Evicting the people renting my apartment... can I?

Question

I've had these Cubans living in my apartment for 5 months... all has been cool no late payment and now all of a sudden some Dominican friend shoed up saying I'm their friend and they went "somewhere"

I can't contact them and their first month is due

I want to change the lock so that guy can't come in... I want my money.. I can't contact them in any way and i have not been contacted by them.

he says if I come in without his permission to change the lock he will sent me to court.. what can I do?

thanks

what can I do?

Answer 1

Your contract was with the Cubans so I hope they signed something which had a clause stating no sub letting. If so, boot him out as you have no contract with him.

Answer 2

You have no rental agreement with him, there fore it is not his place. Did he sign an agreement?

Answer 3

You'll need to have him served an eviction notice by sheriff, you can't just lock him out.  Call your sheriff and ask him how to get the ball rolling.

Answer 4

This is how I would look at it.

How do you KNOW he was there prior to the tenants leaving?

You don't...call the police.  I think he's a homeless bum, friend or not.

He'll have to prove how long he's been living there.

Answer 5

is this for Florida?

Answer 6

You will need to send them a notice of eviction by registered mail, return receipt requested.  Then you will need to file a forceable detainer(I believe that is the term).  

I had a deadbeat tenant and sent a notice of eviction, and they got out before I had to file the forceable detainer.

You will need a lawyer to prepare the document.  I have a daughter who is a lawyer, and all she had to do is pull up the document on the computer and enter the names, etc. and print it out.  If you have to hire a lawyer, they might charge a pretty steep fee for the few minutes it takes to do it.

Answer 7

Call a lawyer to check.

Answer 8

well if you wrote up a lease then you say they violated that and you shouldnt have a problem eviciting them.  the thing is you cant evict someone and expect them to be gone the next day, my father was a rental manager and i know that evictions give the tenant 30 days to leave.

if you didnt write a lease im sure you can still serve an eviction notice and the same thing should apply.

i dont think you can legally change the lock yet though, you have to go through the proper channels unfortunately.

sorry but it looks like you just got yourself a headache