Can I be given a 60 day notice to vacate by a renter on a lease even if I am not on the lease?
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Can I be given a 60 day notice to vacate by a renter on a lease even if I am not on the lease?
My father seems to think he needs to ” kick” my family out of the house he leases/rents. He knows we are well on our way to getting our own house soon enough. We can’t help the amount of time the process takes. I have 2 kids 6 and 7 and an 2 months pregnant. My husband works and I am a stay at home mom. My father has been more than generous by opening his home. It just seems odd, stupid rather, to ask us to leave knowing we are waiting for the paperwork for our home to clear or do whatever they have to do. Can this even be possible for me to get a 60 day notice?
Asked on August 21, 2012 under Real Estate Law, California
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
If you are not on the lease for the unit you are sharing with your father and you are an adult, then technically under the laws of all states in this country you are a tenant or sub-tenant of your father on a month-to-month lease. As such, he has the option of giving you and your family a sixty (60) day notice to vacate the unit under the law.
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