If I have a land contract and my tenants have stopped paying the payment, can I serve them an eviction notice?
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If I have a land contract and my tenants have stopped paying the payment, can I serve them an eviction notice?
I am not even sure that they recorded the contract with the county. Please advise me of my options. We have had this contract for 7 months. They are now breaking the windows in this home.
Asked on July 18, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Michigan
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
If your tenants have stopped paying rent on the unit you have and are damaging it, you should immediately serve them with a thirty (30) day notice of termination of their lease and get ready to file an unlawful detainer action if they do not vacate within the thirty (30) days of service.
I suggest that you retain a landlord tenant attorney to assist you and give them twenty-four hour notice for a walk through with another person attending to take photos of the property for future use and need.
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