What to do when you receive a 30-day notice to vacate: Notice and a Hearing
Dependent upon the state that you reside, if your landlord attempts to evict you consider the following: Notice If you have a written lease (and sometimes even when you do not have a written lease) your landlord must give you written notice or he/she cannot ask you to move out There are numerous ways that a landlord can deliver the notice. He/she may: Give you the notice in person Give the notice to any adult who lives in your home, or Leave the notice on your door Hearing If you wish to stay and you believe that your landlord had no legal reason to give you the notice then you should exercise your right to trial Your landlord will have to pay the filing fee and wait for a hearing At the hearing, your landlord will have to prove that you violated the lease and that you were served with the proper notices Do Not Leave Notice and a hearing is where it starts There are numerous additional tenant rights that you may be able to evoke when a landlord att...