Don’t landlords have to have a valid reason to ask you to move?
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Don’t landlords have to have a valid reason to ask you to move?
My boyfriend signed a month-to-month lease with the landlord/co-worker/friend last month. No deposit was required and then I moved in a week later with pets. The landlord was fully aware of this. He had been here several times and said it was OK. My boyfriend moved out 10 months ago. However, the landlord never asked for me to sign a lease, nor asked for a deposit, nor required me to put the utilities in my name (ex was just paying him when he brought the bill to work) and that is what I have been doing without any issues between the landlord and myself ever since. Then I got an eviction letter today without reason.
Asked on September 22, 2011 under Real Estate Law, North Carolina
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If you are a month-to-month tenant (which you are since you have no written lease), you can be asked to vacate upon being given proper notice, for any reason or no reason. Typically in such a situation it is 30 days prior to when your next rental payment is due.
Basically, without a written lease, you have little protection and a landlord can terminate your tenancy entirely with notice.
Note: Improper notice may prevent a landlord from terminating a tenancy, at least until proper notice is provided.
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