If I live in, own and am landlord of a legal 2-family and my month-to-month tenants moved out leaving her boyfriend, how do I evict him?
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If I live in, own and am landlord of a legal 2-family and my month-to-month tenants moved out leaving her boyfriend, how do I evict him?
I live in the basement apartment. My 1 legal tenant signed a month-to-month lease for the upstairs apartment, paid in-full and has peacefully moved out. However, her deadbeat boyfriend (not on the lease) refuses to move out. What are my legal options? Also, does he have legal use of the shared utilities? I usually divide the bill between myself and the legal tenant.
Asked on August 27, 2012 under Real Estate Law, New Jersey
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
You are going to have to assume that he is a tenant and evict him. Yes, he is a squatter but do you really want to deal with the police and forcibly removing him if the police will even help? Seek legal help to do it properly or you will may run in to problems. Good luck.
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