What is the process for evicting a tenant?
The rules for beginning the process differ when the lease is written as opposed to oral. A written lease will give the reasons for which the landlord may seek to evict the tenant, and if it is not automatically renewed, the landlord may go to court after seven days of it’s expiration, with no notice to the tenant. If however, it is an oral lease, the landlord must give the tenant a notice to quit within 7 to 30 days. If the tenant fails to leave in either case, the landlord may then proceed with a formal eviction process through the courts. In order to do this, the landlord will file a summons and complaint with the court, which will then be served on the tenant, who will have up to seven days to respond. If the lease agreement is in writing, the landlord must give a reason in his complaint, if not, no reason is required. If the tenant fails to respond to the summons or to attend the subsequent hearing, the court will issue a default judgment in favor of the landlord. After the hearing
