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In the state of Ohio, I have a step son who lives with me. I want him out of the house now. He claims he must have an eviction notice. The house is in my name only. How can I get him out now?You need to check your state/local laws for the exact procedure, but in essence, he’s right.Once he’s lived in your home with your knowledge and consent for at least 30 days, he becomes a tenant. It doesn’t matter if he has a lease, pays rent, or anything else.BUT.If there’s no written lease, he’s a month-to-month tenant. That means you must give him no less than 30 days written notice that his tenancy is being terminated. It must be given at least 30 days prior to the first day of the next month. In other words, if he gets the notice any time in April, he has to be out by 31 May.Make SURE you give him the appropriate notice, that it’s properly posted/served, etc. ANY mistakes in this WILL result in him being able to stay at least one more month. It would be in your best interests to hire professionals to do this. There are many companies that will handle this for landlords, and (at least here in Vegas) it’s not that expensive. The cost is offset by NOT having any problems should you need to move to an actual eviction in order to have law enforcement remove him from your property.

Ohio requires a 3-day “notice to leave premises” for an eviction of even a family member, whether they are paying rent or not. This is a landlord/tenant matter. If you do not move out within that 3 days, they must go to court and start the eviction process.This may explain it more fully:Ohio Eviction Process & Laws | Buildium

An eviction notice was put on my door saying I have 14 days for me to leave. What happens if 14 days go by and I’m still here? There is very good information in other posted responses, as to the processes you will need to work through. Elieen Wood and Mark Hambrick both shared good information though something Mark stated isn’t necessarily what will happen with your personal possessions.Mark stated that a moving company will arrive, remove your belongings and take them to storage. I have never heard of this happening UNLESS the person being evicted hires and pays the moving company ahead of the evection date. I have friends who are landlords in Michigan, Florida, Ohio and Chicago and all of them have had to deal with evicting persons and families who have failed their rental agreement.Here’s what happens IF the renter hasn’t vacated the premises by the date the court has stated the renter must vacate: the landlord arrives with the local sherrif, a crew of men to clear out the house and a locksmith. The sherrif is there to protect the landlord and crew from you doing anything stupid to retaliate against the landlord. You will be arrested if you interfere with the eviction process. The locksmith changes all of the locks while the house is being cleared of your possessions.The crew empties everything on the curb - just throws it creating a huge pile. It doesn’t matter what it is or what it’s worth. It’s thrown onto the pile so that the landlord can take back possession of his property ASAP. It doesn’t matter whether you have your great grandma’s fine china or your mother’s engagement ring inside the rental property. It all gets thrown to the curb. Whether items are broken or lost is of no concern but your own. Plus, it’s up to you to remove the pile of your belongings from the curb. Unfortunately, now you’re scrambling to salvage anything you can from that pile. Some communities may fine you for creating a nussiance to the neighborhood for the newly created junk pile.I understand that the law in most communities allows that anything left out on the curb for 24-hours or longer is open to salvage by anyone who comes along. Some communities may be less than 24-hours for scavengers. Therefore, any scavenger picking through the pile of your ‘stuff’ can take what they want. If they find your mother’s engagement ring, they’re free to keep it.As others have pointed out, being evicted is on your credit record and you may be denied future rentals as a result. Likewise, not paying any fines, as a result of your eviction process or the junk pile your possessions have created, can become a legal matter as well. Being evicted is a nasty process all around. Unless you are an idiot, don’t mess with being evicted.