I am sure that every state and perhaps certain areas or towns have specific regulations as to getting someone who is not on a lease or does not own the home to move out. I am currently dealing with a situation of a tenant who allowed a friend to move in then decided they wanted him to move out. By this time however the friend had mail coming to the address and had turned on cable in his name thereby establishing occupancy. Law here does not allow for us to just move him out, he must be evicted.
Since the tenant was no longer willing to live with him she instead moved out breaking her lease. However her friend still remained. Just by allowing to have him to move in with out following procedures also was a violation of her lease. Worst for her is that if we have to evict the friend she too must be named in the eviction which could blemish her record.
In the future I do intend to emphasize the clause of the lease that deals with visitors. Tenants need to know in advance what the consequences may be.
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