses another payment, then you can evict him, but it is a long process

The agreement will continue into a period tenancy if the landlord does not give notice and the tenant wants to stay. If the tenant wants to leave he can simply vacate the premises on the final day of the fixed term, without penalty. Once the periodic tenancy starts the tenant can leave with one month's notice, although this needs to expire on the month "anniversary" of the tenancy, unless the agreement provides otherwise.

I'm not sure why there should be a "right" to be told this. Any reasonable tenant should be aware of their rights, or should take steps to find out what they are.